Sr. Portfolio Lead, Health Systems and Equity, with Medtronic Philanthropy
Contribute to Medtronic Philanthropy by managing a portfolio of global health access programs focusing on strengthening health systems for underserved and populations facing health disparities. The role will work with the Philanthropy team to further opportunities for public-private partnership, sustainability and scale of Philanthropy focused investments.. The Senior Portfolio Lead will also further sharpen and execute the Philanthropy’s existing portfolio strategy, driving results particularly in acute care, by working closely with selected global partners, grantees, internal business units and geographies, and the Medtronic Philanthropy team.
The role will be responsible for accomplishing work objectives via the guidance of the Global Access team, collaboration across Medtronic Philanthropy, and will report to the Senior Director of Global Access for Medtronic Philanthropy.
Medtronic Philanthropy is comprised of the Medtronic Inc. Fund, the corporate avenue through which Medtronic, plc. coordinates its Company-aligned social investment and contributions; and the Medtronic Foundation, which is the non-profit organization that is wholly funded through the charitable contributions of Medtronic, Inc.
This position will be located on the West Coast (Santa Rosa, California), and part of a virtual team led from Medtronic’s Operational Headquarters in Fridley, MN.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage the operations of global portfolio, including, but not limited to, the current partnerships in acute care
• Responsible for the annual planning and budgeting of the portfolio within the overall Medtronic Philanthropy Annual Plan
• Oversee the grant selection, award implementation, due diligence processes, while stewarding relationships across grant partnerships and internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with Medtronic Philanthropy and Global Communications to ensure the inclusion of strategies, results and outcomes within internal and external communications across portfolio.
• Work closely with Medtronic Philanthropy and Government Affairs/International Relations to inform and remain abreast of relevant policy positions
• Represent Medtronic key technical discussions and relevant policy dialogue in acute care, health disparities and health systems strengthening, as requested
Provide technical guidance and facilitate relationships to optimize programmatic investments , interventions, and results across a complex set of global partners
• Drive clear quantitative and qualitative results with grantees and partners
• Ensure results and best practices are shared across existing and new partners and stakeholders, to better align portfolio investments with evidence
• Leverage portfolio partnerships into new relationships with other community-based stakeholders in the continuum of care
• Clarify opportunities for sustainability and public private partnerships to enhance the impact.
• Maintain state-of-the art knowledge of content and stakeholders in relevant areas of global health, acute care, and health systems strengthening in key Medtronic disease states – ie. cardiovascular disease, stroke, essential surgery.
• Build, strengthen and maintain strong working relationships with key opinion leaders and stakeholders, externally and across Medtronic
• Problem solve issues related to program, partnership and evaluation work as they arise
• Track portfolio performance and modify course to maintain successful execution.
Contribute to overall results of the Global Access Team and across Medtronic Philanthropy across programs, teams, and technical areas
• Provide seasoned understanding of global healthcare landscape focusing on underserved communities, management of global implementing programs and organizations, and opportunities for integration of key Medtronic disease states into other global health areas.
• Facilitate the sharing of knowledge and results among implementing partners and other stakeholders.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the portfolio and across the team on an on-going basis.
• Work jointly with the Global Access Team to identify linkages across different portfolios and programs recommending future direction and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in other Medtronic Philanthropy activities.
• Track performance metrics and modify course to maintain successful execution.
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+ years experience in the global health field involving health systems, public & private partnerships, and/or monitoring and evaluation (8 years with Masters)
• Complex program management experience across multiple countries and partners
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s Degree in public health, international relations, public policy or business administration, or other social service fields.
• Experience with private sector – corporate or philanthropic organizations
• Experience with US health issues and organizations
• Ability to interact effectively with management and employees throughout the company and a wide range of corporate, government and civil society leaders
• Experience working in a team environment, both as a leader and as a contributor
• Ability to think creatively to solve problems and identify realistic opportunities
• Ability to speak at least two languages (English required plus either Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, or French)
PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
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.
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.
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