Bus Proc Impvmt Manager - Clinical Quality

Medtronic•Lafayette, CO

1d•$113,600 - $170,400•Onsite

About The Position

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 Are you a people leader who thrives at the intersection of quality, rigor, and impact? Medtronic is seeking a Business Process Improvement Manager focusing on Clinical Quality to lead and elevate how clinical quality and compliance show up across daily work and deliverables within the Surgical organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a team that plays a critical role in protecting patients, strengthening trust, and ensuring operational excellence in a highly regulated environment. In this leadership role, you will develop and empower a high performing team through clear prioritization, coaching, and readiness for training and inspections—while proactively identifying, assessing, and escalating risks in a timely, decision ready manner. You will also help shape and continuously improve processes and standards to increase efficiency, consistency, and audit readiness. If you are energized by leading through complexity, setting a high bar for quality, and building strong teams that deliver with confidence and integrity, this role offers meaningful scope, visibility, and impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

Clinical Quality and related Experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high‑performing team through clear prioritization, coaching, and capability building to deliver quality outcomes at scale.
Monitor and ensure clinical quality and compliance by reviewing deliverables, study documentation, and processes against regulatory and QMS requirements.
Lead audit readiness and execution by preparing teams, coordinating internal/external audits, and driving closure of findings, CAPAs, and non‑conformances.
Drive QMS/QDR (e.g., CQFR/QMR) forums and reporting by consolidating quality data, preparing review materials, and facilitating leadership discussions to inform decisions and actions.
Proactively identify and manage risks and issues by assessing trends, surfacing gaps, and escalating concerns in a clear, decision‑ready manner.
Own and improve clinical quality processes and standards by identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, consistency, and inspection readiness.
Partner cross‑functionally with clinical, regulatory, and quality teams to resolve findings, address deficiencies, and ensure alignment on expectations.

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 (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)