Senior R&D Engineering Manager

at  Medtronic

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
A Day in the Life
As a Senior R&D Engineering Manager, you will lead a team to design and develop life-saving medical device products. Key responsibilities include product development, managing a technical team of engineers, interfacing with external partners, and driving product development strategies for successful commercialization. You will actively seek out Voice of the Customer (VOC) input and translate that into product requirements and design specifications, then perform clinical and preclinical assessments. You will work under the product development director and lead a product development team to design, develop, and commercialize next-generation Neurovascular technologies.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Develop a high-performing R&D engineering team focusing on development of next generation technologies for Neurovascular Hemorrhagic therapies
• Interface with external partners and customers to collect and understand needs
• Drive development activities through both internal and external capabilities
• Partner with third party manufacturers as needed to accomplish organizational objectives
• Align with organizational strategy and deliver on project goals
• Manage budgets, schedules, and team performance
• Coach, mentor, and develop talent for high performance
• Collaborate cross functionally and cross-business to investigate new robust and innovative technologies in alignment with R&T and R&D Roadmaps
• Provide technical expertise for product development programs
• Guide and mentor product development teams to design robust next generation technologies and solve complex technical problems
• Influence strategy and direction of the Neurovascular and R&D organizations
• Develop external partnerships with KOLs (key opinion leaders) in the Neurovascular space
• Travel (Domestic and International) < 25 % of the time

Qualifications
Must Have: Minimum Requirements

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

• Bachelors degree in Engineering a related technical discipline required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

• Experience with vascular product development
• Experience in neurovascular product development
• Expertise in the development of implanted medical devices
• Expertise in materials science
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
• Experience working in the medical device industry and understanding of regulatory requirements for Class II and Class III devices.
• Experience leading teams, managing teams, and managing budgets

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.
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):$160,000.00 - $240,000.00
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).
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 90,000+ 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.
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Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Develop a high-performing R&D engineering team focusing on development of next generation technologies for Neurovascular Hemorrhagic therapies
• Interface with external partners and customers to collect and understand needs
• Drive development activities through both internal and external capabilities
• Partner with third party manufacturers as needed to accomplish organizational objectives
• Align with organizational strategy and deliver on project goals
• Manage budgets, schedules, and team performance
• Coach, mentor, and develop talent for high performance
• Collaborate cross functionally and cross-business to investigate new robust and innovative technologies in alignment with R&T and R&D Roadmaps
• Provide technical expertise for product development programs
• Guide and mentor product development teams to design robust next generation technologies and solve complex technical problems
• Influence strategy and direction of the Neurovascular and R&D organizations
• Develop external partnerships with KOLs (key opinion leaders) in the Neurovascular space
• Travel (Domestic and International) < 25 % of the tim

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

• Bachelors degree in Engineering a related technical discipline required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experienc