Associate IT Technologist - Boulder, CO

Medtronic•Boulder, CO

6d•$61,600 - $92,400•Onsite

About The Position

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 4-5 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. The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Boulder, Colorado. This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. (This travel is required between sites in the Campus model (Boulder, Louisville, and Parker). 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 to achieve 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.

Requirements

High school diploma (or equivalent)
0+ years of experience
Possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

Basic leadership and teamwork skills, with the ability to support team initiatives and collaborate effectively with others
Good communication skills, including the ability to interact with team members, stakeholders, and vendors
Results-oriented with the ability to support project timelines, deliverables, and objectives
Ability to work collaboratively with employees, leaders, clients, and vendors in a team environment
Foundational understanding of business processes and organizational operations
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with guidance
Developing problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to work both independently and within cross-functional teams
Basic presentation skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts in clear, business-friendly terms
Exposure to Six Sigma or Medtronic Performance System (MPS) concepts
Basic understanding of project finance or budgeting processes
Foundational financial awareness related to project activities
Experience supporting stakeholder communications or coordination
Exposure to IT support in a manufacturing environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Familiarity with project management concepts and tools
Understanding of common project management methodologies
Ability to build working relationships across business functions
Experience assisting with requirements gathering and scope tracking
Exposure to data center environments or infrastructure projects
Basic understanding of infrastructure technologies and disciplines

Responsibilities

Develops, documents, and configures systems specifications that conform to defined architecture standards, address business requirements, and processes.
Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting hardware and software compliance and security standards.
Evaluates interface between hardware and software, operational requirements and characteristics of overall system.
Establishes and documents system design, parameters and formats, ensures hardware and software systems functionality, performance and compatibility, and coordinates and/or modifies system parameters in terms of configurations, such as existing and projected computer capacity and capabilities.
Actively identifies system functionality or performance deficiencies, executes changes to existing systems, and tests functionality of the system to correct deficiencies and maintain more effective data handling, data integrity, conversion, input/ output requirements, and storage.
May document testing and maintenance of system updates, modifications, and configurations.
May act as a liaison with key technology vendor technologists or other business functions.
Strategically design technology solutions that meets the needs and goals of the company and its customers/users.
Leverages platform process expertise to assess if existing standard platform functionality will solve a business problem or customization solution would be required.
Gather and prioritize integration requirements.
Test the quality of a product and its ability to perform a task or solve a problem.
Perform basic maintenance and performance optimization procedures in each of the primary operating systems.
Using computational thinking to define technological solutions to real life problems.
Design technology that allows for the optimal user experience and broad accessibility.
Ability to document detailed technical system specifications based on business system requirements.

Benefits

Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)