<p>We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Jul 2025</p> <p>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.</p> <p>A Day in the Life</p> <p>The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We're committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control while spending less time managing their disease.</p> <p>This role requires an experienced, visionary, and execution-focused professional to lead high-impact initiatives that enhance operational performance, scalability, and innovation. This individual will play a key role in shaping and executing the company's operations strategy by identifying growth opportunities, optimizing core processes, and driving cross-functional transformation programs that align with business objectives.</p> <p>This is a mission-critical role that partners with executive leadership to build the future of our operations.</p> <p>This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.</p> <p>This role requires you to work on-site at least 3 days per week at one of our US hubs: Northridge, CA, Juncos, PR, San Antonio, TX, Duluth, GA, or Minneapolis, MN. This on-site presence is vital for collaboration and maintaining strong team connections. Please be aware that the hybrid schedule may change based on business needs, potentially requiring additional on-site days.</p> <p>Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.</p> <p>Strategic Planning & Operational Design</p> <ul> <li>Develop and refine the company's long-term operations strategy, aligned with enterprise goals. </li><li>Identify operational inefficiencies and emerging opportunities across the value chain (manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, customer operations). </li><li>Collaborate with the senior leadership team to develop and prioritize strategic initiatives, transformation roadmaps, and resource allocation. </li><li>Responsible for Business continuity Plan </li><li>Oversee Make/Buy - develop a long-term capacity strategy </li><li>MiniMed Operating System (Including Opex) </li><li>Oversee PMO for TSA exit management </li></ul> <p>Transformation Program Leadership</p> <ul> <li>Lead large-scale cross-functional transformation programs from concept to execution. </li><li>Define program scope, KPIs, success metrics, and governance structure. </li><li>Drive alignment across business units and functions to ensure consistent implementation and measurable impact. </li><li>Process Optimization & Innovation </li><li>Introduce and champion continuous improvement practices, including Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and digital transformation methodologies. </li><li>Identify technology enablers to drive automation, analytics, and productivity improvements. </li><li>Evaluate current-state processes and implement scalable, sustainable improvements. </li></ul> <p>Change Management & Culture Building</p> <ul> <li>Develop and lead change management strategies to support adopting new processes, technologies, and operating models. </li><li>Foster a high-performance culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. </li></ul> <p>Executive Collaboration & Reporting</p> <ul> <li>Provide regular updates to the COO and senior executives on strategic initiative progress, risks, and ROI. </li><li>Serve as a key advisor and thought partner in operational planning, decision-making, and future-state design. </li><li>Build dashboards and executive presentations to communicate strategic impact and transformation progress. </li></ul> <p>Required Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree and minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with 10+ years of managerial experience </li><li>Or, Advanced degree and minimum of 13 years of relevant experience with 10+ years of managerial experience </li></ul> <p>Nice to have:</p> <ul> <li>Background in top-tier consulting (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or enterprise strategy roles. </li><li>Experience in digital transformation or smart operations initiatives. </li><li>Lean Six Sigma or PMP certification a plus. </li><li>Experience in global or multi-site manufacturing environments. </li><li>Excellent presentation skills with strong ability to present both qualitative and quantitative information in a clear, concise and persuasive manner to all levels of the organization </li><li>Exceptional execution skills, with a track record of delivering on financial and strategic commitments </li><li>Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, coach, and motivate a team towards achieving goals </li><li>Knowledgeable and experienced with financial reports, modeling exercises, interpreting and communicating operating and financial information </li><li>Experienced utilizing Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook </li><li>Knowledge/Experience in Healthcare and/or Medical Device Industry </li><li>Knowledgeable in Diabetes Management </li></ul> <p>Travel:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to travel up to 25% of time </li></ul> <p>Physical Job Requirements</p> <p>The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.</p> <p>The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.</p> <p>Benefits & Compensation</p> <p>Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package</p> <p>A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.</p> <p>Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$187,200.00 - $280,800.00</p> <p>This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).</p> <p>This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.</p> <p>The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).</p> <p>The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).</p> <p>The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).</p> <p>Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.</p> <p>Further details are available at the link below:</p> <p>Medtronic benefits and compensation plans</p> <p>About Medtronic</p> <p>We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.</p> <p>Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.</p> <p>We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.</p> <p>Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.</p> <p>It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.</p> <p>If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. 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