Consumables Lead, R&D Sustaining - Surgical Robotic Innovations at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives

You will be a key member of Medtronic's Surgical Robotics R&D sustaining team, working to support the design of our first-generation robot about to launch around the globe.

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.

Medtronic strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions.

The Medical Surgical business unit set the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on obesity and diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, abdominal wall, pelvic region, and the head and neck.

A Day in the Life

This position will be based out of Medtronic's campus in North Haven CT and reports to the Sr. Director of R&D Sustaining.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are critical to success in this role, as is the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will work closely with the project management office, Medtronic engineers, and our contract manufacturing site. This person will be able to dive in deep technically, but also able to see the broader needs of the business and the surgical robotics organization.

You will:

• Lead sustaining projects for the Hugo robot
  
  
• Drive execution of design changes or enhancements proposed for Hugo v1.0 for the instruments, sterile interface module and SIM
  
  
• Work with engineers to develop a deep understanding of the technological underpinnings of the system
  
  
• Enable on-time and on-budget execution
  
  
• Coordinate activities with contract manufacturing, purchasing and quality
  
  
• Drive multiple projects simultaneously
  
  

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
  
  
• Requires a University Degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience with highly regulated and/or safety-critical systems is required (medical device experience strongly preferred)
  
  
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  
  
• Strong leadership skills
  
  
• Comfortable working in a fast passed, cross disciplinary environment
  
  
• Ability to discuss technical details with engineering staff, the ideal candidate will have a strong engineering and product development background.
  
  
• Ability to create and track a project budget and timeline
  
  

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

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 Day in the Life 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.

EEO

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.

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Additional Information

• Posting Date: Jan 22, 2021
• Travel: Yes, < 25 % of the Time