We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Jul 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 Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. We are a nearly $3 billion, USA-based medical technology business. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose control, while spending less time managing their disease.
For more information, visit us at www.medtronic.com and www.medtronicdiabetes.com .
As part of our separation from our parent company, Medtronic, we are building a standalone organization with leaders to enable strategic growth and operational excellence. To that end, we are seeking a highly experienced and strategic VP of Software Engineering so oversee the development, delivery, and scaling of software solutions while ensuring a seamless technological and operational transition for the new organization . Medtronic Diabetes Intent to Separate
The Opportunity
With a strong mission and a robust pipeline, this is an exciting time to join Diabetes. Reporting to the Head of Engineering & Architecture, Diabetes, the Vice President of Software Development will play a unique role in leading, optimizing, and supporting the continued global expansion of the Diabetes business as well as managing budgets and delivering financial results. They will also be responsible for maintaining and sustaining the Product Innovation ecosystem, enabling the business to succeed, on top of being accountable for functional excellence and talent identification and development for the Software Development function.
This leader will also modernize the technical infrastructure of the Diabetes business, making sure systems are reliable, scalable, and easy for patients and health practitioners to use as well as develop and execute the Diabetes’ OU’s digital strategy, and the application of AI to improve productivity and outcomes. Finally, this individual will be responsible for helping shift Software Development from an enabling function to a differentiating one, helping to define and drive the Diabetes OU’s digital agenda.
This person will join a culture of collaboration and innovation as Medtronic works to make a lasting impact by helping to bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. The Vice President of Software Development has a unique opportunity to showcase their expertise working for a global leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions.
Our Way of Working – Our WOW
Our success relies on the commitment, collaboration, and shared understanding of how we operate. Our Diabetes “Ways of Working” (WOW) are the key behaviors that help us achieve our strategic goals, enhance our culture of delivery, and ultimately reach our North Star.
Our Ways of Working are not just words on paper but a compass that guides us in everything we do. Following these principles helps us ensure all regions and functions are working in a consistent manner that puts our core values into action. This is a team effort that requires our collective commitment to ensure that we continue to drive innovation, deliver excellence, and positively impact the diabetes community.
We’re obsessed with customers in everything we do.
We attract, develop, and retain the best people.
We’re courageous
We’re a company of owners, and we take results personally.
We insist on excellence.
We let the best ideas win.
A Day in the Life
This VP of Software Development will have three direct reports who lead three segments: Cloud Development, Mobile Applications and Site Reliability supported by a global team of 400. This global team is comprised of 200 full-time employees and another 200 offshore.
This global, leadership position in Northridge, CA, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. We will provide relocation support and there will be business travel requirements.
This leader is a seasoned and transformative leader and collaborative problem-solver. This individual is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) who navigates ambiguity well and is a collaborative problem-solver. He/She has ability to understand the spectrum and product lifecycle to address questions and challenge thinking.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Define software testing strategies that will bring business value to our devices with a focus on but not limited to applications, mobile, web, APIs, tools, and services
Development and enhancements of applications, APIs, scripts, used in the integration or automation of metadata into production and distributions system
Designs, validates and develops new products to market.
Specifies new product functional requirement.
Develops and applies engineering standards and procedures.
Performs technical planning, device integration, verification and validation.
Evaluates alternatives through cost benefit analysis, risk assessment, and feasibility testing.
Aid in reengineering efforts related to decommissioning of legacy systems
Collaborate with Operations and Quality leaders to implement a standardized Agile Software Development; and
Provide project forecasting and predictability by working with the cross-functional leaders.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A)
Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience and 10+ years of managerial experience overseeing large scale teams.
Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements
Software development leadership experience within a regulated environment such as the wearables, medical device, consumer electronics or healthcare.
Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse technical and/or clinical team
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
Track-record of building a deeply connected and highly engaged team by fostering belonging, enhancing teamwork and benefit from diverse skills and experience
Strong analytical, project management and execution skills
Business acumen: Good business sense and judgment reflected in key decisions made.
Problem solving: Well-honed analytical and problem-solving skills
Creative, risk-taking and results oriented mindset
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to accomplish work through others, including leading project teams. Demonstrated experience in initiating and leading change, including modeling the importance, motivating others, managing the key drivers of change, and overcoming obstacles
Self-Management: Self-directed work style, able to work autonomously with minimal direction and deliver results with customer service skills, action-oriented, operates with sense of urgency. Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Flexibility: Demonstrated career flexibility and adaptation skills (e.g., successful industry or company changes with a minimal learning curve; cross-cultural experience and flexibility if dictated by scope of organization)
Collaborative: Reaches across boundaries internally and externally to develop and extensive network of partnerships. Experience in a global matrix management structure and working with a virtual workforce. Ability to manage a complex set of stakeholders
Knowledge of the medical device/healthcare industry
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally within the company and cultivate key internal/external relationships
Excellent written and presentation skills
- Knowledge and experience of Lean and Six Sigma Methodologies
- Advanced degree or other advanced degree, with minimum 13 years prior relevant experience and minimum of 13 years of managerial experience; and/or
- Certifications or Licenses; e.g. PMP, AWS, ITIL, FRM, CFA, QAI, ISTQB, SSL, DNS, CISS.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
We look for strategic, results-oriented colleagues who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.
OUR COMMITMENT
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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan.
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico). Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, etc.
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):$225,000 - $375,000This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.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).
The following benefits and additional compensation are 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, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: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 (subject to IRS earning minimums), andCapital 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.
Further details are available at the link below:
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 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.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.
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