We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Sep 2025
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

Diabetes Operating Unit & Our Purpose
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.
For more information, visit us at www.medtronic.com and www.medtronicdiabetes.com.
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.
As part of our spin-off from our parent company Medtronic, we are building a standalone IT function to drive strategic growth and operational excellence. We are seeking a bilingual (Spanish and English) Director of Manufacturing IT to lead and manage IT operations across our key manufacturing sites in Juncos, Puerto Rico, and Northridge, California.
The Director, Manufacturing IT, is responsible for the reliable and secure operation of IT systems and services supporting manufacturing operations at our Juncos and Northridge facilities. This includes ownership of systems such as equipment controllers (PLCs), MES platforms (Factoryorx), web services for machine integration, and manufacturing reporting. The role includes accountability for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level IT support—both onsite and cross-site.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
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Key Responsibilities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology , Engineering, or related field ( Master’s preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant IT experience with at least 5 years in a manufacturing/industrial environment and 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in PLCs, MES ( Factoryorx ), and web services
• Familiarity with FDA-regulated manufacturing or similar compliance environments.
• Experience managing multi-site support and remote/hybrid teams.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English)— required .
• SAP ECC and S/4 enterprise environment experience.
• Regulated consumer products manufacturing.
• Exposure to both traditional manufacturing systems and robotic automation.

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.

Please refer the Job description for details