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

The person in this role may work remotely within the US or onsite at a US-based Medtronic facility.

The Senior Principal IT Technologist is a hands-on individual contributor and technical peer leader and will work alongside other business- & functional analysts, gathering business requirements, performing detailed requirements analysis, developing technical architecture & design for solutions for our Quality Management Platforms in collaboration with enterprise solution-, integration- and data architects. The Technical Lead will be a pivotal member of our Quality Systems team and will provide clarity and guidance to the delivery team and will collaboratively work with stakeholders to drive solutions that meets the needs of business capabilities.

In this role, you will lead design workshops and sessions with the development team. Solutions will need to be global, cross-operating unit, and cross-functional (Regulatory, Quality and IT). Should have good communication skills and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact.

Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

Work with other business functional analysts and business SME’s to collaborate on process definition, gathering of business requirements, and translating these with a view to a scalable design for future growth into well architected Electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS) that help drive the digital transformation and continuous improvement of the technology that supports the quality of Medtronic’s products.

• Lead technical design sessions; Architect and document technical solutions aligned with business requirements; Identify gaps between current and desired end states.
• Collaborate closely with other solution-, enterprise- and data architecture stakeholders to ensure a seamless integration and alignment to Medtronic standards.
• Present architecture documentation and obtain approvals through the Architecture Review Board.
• Manage technical delivery of custom development/configuration, integrations, firewall requests, and data migration elements of project implementations.
• Mentor development team to provide awareness of best practices.
• Follow and help define coding/configuration standards. Lead code/configuration reviews to ensure quality and design standards are followed.
• Maintain relevant documentation such as Technology Roadmaps, Functional Technical Design documents and Code Reviews and ensure proper validation documentation is created for all projects according MSCM (Medtronic Systems Compliance Methodology) and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations such as FDA 21CFR, ISO13485 and EU MDR.
• Assist in debugging escalated issues for projects on our Quality platforms.
• Drive best practices in operational excellence and partner with I&O on reports and metrics regarding platform performance and stability.
• Ensure that Medtronic's systems and the information on them are protected in accordance with Medtronic's Information Protection Policies and Standards, as