Senior Quality Systems Manager, Design Quality Center of Expertise

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Nov 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

The Senior Quality Systems Manager drives the evolution of Medtronic’s product development processes to set new industry-leading standards serving as a domain expert in Design Control. Lead our team by coaching internal customers across our diverse product portfolio, to elevate Design Control capabilities throughout the organization. In this role, you will proactively identify and implement large-scale initiatives that enhance rigor, productivity and user experience by leveraging cutting‑edge technologies and innovative methodologies.

This is an on-site position that requires candidates to work in the Mounds View, MN, Lafayette, CO, Boston, MA, Memphis, TN, or Santa Rosa, CA office 4‑days per week minimum.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Lead enterprise-wide initiatives with emphasis on Design, Reliability & Manufacturability (DRM) to ensure product quality, regulatory compliance and operational excellence across all Medtronic Operating Units (OU).

Apply your technical expertise to Put Patients First every day

Apply Design for Reliability and Design for Manufacturability principles to reduce risk, improve First Time Quality (FTQ), and enable efficient design transfer.

Guide cross-functional teams through the Product Development Process (PDP) with a strong focus on positive design control outcomes and regulatory adherence.

Serve as a subject matter expert in CAPA and Post-Market Surveillance (PMS), ensuring field performance insights are incorporated into early design phases.

Apply systems engineering principles to coordinate complex, multi‑disciplinary product development efforts from concept through commercialization.

Leverage biomedical engineering knowledge to ensure designs meet functional, safety, and efficacy requirements in compliance with medical device standards.

Maintain deep familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and other design‑controlled regulations, providing expert guidance on compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

Partner closely with R&D and Quality colleagues to embed best practices in technical rigor, simplify execution, and bring forward individual perspectives that strengthen decision‑making and solution design.

Must Have : Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.

Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of work experience in Quality, with 5+ years of managerial experience

OR Advanced Degree with 5+ years of work experience in Quality with 5+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have : Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading complex projects / programs

Experience with SPC, CAPA, NCMR, PDP processes

Effective planning and organization skills including the proven ability to work against multiple objectives simultaneously

Ability to establish and maintain a trusted role with the various stakeholders in coordinating multiple functions across the organization

PMP Certification

Working knowledge of Quality System Regulations such as (QSR 21 CFR 820), and ISO 13485 : 2016

Manufacturing Experience

Green Belt Six Sigma / DRM Training / Certification

Effective verbal and written communication, analytical, influencing and interpersonal skills

Demonstrated working knowledge of process validation, statistical methods, risk management

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) : $149,600.00 – $224,400.00

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

Benefits 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).

Benefits and additional compensation for regular employees : 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, 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.

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.

We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team, with one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA, diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way, and we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

Build

a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

Grow

a career reflective of your passion and abilities

Connect

to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning

We are committed to a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need.

We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

For sales reps and other patient‑facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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