Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
Relieve pain, restore health, and extend life. Guided by this mission, Medtronic continues to bring its innovative therapies to millions of patients. Today, you have the opportunity to join the world’s largest medical device company and take part in this daily challenge.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
Manage a team of Supplier Quality Engineers thatare responsible forensuring delivery of quality components, materials, and services in compliancetopurchasingcontrols.
Manage performance, develop talent,engagementand inclusion, communicate business and operational developments, plan, prioritize and/or direct the responsibilities of direct reports.
Accountable for mentoring, developing and coaching staff on meeting / exceeding performance expectations and definedobjectives
Provide leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals.
Develop/maintainmonitoring systems to track supplier & team performance (training, nonconformances, open actions, Supplier CAPA, supplier change management, Global Supplier Quality improvement programs, goals, etc.).
Lead cross-functional teams of engineers and manufacturing functions to investigate and resolve supplier-related quality or compliance issues discovered during incoming inspection and/or production.
Lead team in corrective/preventive actions to resolve supplier-related issues (e.g., nonconformances, Supplier CAPA activities, audit findings, complaint investigations, etc.).
Ensure compliancetopurchasingcontrols, including supporting internalandexternal audits and inspections
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Bachelor’sdegreerequired
Minimum of5years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of3years of relevant experience
Strong leadership,coachingand mentoring skills for the team of direct reports
Strong communication, organizational and project planning skills
Nice to Have:
MBA,Masters in Engineering, science or technical field
ASQ CQE, CQA and/or CSQP certification
First Time Quality (FTQ) Coach / Six Sigma / Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certified
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.
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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: Switzerland: 132,000.00 CHF - 198,000.00 CHF | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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