At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The preferred working location for this role is the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View Minnesota; however the individual may also work from another US-based Medtronic facility. Additional work locations may include:

Fridley MA

Mansfield MA

North Haven CT

Lafayette CO

Memphis TN

Irvine CA

Fort Worth TX

This position demands a self-motivated individual with strong technical and interpersonal skills who can contribute in a team environment. This candidate must be able to create and present risks and mitigations to Senior Management. The candidate required to lead testing efforts for multiple SAP/Non SAP projects.

Looking for someone who can Lead plan coordinate execute and provide continuous improvement of processes for end to end Integration testing/Performance/Regression/Unit testing. This person will establish QA standards guidelines technologies and approaches for the projects and for the testing COE team.

Other day to day work involves leading and coordinating onsite and offshore testing team activities actively participating in development and execution of test processes strategies and plans working with Automation Lead to reduce regression test cycles with goal of 100% automation and working with the business technical project development teams and project managers to establish project development schedules implement test plans to deliver high quality product releases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and implement enterprise testing strategy governance and best practices leveraging the Tricentis suite (Tosca qTest NeoLoad Vera etc.).

• Drive end-to-end test automation using Tosca for UI API and SAP systems ensuring scalability and maintainability.

• Good experience in Vera administration for digital validation and compliance documentation to ensure audit readiness.

• Lead performance and load testing initiatives using NeoLoad to optimize system stability and responsiveness.

• Promote adoption of AI-driven self-healing and Vision AI capabilities to reduce maintenance effort and increase automation reliability.

• Integrate Tricentis tools with CI/CD pipelines (Jira LiveCompare) for continuous testing and faster releases.

• Oversee training certification and enablement programs to build Tricentis expertise across teams.

• Monitor testing effectiveness through KPIs and dashboards driving continuous improvement and ROI from automation investments.

• Ensure all testing and validation processes adhere to GxP CSV (Computer System Validation) and internal quality standards.

• Monitor tool performance troubleshoot issues and ensure high availability.

• Support test automation frameworks and execution pipelines using Tosca.

• Provide technical support to users addressing tool-related issues and collaborating with IT and vendors for complex resolutions.

• Assist QA teams with test case creation execution and reporting within qTest and Tosca.

• Ensure Vera workflows electronic signatures and audit trails meet FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and other compliance standards.

• Collaborate with QA validation compliance and development teams to align testing with regulatory and business needs.

• Develop and deliver training sessions for teams to maximize tool utilization and adoption.

• Create and maintain user guides troubleshooting documentation and best practices.

• Stay updated on new features and updates for Tricentis tools and recommend improvements to optimize workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience leading a testing COE team.

• Able to quickly identify and understand issues.

• Outstanding team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross functionally.

• Excellent written verbal communication and presentation skills.

• Able to collaborate with business partners developers and various support teams to troubleshoot and resolve defects and issues.

• Experience in executing and leading test automation for S4 migration project.

• Knowledge of Jira ALM DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Experience with Jira ALM or other project management tools.

• Proven experience on testing tools such as Tricentis tools (qTest Tosca) and compliance tools like Vera.

• Strong understanding of software testing lifecycle (STLC) and test management principles.

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. FDA 21 CFR Part 11).

• Previous experience in a regulated industry such as MedTech or Pharma.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

• Strong experience developing and implementing test plans QA processes and methodologies.

• Strong experience performing manual and automation testing.

• Experience with automation framework and tools.

• Strong experience in test data and environment setup for end to end testing.

  
  
  

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.