We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Jan 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

Medtronic Acute Care and Monitoring (AC&M) provides biological sensors and respiratory intervention devices to monitor respiratory decline in patients in hospital and in a home care setting. We are currently looking for a Technical Sourcing Project Lead to support Research & Development projects at our Boulder, CO location.

Medtronic is intensely focused on creating a workplace environment which reflects our standing as the world’s top medical device company. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the patients we serve and an unrelenting desire to improve our business.


As a Technical Sourcing Project Lead at Medtronic, you will focus on supporting New Product Development by acting as the key Point of Contact between R&D and our suppliers in the development of medical devices in the Acute Care & Monitoring area. Technical Sourcing Project Leads are directly involved in ensuring that we have a robust supply base that enables Medtronic to deliver quality products at a competitive price.

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

• Contribute to the success of New Product Development by working closely with the R&D engineering staff to find robust preferred suppliers from the existing supply base or by finding new suppliers that offer the best quality, performance, and cost for our products under development. 
• Responsible for leading, developing and executing sourcing strategies that are in alignment with cross-functional groups such as Category Managers, Site Sourcing, R&D, Quality and other stakeholders.
• Provide clear communications to suppliers on these strategies as well as developing contracts and other agreements to support them. 
• Support DRM and other early supplier involvement initiatives. 
• Facilitate and participate in R&D and supplier technical and business meetings to ensure team timelines and objectives are met. 
• Liaise with multidisciplinary and cross-functional groups in other Business Units and locations to ensure alignment with team objectives.
• Travel for this position is approximately 25% or less.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Dynamic team player and leader who can work effectively on cross-functional teams.
• Experience with New Product Development (NPI) efforts.
• Technical acumen in a variety of disciplines to include Electronics (Active & Passive Components), High Level Assembly, & Contract Manufacturing and other manufacturing methods are desirable.

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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 Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

Physical Job Requirements

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