We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Jul 2025

 

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

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

The working location for this role is the Medtronic headquarter located in Minneapolis, Minnesota; however, the individual may also work from another US-based Medtronic facility. Additional work locations may include:

• Atlanta, GA; North Haven, CT; Boulder, CO; Tempe, AZ; Boston, MA

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 4 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. 

In this highly visible, cross-functional leadership role, the Senior Director, Data Strategy, Portfolio & Enterprise Data Governance will lead data strategy for

Medtronic including Medtronic Data & Analytics Council, portfolio & program management for Medtronic Data & Analytics Council initiatives, leadership

and implementation of Enterprise Data Governance and data culture & literacy initiatives including AI/GenAI. This role will also have responsibility for enterprise-wide improvement in data maturity across domains.

Day In The Life

• The Senior Director, Data Strategy, Portfolio & Enterprise Data Governance will

• Design and implement data strategy enabling business objectives and priorities.

• Develop and implement data governance policies, standards, and best practices across the organization & drive the Medtronic Data & Analytics Council & Domain Leadership Network.

• Be a trusted advisor to the executive team, shaping and guiding strategic priorities.

• Introduce and continually improve data governance standards and processes.

• Define and execute the Data Governance Strategy, ensuring data quality and governance and driving innovation.

• Build the roadmap to achieve the Enterprise Data Strategy, enhance efficiency, improve data quality and drive competitive advantage. Partnercross-functionally to ensure all strategic data initiatives are captured within the strategic plan & roadmap. Develop & estimate funding needs & sources for strategic initiatives.

• Be a trusted partner with Operating Units, Functions, Regions, Analytics, Legal, Privacy, Security and IT ensuring that policies, processes and standards are defined and adhered to end-to-end.

• Drive prioritization across the project release schedules to enable business transformation priorities while enhancing data quality and enabling efficient operations.

• Collaborate closely with senior leadership to align data initiatives with business objectives, ensuring that data supports and accelerates strategic goals.

• Foster collaboration and alignment with cross-functional teams, including IT, analytics and executives.

• Lead, manage and develop a team of data strategy, culture, data governance & program/project professionals to ensure the effective implementation of data initiatives.

• Define and implement continuous improvements to data strategic planning, culture, portfolio management and data governance to increase value delivery, strategic alignment, on time, budget & quality implementations and competitive advantage with data.

• Define and enable an enterprise-wide data governance framework for consistent data policies and practices.

• Advocate for data quality and best practices, ensuring adherence to data protection and privacy regulations.

• Work closely with senior leadership to provide strategic guidance on data governance and compliance matters.

• Serve as a key liaison between different business functions and IT teams to ensure alignment and integration of data governance practices.

• Stay current with data standards an