Senior Engineering Program Director, Quality Strategy – Investigation Excellence

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⛰️ Colorado, Connecticut, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $223.2k - $334.8k / year

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📋 Program Manager

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Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology solutions, working to address the most complex and challenging medical conditions. With over 95,000 employees in more than 150 countries, the company is focused on accelerating access to healthcare technologies and advancing inclusion, diversity, and equity in healthcare. Medtronic collaborates closely with healthcare professionals to innovate and optimize treatments and therapies, thus inspiring hope and new possibilities for patients worldwide. The company's commitment to healthcare extends to its focus on impactful solutions and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• Establish and lead a centralized Investigation Excellence Engineering capability • Develop organizational strategy for Root Cause Analysis and advanced quality analytics • Lead deployment and governance of advanced investigation methodologies, including Shainin Red X, Lean Six-Sigma, and other structured problem-solving approaches • Own escalation support for critical investigations, major quality events, recalls, and CAPAs • Build communities of practice and technical career pathways for Quality Reliability Engineers • Develop and mentor technical experts in investigation disciplines • Establish standards for investigation quality, analytical rigor, and root cause determination • Partner with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and R&D leaders to identify emerging signals and improve product performance • Advance predictive, data-driven, and proactive quality management • Plan, direct, and implement design and development of new medical device products or software systems • Develop, evaluate, implement, and maintain technical quality assurance, control, or reliability systems and standards • Oversee investigation and evaluation of existing technologies • Guide conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes, or products • Direct development of new concepts from initial design to market release • Manage design feasibility studies • Monitor documentation maintenance throughout research and development • Coordinate activities with outside suppliers and consultants • Select, develop, and evaluate personnel • Manage multiple strategic programs and initiatives across the organization • Establish program portfolio objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets • Communicate strategic program proposals and critical outcomes to senior and executive leadership • Lead matrixed teams and vendors and influence stakeholders across functions

🎯 Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree, or an equivalent qualifying degree for degrees earned outside the United States • Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with 10+ years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience and 10+ years of managerial experience • Advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple functions • Mastery within a specific technical discipline or broad expertise across multiple related disciplines • Unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment; sponsorship is not offered for this role • For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required • Preferred: Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Materials Science, or related discipline • Preferred: Medical Device, Aerospace, Defense, Semiconductor, Automotive, Energy, or other high-reliability industry experience • Preferred: Expertise in Shainin Red X, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Apollo RCA, Event & Causal Factor Analysis, Physics of Failure, Reliability-Centered investigations, and 6-Sigma • Preferred: Experience building or leading Reliability Engineering, Failure Analysis, Investigation Excellence, or Quality Intelligence organizations • Preferred: Expertise in Weibull analysis, reliability growth, accelerated life testing, and reliability modeling • Preferred: Expertise in DOE, regression modeling, predictive analytics, Bayesian methods, and complex data interpretation • Preferred: Experience deploying enterprise-wide technical training and certification programs • Preferred: Experience developing communities of practice and technical career frameworks • Preferred: Formal certifications in Reliability Engineering, Six Sigma, Shainin Red X, Quality Engineering, Statistics, or related disciplines

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package • 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 • Simple Steps (global well-being program) • Incentive plans • 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 • Capital Accumulation Plan • Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

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