<p>We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Sep 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 with greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control, while spending less time managing their disease.</p> <p>For more information, visit us at www.medtronic.com and www.medtronicdiabetes.com .</p> <p>As part of our separation from our parent company, Medtronic, we are building a standalone organization with leaders to enable strategic growth and operational excellence (link to press release Medtronic Diabetes intent to separate). As we spin off from our parent company, we are building a world-class IT function to drive growth, modernization, and transformation. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced?Senior Director, Operations CIO - Manufacturing, Quality & R&D Enablement?to lead IT services and solutions for our global operations, supply chain, and product innovation.</p> <p>At Medtronic Diabetes, 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 3 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.</p> <p>Job Summary:</p> <p>The?Senior Director, Operations CIO?serves as the senior IT leader accountable for partnering with business stakeholders in?Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D/Product functions?to deliver technology services, systems, and transformation. This leader will oversee multiple Directors and their teams, ensuring operational reliability while driving modernization, system consolidation, and digital transformation.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be a?driver and catalyst?for change-shaping and executing IT strategy, building trusted partnerships with business leaders, and ensuring that technology enables productivity, compliance, and innovation. Spanish and English fluency is a strong plus.</p> <p>Succession & Enterprise Impact</p> <p>This role is a critical member of the IT Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CIO, with enterprise-wide visibility and influence. The Senior Director, Operations CIO, will play a central role in shaping the IT operating model for a newly independent, publicly traded med tech company. This position is designed for a dynamic leader with aspirations for greater leadership opportunities and the potential to take on expanded responsibilities in the future.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <p>Leadership & Business Partnership</p> <ul> <li> <p>Serve as the senior IT business partner for?Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D/Product Enablement?functions.</p> </li><li> <p>Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team and their organizations.</p> </li><li> <p>Translate business priorities into IT strategies, roadmaps, and deliverables.</p> </li><li> <p>Build strong, trusted relationships with site leaders, supply chain leadership, quality executives, and R&D leaders.</p> </li></ul> <p>IT Operations & Service Delivery</p> <ul> <li> <p>Ensure reliable, secure, and compliant IT operations for:</p> </li><li> <p>Manufacturing IT at Juncos and Northridge</p> </li><li> <p>Various contract manufacturing partners</p> </li><li> <p>Quality technology stack, including QMS solutions</p> </li><li> <p>R&D/Product enablement platforms and tools</p> </li><li> <p>Oversee prioritization, execution, and delivery of IT projects, enhancements, and support.</p> </li><li> <p>Drive operational excellence through standardized processes, KPIs, and accountability.</p> </li></ul> <p>Transformation & Modernization</p> <ul> <li> <p>Act as a catalyst for?modernization, system consolidation, and digital transformation?across operations.</p> </li><li> <p>Partner with ERP teams to support the transition from?SAP ECC to S/4HANA, ensuring integration with manufacturing, supply chain, and quality systems.</p> </li><li> <p>Advance?MES capabilities?(Factoryworx) to drive productivity, compliance, and automation.</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate closely with the?Enterprise Architecture?team to ensure future-ready system design, and with the?Cybersecurity?team to embed security into R&D and product innovation processes.</p> </li></ul> <p>Governance & Strategy Alignment</p> <ul> <li> <p>Align operational IT strategies with corporate and functional roadmaps.</p> </li><li> <p>Champion change management, ensuring adoption and business impact.</p> </li><li> <p>Ensure compliance with all regulatory, audit, and FDA requirements in manufacturing and quality.</p> </li><li> <p>Drive accountability and transparency through scorecards, business reviews, and KPI tracking.</p> </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).</p> </li><li> <p>Minimum of 15 years of progressive IT leadership experience, with 10+ years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 13-year prior relevant experience, minimum of 10 years of managerial experience.</p> </li><li> <p>15+ years of proven experience in supporting global supply chain, manufacturing, and quality functions required. Significant exposure to the medical technology or life sciences industries is highly preferred.</p> </li><li> <p>Hands-on experience with?SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA, QMS platforms, and MES systems.</p> </li><li> <p>Demonstrated success leading multi-disciplinary IT teams across multiple sites.</p> </li><li> <p>Experience in FDA-regulated or similarly controlled environments strongly preferred.</p> </li><li> <p>Proven ability to deliver modernization and transformation at scale.</p> </li><li> <p>Strong partnership skills with?architecture and cybersecurity?to ensure resilient and compliant solutions.</p> </li><li> <p>Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus.</p> </li><li> <p>Exceptional leadership, influencing, and communication skills.</p> </li></ul> <p>Why Join Us?</p> <ul> <li> <p>Lead IT transformation in?med tech operations?at a pivotal moment in our journey.</p> </li><li> <p>Shape the future of?Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D enablement systems?in a global supply chain environment.</p> </li><li> <p>Be part of an innovative, mission-driven organization with worldwide reach and patient impact.</p> </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):$206,400.00 - $309,600.00</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. ("Medtronic") in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.</p>