Senior Quality Engineering Manager

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

3d•$171,200 - $256,800•Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Quality Engineering Manager to join the Acquisition & Integration Center of Expertise, reporting to the leader of the Center of Expertise. This role plays a critical part in supporting Operating Units (OU) throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including due diligence, post-acquisition assessments, and integration planning and execution. This role is ideal for candidates who thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy cross-functional collaboration, are strategic thinkers, and are committed to upholding the highest standards of quality and compliance during periods of organizational growth and transformation. 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 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of work experience in Quality and/or experience in a regulated industry plus 5 years of leadership experience OR advanced degree with 5 of work experience in Quality and/or experience in a regulated industry plus 5 years of leadership experience
Strong knowledge in one and/or all of the following areas: Design Controls, Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality, Global Regulations and Standards (e.g., ISO 13485, ISO 14971)
Demonstrated ability to build and influence cross‑functional, multi‑site, and geographically diverse partnerships, balancing divergent objectives to achieve alignment on program goals and execution plans.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a proven ability to lead meetings and effectively engage internal teams, external customers, and vendors.
Proven track record of establishing, improving, and optimizing processes and systems to drive efficiency and operational effectiveness.
Strategic leader and thinker who can balance long‑term vision with practical, execution focused decision making.
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.
U.S. work authorization is required for this role, as sponsorship is only offered for Principal-level roles and above.

Responsibilities

Perform patient safety and technical assessments of acquisition targets during the Due Diligence and Post-Acquisition Assessment periods per procedure 042-P026, to identify quality system, product, process, design control, and risk management gaps that may impact patient safety, regulatory compliance, product performance, or successful integration.
Leads the quality functions on how to create a cost model $ to support integration and remediation upon acquisition of a target acquisition.
Supports quality partners to develop and execute a risk and time-based integration plan that covers: CAPA’s addressing compliance findings QMS and IT Integration Remediation Activities
Establish and track high risk key process indications that drive patient safety, technical and compliance risk reduction.
Builds collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring all teams have the information and resources needed for effective integration.
Coordinates and collaborates remotely with multidisciplinary teams across various time zones and geographies to support global acquisition initiatives.