We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Sep 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

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control, while spending less time managing their disease.  
For more information, visit us at www.medtronic.com and www.medtronicdiabetes.com .  
  
As part of our separation from our parent company, Medtronic, we are building a standalone organization with leaders to enable strategic growth and operational excellence (link to press release Medtronic Diabetes intent to separate). As we spin off from our parent company, we are building a world-class IT function to drive growth, modernization, and transformation. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Director, Operations CIO – Manufacturing, Quality & R&D Enablement to lead IT services and solutions for our global operations, supply chain, and product innovation.

At Medtronic Diabetes, 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 3 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. 

Job Summary: 

The Senior Director, Operations CIO serves as the senior IT leader accountable for partnering with business stakeholders in Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D/Product functions to deliver technology services, systems, and transformation. This leader will oversee multiple Directors and their teams, ensuring operational reliability while driving modernization, system consolidation, and digital transformation. 

The successful candidate will be a driver and catalyst for change—shaping and executing IT strategy, building trusted partnerships with business leaders, and ensuring that technology enables productivity, compliance, and innovation. Spanish and English fluency is a strong plus. 

 

Succession & Enterprise Impact 
This role is a critical member of the IT Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CIO, with enterprise-wide visibility and influence. The Senior Director, Operations CIO, will play a central role in shaping the IT operating model for a newly independent, publicly traded med tech company. This position is designed for a dynamic leader with aspirations for greater leadership opportunities and the potential to take on expanded responsibilities in the future. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

Leadership & Business Partnership 

• Serve as the senior IT business partner for Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D/Product Enablement functions. 

• Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team and their organizations.