Vice President, Enterprise Research

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

This senior enterprise leadership role advances Medtronic’s research, technology, and innovation capabilities to support long-term growth and competitive advantage. The position leads global teams in advanced technology research, preclinical science, and engineering research, guiding breakthrough technologies from identification and incubation through maturation and transition into Medtronic 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 product or service groups and/or geographic areas to improve existing programs and products and create new offerings. It may oversee clinical trial execution, protocol development, and the documentation and analysis needed to support regulatory and legislative product approvals. The role also evaluates new product ideas and strategic extensions, and leads scientific and technological investigations.

This executive manages a significant function or business area, sets strategy and objectives, and is accountable for organizational results. The position includes authority over planning, staffing, budgeting, expense priorities, methods, and practices, as well as talent strategy and hiring, promotion, and reward decisions. It requires advanced business, general management, and leadership capability, deep expertise in at least one functional area, and broad experience across professional disciplines.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree, or for a degree earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).
• With a baccalaureate degree, at least 18 years of relevant prior experience.
• With a master's or other advanced degree, at least 15 years of relevant prior experience.
• At least 15 years of managerial experience.
• Advanced business knowledge and general management 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and direct research for a product group, service group, and/or geographical area to improve current programs and products and create new products and services.
• Lead global teams across advanced technology research, preclinical science, and engineering research.
• Identify, incubate, mature, and transition breakthrough technologies into Medtronic portfolios and Operating Units.
• Help shape enterprise technology strategy, research investments, external innovation partnerships, and future capabilities as a member of the CTO leadership team.
• Oversee clinical trial execution, including product-trial documentation, analysis, and reporting to support regulatory and legislative product approvals.
• Develop clinical protocols supporting product strategy and ensure data collection and management comply with applicable standard operating procedures and regulatory and medical standards.
• Plan and manage the identification, collection, and evaluation of new product ideas and strategic product extensions for customer needs, revenue growth, and market share.
• Lead theoretical and experimental scientific and technological investigations to advance knowledge or make new discoveries.
• Set mid- to long-term organizational strategies, goals, and objectives, and manage performance toward overall results.
• Direct organizational planning, staffing, budgeting, expense priorities, and changes to methods and practices.
• Determine organizational structure and develop talent strategies; authorize hiring, firing, promotion, and reward decisions within the area of responsibility.
• Communicate with senior executives and internal and external stakeholders, and influence across functions and businesses to gain cooperation on differing 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
• Global well-being program (Simple Steps)
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive