We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 May 2026

 

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.

A Day in the Life

As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most.

         

         

At Medtronic Neuromodulation (NM) and Pelvic Health (PH) our therapies use advanced stimulation, sensing, software, and digital technologies to restore function and relieve suffering for people living with movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain, and pelvic health disorders. Our newest generation of systems can listen directly to neural signals and intelligently adjust therapy in real time — representing a breakthrough era of personalized neuromodulation. In this highly dynamic and rapidly evolving environment, every process and design decision matters, and the quality of our products directly influences clinician confidence, patient outcomes, and global healthcare impact.

As the Senior Quality Program Manager, you will play a mission‑critical role at the intersection of innovation and process excellence. You will ensure that products and processes meet customer and regulator expectations global. You will lead high visibility programs to improve products and processes with broad cross-functional and global impact.

In this broad, visible, high-impact role, you will:

• Lead a high-performing program team to execute compliance and product quality improvements for Neuromodulation products.

• Ensure accountability for program execution, technical excellence, issue identification, escalation, and resolution through cross-functional engagement and governance.  Identify and lead issue resolution through the CAPA process, ensuring the highest level of compliance.

• Present program plans, risks, and progress for leadership review and visibility up to the executive committee level.

• Serve as a member of the NM and PH Operating Units’ quality leadership team.  Lead and communicate key priorities and business strategy to and influence the executive leadership teams of the NM and PH OUs on matters related to business strategy, customer experience, product quality, safety, and compliance.  

• Proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders such as Medtronic Centers of Expertise (COE), FDA, notified bodies, and industry working groups to ensure compliance and maintain alignment with industry best practices.

Location: Rice Creek East/Fridley, MN

Onsite: At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. We’re working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance, foster an environment of belonging, and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary. This role will require 25% - 50% travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Must Have (Minimum Requirements)

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience within the medical device industry.

• OR advance degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience within the medical device industry.

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience leading medical device quality systems, compliance, or post market quality teams and programs, including representing outputs in regulator inspections.

• Knowledge of global regulatory requirements, including FDA and ISO standards including ISO 13485, ISO 14971 including experience presenting evidence of compliance to regulatory bodies in audits or submission reviews.

• Experience in design controls, risk management, CAPA, and quality systems

• Experience with design and/or manufacturing transfers

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Experience developing and programmatically implementing quality improvement practices and tools (Design for Six Sigma, DRM, FMEA, FTA, DOE, etc.).

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.

Physical Job Requirements

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. 

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$178,400.00 - $267,600.00

 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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).

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).

 

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).

 

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.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.