Vice President, Enterprise Research
About The Position
This senior enterprise leadership role advances Medtronic’s research, technology, and innovation capabilities to support long-term growth and competitive advantage. It leads global teams across advanced technology research, preclinical science, and engineering research, guiding the identification, incubation, maturation, and transition of breakthrough technologies into Medtronic’s portfolios and Operating Units. As a member of the CTO leadership team, the role helps shape enterprise technology strategy, research investments, external innovation partnerships, and future capabilities. The position develops and directs research for a product group, service group, and/or geographic area; leads scientific and technological investigations; and plans the evaluation of product ideas and strategic extensions. The posting also lists responsibilities concerning clinical trial execution and clinical protocol development. The role provides strategic direction across multiple functions or sub-functions, oversees teams and leaders, and is accountable for organizational results. It authorizes significant business and strategic decisions, including planning, staffing, budgeting, and expense priorities, and may have budget or P&L accountability across geographies, divisions, product groups, or service groups.
Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree and at least 18 years of relevant prior experience, or a master’s or other advanced degree and at least 15 years of relevant prior experience.
- At least 15 years of managerial experience.
- For a baccalaureate degree earned outside the United States, the degree must satisfy the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).
- Advanced business knowledge, general management capability, and leadership capability to lead several business or functional teams.
- Deep domain expertise in one or more functional areas and broader practical experience across multiple professional disciplines within the organization.
- Ability to address complex, multidimensional problems through extensive analysis and understanding of underlying issues and root causes.
- Ability to communicate with senior executive leadership about strategic matters and influence across functions and businesses.
Responsibilities
- Develop and direct research for a product group, service group, and/or geographic area to improve current programs and products and create ancillary or new products and services.
- Oversee clinical trial execution, including trial documentation, analysis, and reporting to support documentation required for regulatory and legislative product approvals.
- Develop clinical protocols supporting product strategy and data collection and management in compliance with applicable standard operating procedures, regulatory requirements, and medical standards.
- Plan and manage identification, collection, and evaluation of new product ideas or strategic product extensions for customer needs, revenue growth, and market share potential.
- Lead theoretical and experimental scientific and technological investigations to advance knowledge or make new discoveries.
- Lead global teams across advanced technology research, preclinical science, and engineering research.
- Guide the identification, incubation, maturation, and transition of breakthrough technologies into Medtronic portfolios and Operating Units.
- Help shape enterprise technology strategy, research investments, external innovation partnerships, and the development of future capabilities.
- Set organizational direction and oversee teams, talent strategies, staffing, budgeting, and expense priorities; authorize hiring, firing, promotion, and reward decisions within the area of responsibility.
- Communicate and influence across functions and businesses, including executive leaders and external parties, to align on strategic objectives.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
- Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Health Savings Account.
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
- Life insurance.
- Long-term disability leave.
- Dependent daycare spending account.
- Tuition assistance or reimbursement.
- Simple Steps global well-being program.
- Incentive plans.
- 401(k) plan with 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
