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A Day in the Life

CardioVascular Surgery is a vital component of the Medtronic Cardiovascular portfolio consisting of Aortic and Cardiac Surgery therapies.  Aortic therapies treat thoracic and abdominal aneurysms, where Medtronic has led the market with durable products and will develop more products to treat complex endovascular conditions to serve more patients.   Cardiac Surgery therapies offer a broad range of products to support both minimally invasive and open surgical valve replacement and valve repair procedures, along with left atrial appendage clipping.  This includes surgical solutions, ablation tools, blood oxygenation and circulation management systems.

The Engineering Director serves as the primary Operations interface to cross functional product development Core Teams and is a highly visible leadership role responsible for shaping and executing Operations strategy across new product development, and commercial lifecycle phases, leading global teams to deliver product outcomes aligned with cost, quality, supply, and business objectives

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• Plans, directs and implements operations strategy to deliver a scalable supply chain for new products
• Responsible for ensuring multiple new product development programs can meet operations launch goals including quality, scalability, schedule and budget.
• Leads a team of Core Team Ops Representatives (CTOR's) who will build the operations strategy for new products
• Leads a team of advanced manufacturing engineers responsible for engineering scalable manufacturing processes for new product development
• Understands and can deploy design for reliability and manufacturing strategy to ensure new product launches meet quality and scalability goals
• Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes.
• Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release
• Oversees feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended
• Oversees documentation maintenance throughout all phases of process development
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function

 

Key Skills & Experience  

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
• Requires broad management and leadership knowledge to lead multiple job areas, and detailed functional and operational expertise
• Typically has mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the job function
• Autonomy: Manages department (s) or region that includes multiple teams led by managers and / or supervisors
• Organizational Impact: Leads the development of the strategy for own department or business area, ensuring links to the company’s aims and objectives
• Management authority to make large business decisions and some strategic decisions
• Decisions impact the financial performance, employees, or public image of the operational unit and/or company
• Typically has budget or P&L accountability for a department, broad functional area or geography
• Innovation and Complexity: Drives innovation across the business area, encouraging best practice and knowledge sharing
• Up to 25% Travel Requirement as needed

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

 

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. 

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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.
 

 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Ireland: 124,800.00 EUR - 187,200.00 EUR | 

 

The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

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This 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.