Chemist I

Medtronic


Job Location:

Minneapolis, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 68000 - 102000
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 8 Jun 2026


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

A career at Medtronic is like no other. Were purposeful. Were committed. And were driven by our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide! We do meaningful work that contributes to improving the lives of others.

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. We work a minimum of five days per 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 is an entry level role with responsibility for performing a variety of routine and non-routine tasks in a regulated laboratory environment in order to support as well as help develop pharmaceutical platforms. The chemist I will work in conformance with company policies current Good Lab Practices (GLP) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory requirements and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements. Individuals will perform procedures for process/analysis and assist their manager and peers with routine and non-routine Quality Control and Research procedures.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Complies with all quality system requirements
  • Performs preparation collection measurement and recordkeeping of samples
  • Documents test and data analysis results
  • Participates on cross-functional teams for continuous improvement activities
  • Communicates with team members to ensure schedule requirements are met
  • Applies knowledge of performed tasks to elucidate test method failures
  • Analyzes and deduces data and collates test results
  • Communicates priority and timeliness for completion of customer requests
  • Helps drive the team to meet business goals
  • Supports development area as needed / commercial QC release
  • Learns and understands the manufacturing organization that the lab supports

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Bachelors degreeand 0 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have:

  • General wet chemistry laboratory techniques and/or experience with liquid chromatography (UPLC/HPLC) gas chromatography (GC) dissolution (Apparatus 2 and 7) Karl Fischer FT-IR and UV-Vis.
  • Experience with chromatography software (Empower). Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
  • The ability to work in a laboratory with solvents and pharmaceutical substances.
  • Solid technical ability experience with equipment set up and troubleshooting skills.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$68000.00 - $102000.00

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.


Required Experience:

IC

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