We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Aug 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
As a member of the Medtronic Diabetes – Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Sensor R&D team, you will be supporting the development of next generation CGM products and sustaining R&D. You will be responsible for testing, characterizing and documenting failure mechanisms throughout different phases of sensor product development. In this role the individual will be interfacing with other R&D functions, regulatory, quality, reliability, and clinical teams as appropriate.
This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.
In this role, the individual will be responsible for conducting experimentation/testing to generate quality data to enable sound decision making to advance various sensor programs. There will be strong emphasis on Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) principles and problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC). This individual will be expected to perform independently and is responsible for experimental & process design, data analysis, collaborating within and across functions, and writing technical documentation and where appropriate present the outcomes and updates to larger audiences.
Specific Responsibilities include:
- Troubleshooting and identifying the root cause of failures in complex microfabricated electrochemical biosensors.
- Develop test methods and strategies to support early feasibility, characterization, and qualification of processes.
- Document protocols and reports at various stages of product development.
- Design and develop advanced new test methods, improve existing test methods, measurement techniques, and fixtures.
- Develop verification and validation test strategies and equipment to enable the execution of product testing and perform analysis to evaluate designs for short and long-term performance and reliability.
- Prepare and present engineering/technical information to cross functional audiences and management.
- Conduct hands-on lab work, define failure analysis strategy, and recommend corrective actions/fixes to failures at different phases of product development.
- Ensure designs meet and exceed product specifications, regulatory requirements, national and international standards.
- Contribute to development of continuous glucose monitoring subsystems as relevant to the group goals.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related Engineering field with 2+ years of professional experience;
OR
Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related Engineering field with 0+ years of professional experience;
Nice to Have
- Medical Device Industry Experience
- Experience in product design and development in an R&D environment
- Experience in mechanical and/or electrochemical sensing technologies
- Direct experience in characterization, design of experiments and data analysis methodologies (T-test, ANOVA and significance testing at a minimum)
- Knowledge about in-vitro and in-vivo testing of subcutaneous medical devices
- Exposure to DMAIC or equivalent Scientific Method problem solving for root cause analysis efforts
- Experience with statistical analysis of data (Ex. Minitab, JMP, etc.)
- Proficient in MATLAB programming language
- Experience with Big Data and analysis
- Capable of working on multiple projects in a deadline driven environment
- Greenbelt in DRM, Six Sigma
- Cleanroom procedural experience
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):$83,200.00 - $124,800.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).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
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