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A Day in the Life

Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Analytics for Manufacturing Imaging including data ingestion annotation governance model training deployment and lifecycle management

Provide strategic leadership for the Manufacturing Imaging & Analytics Center of Excellence setting best practices and enabling adoption of AI/ML solutions at global manufacturing sites

Architect end-to-end workflows in AWS SageMaker NVIDIA TAO Toolkit PyTorch and other custom training pipelines ensuring reproducibility scalability and regulatory compliance

Develop advanced computer vision solutions including segmentation anomaly detection and transformer-based vision models while integrating hybrid approaches using Halcon and OpenCV

Prototype and adapt foundation models (e.g. DINOv2 SAM 2.1) using transfer learning and self-supervised methods translating research into validated domain-specific solutions for manufacturing

Lead initiatives to operationalize DataOps automation and model-assisted annotation to accelerate high-quality ground-truth creation

Plan and direct AI/ML model from experimentation to deployment ensuring performance benchmarking validation and compliance with medical device quality standards

Build compelling business cases supported by ROI analysis and projected operational benefits to prioritize enterprise AI/ML initiatives

Partner with Manufacturing Automation Process Quality and IT to ensure seamless integration of AI/ML models and algorithms into production systems

Engage with external vendors integrators and suppliers to align internal platform development with cutting-edge AI/ML and industrial technologies

Champion training knowledge-sharing and technical playbooks to democratize AI/ML practices and accelerate adoption across the enterprise

People-centered data-driven connected.

Must Haves

Bachelors Degree and 7 years of AI/ML engineering experience including computer vision and MLOps OR advanced degree with 5 years of experience

Nice to Have

Proven track record of designing and deploying production-grade AI/ML solutions in manufacturing environments

Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and internal customers from manufacturing process to quality and automation engineers

The ability and self-motivation to take a strategy and vision define and manage project deliverables and deliver scalable project outcomes

Expertise in AWS SageMaker PyTorch and MLOps toolchains (ClearML GitLab CI/CD Docker Kubernetes/EKS Helm Triton Inference Server)

Strong Expertise in computer vision algorithm development leveraging both deep learning and hybrid rules-based approaches (Halcon OpenCV)

Proficiency with data curation and annotation platforms (Voxel51 V7) for large-scale model training

Excellent communication and knowledge-sharing skills with experience building Centers of Excellence technical standards and training frameworks

Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and internal customers from manufacturing process to quality and automation engineers

Experience scaling Industry 4.0/IoT cloud-to-edge AI architectures

Experience in validation and performance analysis (MSA IQ/OQ/PQ TMV) ensuring regulatory compliance and reliability

Experience with transfer learning and training domain-specific models using self-supervised learning and foundation model adaptation

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.

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.