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.
At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Director & Site Lead for Surgical Ireland, a rare opportunity, to build something truly new. It’s about establishing a new flagship R&D center in Galway focused on Digital and Robotics, shaping the future of Surgical innovation. You will build on the strong foundation of engineering excellence already present in Galway, while unlocking Ireland’s exceptional talent market and university pipeline to create a world-class, future-ready team.
We’re looking for a leader with genuine passion for improving patients’ lives. Someone who can attract, develop, and retain top talent, and who understands both the challenge and the purpose of bringing new products to life. This role operates at a global level, partnering closely with our R&D network across Boston, Geleen, Lafayette, London, Minneapolis, Munich, North Haven and India. If you are energised by building teams, scaling impact, and shaping the next chapter of Surgical innovation, this is a career-defining opportunity.
Strategic Leadership: Provide visionary leadership in new product development, aligning strategies in Released Product Engineering and Multi-Channel Endoluminal Robotics with overall business goals. Drive innovation, foster a culture of excellence, and ensure the continuous improvement of the initial program standup.
Team Management: Lead and manage a diverse team of engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities. Foster a collaborative and high-performing work environment that encourages creativity and innovation.
Product Innovation: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, Quality, Operations to advance components of 5 different New Product Development Projects.
Budget and Resource Management: Manage the Mervue site budget, allocate resources effectively, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 152,240.00 EUR - 228,360.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.
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
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