Strategic Meeting Planning Specialist - CST at SLD Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA — Lafayette, CO

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Aug 2026

# A Day in the Life

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 30% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Careers that Change Lives

Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey.

Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) operating unit advances surgical care for spine and cranial conditions through an integrated ecosystem of implants, navigation, robotics, imaging, and planning tools. Platforms like AiBLE enhance precision, efficiency, and outcomes for complex procedures worldwide. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic CST

As the Strategic Meeting Planning Specialist at Medtronic, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing Medical Education and Consultative Programs that support the strategic priorities of the Cranial and Spinal Technologies (CST) business. Working within the Medical Education team, you will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality educational experiences, manage program logistics and operations, and ensure compliant, consistent execution that enhances healthcare provider engagement and customer experience. This role plays a key part in advancing CST's educational strategy by supporting meaningful interactions with surgeons and healthcare professionals while driving operational excellence across medical education initiatives.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• In compliance with Medtronic policies and relevant regulations, plans and organizes internal and external business-related meetings, symposiums, conferences and program events by working with meeting stakeholders to align and execute against strategic direction (e.g., meeting objectives, desired outcomes, intended audience, content coordination, creative and innovative engagement techniques).
• Addresses all aspects of budget and billing, including development of and tracking against budgets, identification and capture of cost savings/cost avoidance efforts, reconciling master bill, coordinating payment to vendors, and managing meeting expenses.
• Investigates, sources, negotiates, and coordinates hotel and ancillary meeting services (includes contractors, vendors, onsite staff) while managing logistics of program functions, including but not limited to booth build, space set-up, food and beverage, arrangement of air and ground transportation, passport and VISA clearances.
• Selects, books and coordinates AV / Production and Auxiliary Technical Services (e.g., mobile applications, augmented/virtual reality applications, audience response systems, polling/surveys) to ensure successful execution and evaluation of meetings.
• Facilitates attendee experience through registration site design, event promotion and communications, and attendee management to support needs related to meeting attendance (e.g., accommodation requests, conference registration, RSVPs for sessions, travel manifests).
• Generates, analyzes and communicates event level and cross-event reporting against identified key meeting metrics and value-proposition indicators, as needed.
• Travel up to 30% & work weekends and nights as applicable

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of relevant experience in meeting or event planning or equivalent experience (OR Associate's Degree with 2+ years experience OR Baccalaureate Degree with 1+ year(s) experience).

Nice to Have

• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite experience
• Familiar with planning tools such as Cvent, Workfront, Concur, would be helpful
• Experience in budget development and management, relationship management with vendors and partners, housing management, technical and non-technical vendor leadership and direction, and VIP meeting management.
• Medical device and/or healthcare experience
• Demonstrated ability to produce a live and virtual event / conference including experience with digital event hosting platforms, web content uploading and mobile apps

Physical Job Requirements

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

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# Benefits & Compensation

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$64,800.00 - $97,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).