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CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

The possibilities at the intersection of medicine and technology are endless, which means endless opportunities to make your mark on the world. You have learned a lot to get here — and we want you to keep growing. With our expanding portfolio of innovative products and services, Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology, serving 72+ million patients annually across 150+ countries and more than 70 disease states. We are dedicated to improving lives by putting patients at the center of everything we do and empowering employees to make a meaningful impact every day.

Every role contributes to better patient outcomes, offering the opportunity to build a career defined by purpose, growth, and impact. Our summer internships are full-time (40 hours/week), paid positions lasting 10-11 weeks. We offer competitive compensation, educational and social programming throughout the summer, as well as housing assistance and relocation support for eligible interns.

As an IT intern, you will have broad exposure to our global organizations and leadership teams. Your participation in special projects and strategic initiatives will be critical to overall success of our business strategies.

 Develop digital healthcare and virtual reality platforms that help patients, doctors, and hospital networks collaborate.

 Use human-centered design principles to improve system usability for our 90,000 plus employees and millions of customers worldwide.

 Leverage data analytics and statistical methods to develop business centric insights to support decision making.

 Identify and recommend new ways to save money and time by streamlining business processes, applications, and systems.

 Assess our Global IT security and identify meaningful solutions to mitigate risk.

Location and Work Model 

The IT Internships are based in Minneapolis, MN. All interns must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.  Medtronic is working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of its commitment to professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and engineering the extraordinary. 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for a Summer 2027 IT Internship, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet each of these basic requirements. 

 Working toward a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, computer information systems, business information systems, a related information systems or business analytics major with an anticipated graduation date of Winter 2027, Spring 2028.

 Ability to participate full time, 40 hours per week, as part of the intern cohort from June 1- August 14 for semester system programs or June 15-August 21 for quarter system programs. 

 Legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis and do not require sponsorship now or in the future for an employment visa. The Medtronic Summer Internship Program does not provide work authorization sponsorship for summer intern positions. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for the Medtronic Summer Internship Program. 

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

 Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

 Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Power BI, AWS, SQL, Python, or similar technologies

 Experience developing dashboards, reports, data visualizations, or data-driven insights

 Experience collaborating on team-based academic, research, internship, or organizational projects

 Relevant coursework, projects, research, certifications, and/or internship experience in IT, computer science, data analytics, business analytics, engineering, or related fields

 Experience applying data analysis and technical skills to solve business or operational challenges

About Medtronic

Together, as one of the largest Medical Device companies in the country, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.   We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future and engineer the extraordinary. 

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. 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. (ADA-United States of America)