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A Day in the Life

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In this exciting role as a Principal EHS Specialist at the Medtronic Mounds View campus in Mounds View MN you will be responsible for implementation of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs training and systems to comply with Federal State and local EHS regulations as well as Company policies strategies initiatives and goals. Major areas of emphasis include employee health and safety programs including laboratory safety chemical hygiene ergonomic injury reduction chemical management machine guarding lock out tag out electrical safety industrial hygiene biosafety regulated waste management air emissions stormwater and wastewater management as well as emergency response and incident investigation and analysis. You will monitor workplace safety risks and environmental impacts through risk assessments observation of work processes equipment and the work habits of employees with emphasis on research and development operations.

In addition to the RD laboratory EHS role at the Mounds View campus you will be responsible for
Maintaining and monitoring compliance with local state and federal radiation safety compliance requirements and best practices
Assisting National Radiation Safety Officer with document reviews updates and releases to improve safety and maintain compliance with US requirements and expectations.
Participate in global radiation safety consortium to drive consistency across Medtronic

We reward you in the ways that matter most to you. We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards programs to recognize the important role you play in our Mission to transform healthcare. To learn more we invite you to visit Medtronic Benefits.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

This role will be based in Mounds View

More about what youll be doing:

• Develop administer and implement environmental health and safety programs EHS management system and training in accordance with governmental and corporate requirements in a research and development laboratory environment

• Collaborate with other Medtronic EHS teams in the Twin Cities to create efficient and effective systems

• Conduct risk assessments job hazard analyses PPE assessments and waste profiles

• Monitor pollution prevention activities compliance and auditing efforts; participates in internal EHS audits

• Evaluate the EHS impacts of new construction projects RD processes and permit changes

• Review and analyze regulations issued by regulatory agencies; collaborates with regulatory agencies

• Ensure appropriate corrective action is taken where environmental health and safety hazards exist

• Identify and take corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers health or safety which may include recommending organizational measures to protect workers safety through revised methods processes or materials; inspects workplace environments equipment and/or practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations; and investigates determines root cause and develops corrective and preventive action plans for incidents

• Provide employee awareness/training on matters of environmental health and safety

• Monitor respond and investigate radiation protection matters

• Support national and state radiation compliance efforts

• Assist National Radiation Safety Officer in capacity as Assistant RSO when needed

Must Haves

• Bachelors degree and 7 years of EHS experience OR advanced degree and 5 years of experience

Nice to Have

• Degree in science or occupational health field

• Strong knowledge of U.S. and Minnesota EHS regulations as well as laboratory safety chemical hygiene and ergonomics

• Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation safety knowledge and experience

• Industrial hygiene knowledge and experience

• Biosafety knowledge and experience

• Occupational safety and health or other certification (CSP CIH CHMM)

• EHS program training and development experience within a RD laboratory setting

• Experience conducting risk assessments

• Emergency response knowledge and experience

• ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Management Systems knowledge

• Strong communication skills

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):$113600.00 - $170400.00

This 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 insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-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 95000 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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.