Enterprise Architect - Digital Health, Regulatory and Product Strategy

Medtronic•Mansfield, MN

10d•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 The Sr. Principal Enterprise Architect is a technical leadership and hands on architecture role that partners with business and technical teams across the value stream operating model. This role is responsible for defining and leading technology roadmaps aligned with Operating Unit priorities, business strategy, Product Strategy and Lifecycle Management, Quality and Healthcare Regulatory requirements along with architectural expertise to be applied on Mergers, Acquisition and Divestiture projects. The architect works with capability owners to assess the current technology portfolio, identify gaps, and guide the maturation, modernization, and migration of technologies. The role collaborates closely with Enterprise Architects, Business Solution Architects, Technical Architects, Business Relationship Managers, business stakeholders, and external partners to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture strategy, Medtronic standards, and delivery capabilities. This position advances the Enterprise Architecture practice by establishing and maintaining enterprise standards, reference architectures, patterns, guidelines, and best practices. The role also mentors employees to strengthen architectural capabilities and strategic planning. 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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. In your role, you may work from the following Medtronic sites: Mounds View, Minnesota Boston, Massachusetts Lafayette, Colorado Irvine, California (UCI) Memphis, Tennessee Fort Worth, Texas

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant IT experience or and advanced degree with 8+ years of relevant IT experience

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (solution architecture, integrations, services, infrastructure, deployment and support of technology)
5+ years working with data architecture, data modeling, data management
3+ years of experience and strong knowledge of Enterprise-class architecture concepts, definition, and creation
3+ years of experience in information architecture or 5+ years of experience as data analyst, business intelligence analyst, or equivalent roles
2+ years of experience with data architecture of cloud-based solutions (e.g., applications (SaaS), platforms (PaaS), and infrastructure (IaaS)) within an Enterprise environment
High degree of ‘learning agility’ with the ability to readily consume and apply new information and concepts with developed analytical problem-solving skills
3+ years of experience working with large enterprise ERP data models
3+ years of experience in business capability, process, technology, and data modeling
Knowledge in user experience modeling, information design, and concept generation
Certifications in frameworks such as TOGAF or other service and control frameworks, such as ITIL or COBIT
Strong business acumen, decision making, and influence skills across all levels of an organization
Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
Strong communication skills, including with employees, clients, senior management and vendors
Strong results orientation (driving to deadlines, financial targets, project goals, etc.)
Ability to work collaboratively and partner with employees, leaders, clients, and vendors
Demonstrated ability to work in a global, virtual organization
Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to translate technical information into business terms (e.g., ability to explain complex technical solutions and architecture strategies to non-technical resources)
Technology depth and credibility with technical staff
Work experience in the Medical Device Industry, or other regulated industry
Ability to mentor and develop business, architecture, and technical resources
Able to work independently as well as cooperatively
Past internal experience (employee/constant) in the value streams is a large plus

Responsibilities

Establish and enforce Enterprise Standards, Patterns, Guidelines, and Best Practices.
Develop value stream strategies, capability models, and technology roadmaps.
Assess the technology portfolio, identify gaps, and guide maturation and modernization plans.
Evaluate IT solutions, assess technical risks, and guide architectural direction.
Identify opportunities and risks across the value stream ecosystem and lead platform strategy.
Support design decisions that operationalize and maintain the technology landscape.
Support teams engaging with the Architecture Review Board and IT Governance Boards.
Represent Global Architecture in reviewing new initiatives, component viability, and design decisions.
Participate in the Architecture Review Board and IT Leadership Councils to uphold enterprise standards.
Ensure adherence to IT governance activities, including architecture boards and governance councils.
Ensure architecture documentation and Technical Risk Reviews are complete and stored in the architecture repository.
Align business and technical solution architecture across design, implementation, and modifications.
Consult with technology teams to ensure systems and infrastructure align with architecture strategy.
Partner with architects and business stakeholders to: Develop value stream roadmaps. Identify business drivers for investment prioritization. Assess current-state capabilities and technologies. Establish capability maturation plans and technology portfolio rationalization. Evaluate industry and market trends and their impact. Conduct impact analysis for change management. Support solution selection and system integrator evaluations.
Facilitate the Solution Selection Process to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
Partner with Global Portfolio Management and Enterprise Portfolio Management to align plans with enterprise deliveries.
Communicate architectural outcomes and progress to senior leadership.
Design for connected devices, edge computing, mobile, A2A and B2B integration using webMethods or similar technologies, applying Human Centered Design and design thinking.
Support Quality, Regulatory, Product Strategy (including PLM), Mergers & Acquisitions, and E2Earchitecture.
Define enterprise data architecture and governance with clinical data standards and real‑world patterns.
Lead interoperability and API strategy using standards such as FHIR, HL7 V2+, DICOM, OMOP, and secure partner data exchanges.
Lead technical due diligence, carve‑in/carve‑out plans, TSA exits, and Day 1/Day 100 roadmaps for Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures.
Design solution roadmaps using SAFe/Scaled Agile and align to business capability and process frameworks such as APQC, EPMO tools, and process mining.
Hands‑on work with cloud (Azure / AWS), containers/Kubernetes, microservices, data pipelines and event streaming with kafka or similar, and DevSecOps.
Mentor employees to expand architecture skills, strategic planning, and subject matter expertise.
Promote business capability development, process excellence, and best practices.
Support innovation, demand, and portfolio processes by gathering and evaluating new ideas.
Foster a positive, engaging, team‑focused global environment.
Partner with business and IT to identify opportunities to advance strategic objectives with technology.
Serve as a role model for Medtronic values and core competencies.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
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).