Principal Graphic Designer Job at Medtronic in Minneapolis

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Oct 2025.

At Medtronic you can begin a life‑long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic pioneered the field of neuromodulation with groundbreaking innovations, including the first commercially available spinal cord stimulator for chronic pain, the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) system for movement disorders, and the first implantable drug pump for targeted medication delivery to the intrathecal space of the spine. More than 40 years later, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation, constantly challenging ourselves to disrupt the markets we created. By advancing science with bold thinking and collaboration, we bring together the right expertise to engineer groundbreaking therapies and technologies that transform patient care.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

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Careers That Change Lives

This role of Prin Graphic Designer requires using graphic design skills with proficiency in design software to develop, manage and execute tasks and deliverables specific to medical device labeling products for various projects within the Medtronic Neuroscience portfolio. Responsibilities include creating, updating, and maintaining the graphical‑related content as part of the holistic labeling suite, including user‑facing instructional manuals and device label content. This role also requires collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure all design elements meet medical and international regulations, such as FDA and ISO standards, and adhere to brand guidelines. Key duties include generating graphical prototypes, managing graphic‑related design changes, preparing final print‑ready files, and generally ensuring accuracy in technical information portrayed graphically. This role will also include interaction with both Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Content Management system software, and input to language translations. Daily interaction with a team of technical writers and project leaders within the labeling department is expected to support their creation of medical device labeling documentation. The Graphic Designer will also work with cross‑functional partners, assessing timelines and gathering input for the graphical nature of the labeling content, including ensuring clarity and consistency of content, including wording, layouts, fonts, and symbols. Projects include R&D new product development as well as sustaining activities / legacy document maintenance for various products produced by the Medtronic Neuroscience portfolio. We’re seeking an experienced, highly organized, and innovative Graphic Designer with a proven track record who can contribute immediately to our projects.

Responsibilities (may include the following and other duties may be assigned)

• Supports the Neuroscience labeling team in developing and executing project timelines for programs that impact or include creation of labeling graphical content.
• Collaborates with departmental and cross‑functional peers to ensure proper resolution to graphic‑related questions and issues during the development process.
• Utilizes Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Content Management system software as it relates to the relevant labeling‑related content creation.
• Conceives, designs, lays out, and coordinates editorial illustrations and creative artwork.
• Develops interpretive themes that convey ideas and information.
• Creates graphic presentations that communicate mood, emphasis, insight, viewpoint, and similar visual impressions.
• Uses and provides guidance on graphic technology.
• Works closely with internal company contacts to understand requirements and create cost efficient graphic designs through available mediums.
• May provide computer graphic services for web artwork.
• May also have input on reproduction and printing processes through in‑house resources or outside vendors.

Required Knowledge and Experience

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

Nice To Have (Preferred Qualifications)

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD) : $100,000.00 – $150,000.00

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

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification / education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week : Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long‑term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance / reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well‑being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees : Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short‑term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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