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 worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Quality Operations Senior Manufacturing Manager to lead quality initiatives at our Grand Rapids, Michigan site. This role is critical in ensuring compliance, driving first-time quality, and fostering a strong quality culture within our manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will thrive in high-pressure environments, demonstrate strong leadership, and bring expertise in audit readiness, field corrective action management, and continuous improvement.

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

• Lead a manufacturing site to excellence in product quality, operational excellence, and a culture of putting patients first.

• Drive the combined Quality and GOSC strategies to deliver results.

• Interact with and influence leaders across multiple leadership teams (Core Quality, OUs, and GOSC).

• Provide oversight for the development and maintenance of quality programs, systems, processes, and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and that the performance and quality of services conform to established internal and external standards and guidelines.

• Lead audit and inspection preparation, resolution of audit and inspection findings and liaise with auditing groups and inspectors through all stages of the audits.

• Facilitate uniform standards worldwide and enables best practice sharing, thereby fostering the achievement of company's mission globally.

• May develop, evaluate, implement, and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products.

• Organize the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.

Onsite

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile. 

• Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Quality and/or experience in a regulated industry plus 5+ years of leadership experience OR Advanced Degree with 5+ of work experience in Quality and/or experience in a regulated industry plus 5+ years of leadership experience

Nice to Have

• Leadership in driving quality culture transformation

• Expertise in improving first-time quality (FTQ)

• Strong knowledge of audit readiness and compliance (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485)

• Experience managing and mitigating field corrective actions (FCAs)

• Data-driven decision-making skills (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean)

• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions

• Proven success in high-pressure environments

• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on sustainable change

• Clear and effective communication skills

• Passion for mentoring and developing teams

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. 

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 Physi