Director OF Quality

Advance Design Quality excellence across Medtronic by shaping strategy, standards, governance, and performance visibility for critical product development and quality system capabilities. Partner across Operating Units, Regions, and Core Quality Services to simplify and standardize Design Quality practices, strengthen inspection readiness, and enable consistent execution across a broad global product portfolio. Develop and execute functional objectives, build enterprise capability, and develop employees with the skills, knowledge, and judgment needed to move Medtronic Operating Units forward. Create and lead real-time critical process governance for high-priority product development programs, including expert consultation, issue escalation, and cross-functional alignment. Drive Design Quality Excellence across Operating Units by aligning OU practices to enterprise standards while enabling practical, risk-based execution in local business contexts. Requirements Bachelor’s Degree required and 10 years of relevant enterprise scale experience leading, developing and motivating large and diverse teams to service a broad population of stakeholders, OR Advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant enterprise scale experience leading, developing and motivating large and diverse teams to service a broad population of stakeholders. Minimum of 7+ years of managerial experience leading teams. Knowledge of ISO 13485, EU MDR, GMP, and FDA standards and QMSR. Operating Unit experience with product(s) having been a contributing member of core team during product development. Influential communication and collaboration skills. Innovative thought-leader with matrix leadership experience. Continuous improvement, customer-focused mindset. Experience leading, developing, and motivating large teams. Strong judgment and decision-making; risk-based decision-making, skilled problem-solving coach. Experienced prompt engineer. Green or Black Belt Certification. For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in Design Quality Excellence, aligning practices with enterprise standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and risk-based decision-making. Proven ability to lead and develop large, diverse teams in a complex regulatory environment. Highest-signal resume keywords ISO 13485 Knowledge EU MDR Knowledge GMP Knowledge FDA Standards Knowledge Green or Black Belt Certification ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Design Quality Strategy Quality Management System (QMS) Risk-Based Decision-Making Product Development Governance Process Improvement Soft Skills Influential Communication Collaboration Skills Innovative Thought Leadership Judgment and Decision-Making Problem-Solving Coaching Certifications & Qualifications Green Belt Certification Black Belt Certification Industry Keywords Enterprise Scale Experience Operating Unit Experience Inspection Readiness Stakeholder Service Matrix Leadership #J-18808-Ljbffr