Financial Consultant

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Aug 2026   Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life                     The Gross Margin and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Financial Consultant sits at the center of portfolio, margin, and planning decisions, helping translate business performance into insights that improve profitability, strengthen forecast accuracy, and guide investment priorities. The Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Operating Unit (OU) Finance team plays a critical role in enabling strategic decision-making, operational alignment, and sustainable growth. The Gross Margin and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Financial Consultant sits at the center of portfolio, margin, and planning decisions, helping translate business performance into insights that improve profitability, strengthen forecast accuracy, and guide investment priorities. In this role, you will lead gross margin analytics and IBP finance processes across the ENT OU. You will evaluate margin drivers such as cost, mix, pricing, manufacturing performance, and operational execution, assess forecast risks and opportunities, and develop executive-ready recommendations that support AOP delivery, lifecycle decisions, and long-term growth. This role is ideal for an experienced finance professional who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment and is passionate about connecting financial insights to business strategy. The ideal candidate will work from a Medtronic location in Minneapolis, MN; Lafayette, CO; or Jacksonville, FL and report to the Director of ENT OU Finance. This is an individual contributor role at the Consultant level with responsibility to coach and guide cross-functional partners and teammates. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties as assigned: Gross Margin Finance Lead ·         Lead gross margin analytics for the ENT OU, including performance tracking, scorecard development, standardized reporting, and insights that support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) delivery and long-term margin expansion goals. ·         Evaluate key margin drivers, including product mix, regional mix, pricing, standard cost, manufacturing variances, freight, tariffs, service and repair, and inventory-related costs, to identify risks, opportunities, and trade-offs. ·         Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Commercial, R&D, and Strategy teams to develop and support execution of gross margin improvement initiatives. ·         Influence Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategy by connecting portfolio, lifecycle, launch, and margin dynamics into financial insights that guide prioritization, investment trade-offs, and long-term ENT OU profitability. ·         Prepare clear, executive-ready analysis and narratives for monthly reviews, workshops, IBP/FPR/MBR updates, and other operating mechanisms. ·         Lead product- and region-specific financial deep dives to assess performance drivers, explain variances, and recommend actions to improve profitability. IBP Finance Lead ·         Lead the ENT OU IBP finance