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.
As part of the European Projects Management Office and Open Innovation team, you will work at the intersection of healthcare innovation, European R&D projects, and business strategy. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Europe while supporting innovation initiatives and contributing to research on emerging healthcare technologies and startups.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands on experience in the European innovation ecosystem, including exposure to Horizon Europe programs, open innovation initiatives, and the development of digital health solutions within a global healthcare technology leader.
Internship details:
- Start date: 1st August 2026
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Duration: 12 months (extendable + 6 months)
- Working hours: 40 hours per week
- Work model: hybrid (2 days in the office)
- Internship agreement
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Support financial administration and reporting for European R&D projects.
- Assist in the execution and coordination of ongoing innovation projects (e.g., PALPABLE, IMPROVE, AISN, GRACE, ENKORE, EXIT CVD).
- Contribute to the preparation of proposals for European Innovation Projects, such as Horizon Europe, Innovative Health Initiative, and EIT Health.
- Support Medtronic’s Open Innovation initiatives in Europe through research, coordination, and project support activities.
- Prepare presentations and support the update and maintenance of digital content (websites and social media).
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Recently graduated or in the final year of studies in Biomedical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or a related field
- Fluency in Spanish and English (minimum C1 fluent level)
- Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel) and interest in new technologies (IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning/Deep Learning) and their application in the healthcare field
- Proactivity, independence, and a desire to learn and take on new challenges
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a business-oriented mindset
Would be a plus:
- Basic knowledge of video editing or graphic design tools (e.g., Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign)
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.
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Pay range: 1,000 EUR gross monthly + Food Aid
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
