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Michelle Lin

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Head of Global FP&A, Diabetes OU at Medtronic
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Michelle is a finance leader with 17 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors at companies like Medtronic and Novartis. A Chartered Management Accountant with an MBA from London Business School, she has a strong track record of building high-performance teams and driving growth as a strategic partner.

Outside of her professional focus, Michelle demonstrates a deep intellectual curiosity. She is interested in exploring foundational concepts of human history and society, delving into how storytelling and shared beliefs have shaped civilizations and modern constructs like laws, governments, and money.

She has a keen interest in how complex language and shared myths form the basis for organized human societies.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of Global FP&A, Diabetes OU
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Financial Team Leadership
Leads a team of 12 FP&A colleagues at Medtronic and has a history of restructuring teams to optimize performance and cross-functional partnerships.
Medical Device Finance
Her career is centered on finance within the medical devices and pharma industries, including senior roles at Medtronic's Diabetes unit and Novartis' Alcon division.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Head of Global FP&A, Diabetes OU
Medtronic
12-2018 - 2-2023
Head of Finance (CFO), Navigate Biopharma; Executive Director Finance at Novartis
Novartis
12-2018
US FSC Strategic Projects
Novartis
Head of Financial Planning BPA, Alcon North America
Novartis
Associate Vice President
JPMorgan Chase
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Education
2011 - 2013
MBA
London Business School
2004 - 2006
MS
Imperial College London
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