Corporate Communications Manager/ Sr. Specialist

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. * Leads strategy development and produces content aimed at external audiences that supports greater business impact. * Creates strategic external relations plans to build reputation, thought leadership, and advocacy to drive business impact and results for Medtronic. Proactively shapes the company's identity through traditional and new media channels – paid, earned, shared, and owned. * Advances the company narrative to media and other external audiences as defined, which may involve the strategic conceptualization and execution of creative (PR) campaigns. * Helps lead Communications strategy and response development through issues or crisis to protect the company's reputation. * Oversees and executes the writing, editing and approval of event scripts, speeches, key documents and reports, promotional materials, press releases, interviews, FAQs and other external communications vehicles as defined. * Supports senior leadership in communicating to external audiences.