We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Dec 2024

 

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

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people. Help us engineer the extraordinary! The Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health (NM&PH) Group develops life-restoring therapies and healthcare solutions that span the care continuum; integrating technologies and applying clinical and economic evidence to increase patient access, improve efficiency of procedures, and deliver successful patient outcomes.

In this exciting role as a Senior Statistician, you will be responsible for study design, statistical analysis development, and report and publication generation within the NM&PH Biostatistics team. This position will be responsible for working cross-functionally on projects spanning several therapies. This includes responsibility for design of studies, calculating of sample size and power, writing of statistical portions of protocol and statistical analysis plan, review of protocol and case report forms, analysis and interpretation of data, and preparation of relevant sections of regulatory submissions, reports, and manuscripts. Work will generally be self-directed but will be reviewed by the Manager at key time points.   You’ll always have new challenges pursuing ideas that are exciting, innovative, and just plain cool. Think critically about healthcare problems and/or opportunities to advance science faster than others.

You will conduct research that improves healthcare for millions of patients. The NM&PH operating unit covers a wide range of therapies and products for the brain, pain, and pelvic health. The brain therapies include deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, dystonia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The pain therapies use ablation catheters for cancer pain, pain stimulators for back and leg pain, and drug pumps for back pain and spasticity. The pelvic health therapies offer stimulators for many types of overactive bladder issues.  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.

Location:  Minneapolis, MN preferred; Open to Remote in the U.S.

Ability to travel: up to 10 % (domestically and internationally)

A Day in the Life

As a Senior Statistician, you will both develop and execute statistical analyses and will be responsible for disseminating the results to the team. A major component of this role will be interacting and collaborating with other members of the statistics group and the wider Medtronic team. Creative approaches to problems or concepts will be welcomed. Everyone on the team encourages continued learning and the application of varied skills.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Designs, plans and executes biostatistical components of plans for research and development projects that establish the conditions essential for determining safety, efficacy, and marketability of medical device products.

• Uses sound statistical methodology to conduct studies relating to the life cycle of the product.

• In development-phase projects, prepares the statistical component of protocols which meet project objectives, health authority guidelines, and clinical trial methodology standards.

• Summarizes and interprets data into tabular and graphical formats amenable to principles of statistical inference and is responsible for the statistical component of reports describing studies, outcomes and methods used.

• Provides specifications and directions to the clinicians and/or statistical programmers

• Supports the regulatory review and approval of the experimental therapies.

• May partner in trial design and in establishing standards for clinical conduct, and the collection, management and/or reporting of data. 

Other responsibilities: 

• Applies statistical knowledge and experience to the design of clinical studies, ens