Vice President, Enterprise Research

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Oct 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life. Our 95000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose growth and impact.

This senior enterprise leadership role is responsible for advancing Medtronics research technology and innovation capabilities to enable long-term growth and competitive advantage. The position leads global teams across advanced technology research preclinical science and engineering research driving the identification incubation maturation and transition of breakthrough technologies into Medtronics portfolios and Operating Units. As a key member of the CTO leadership team the role also helps shape enterprise technology strategy research investments external innovation partnerships and the development of critical future capabilities.

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

• Develops and directs Medtronic research for a product group or service group and/or geographical area to improve current programs and products as well as create ancillary or new products and services.
• Responsible for clinical trial execution including documentation of product trials analysis and reporting to prepare documentation required for inclusion in the companys regulatory and legislative product approvals.
• Responsible for the development of clinical protocols to support the product strategy data collection and management in compliance with appropriate standard operating procedures regulatory and medical standards.
• Plans and manages the identification collection and evaluation of new product ideas or strategic product extensions to determine their potential to address customer needs and to achieve goals in revenue growth and market share.
• Leads theoretical and experimental scientific and technological investigations for advancements or new discoveries.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES CAREER STREAM:Business region and function heads providing strategic vision and/or tactical / strategic direction across multiple functions or sub-functions. The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility directing the responsibilities of employees. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and/or indirect reports.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy:Manages a function for a region / business unit or all operations within a country or a business unit including multiple teams led by Directors and /or Senior Directors/ goals and objectives for a significant function/sub-function or business work independently.

Organizational Impact:Leads the development and authorization of the mid- to long-term strategies for own organization (ie function for a region / business unit or all operations within a country or a business unit).Accountable for achievement of overall results for own regional organization (ie sub-function / function for a region / business unit or all operations within a country).Management authority to make significant business and strategic decisions including control of planning staffing budgeting managing expense priorities and approving changes to methods and have major long-term impact on the success failure profitability and growth of own area of responsibility plus may impact the region or business has budget or P&L accountability for the business unit across geographies divisions product groups or service groups.

Innovation and Complexity:Problems and issues faced are frequently complex and multi-dimensional requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact areas outside of immediate require extensive analysis of problems to seek understanding of the underlying issue and root cause of the for improving upon entire processes or systems leveraging on personal past experiences and in-depth understanding of best practices in the marketplace that may improve the competitive position of the organization.

Communication and Influence:Communicates with internal and external parties across multiple job functions and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the organization which may include customers or ability to communicate with senior executive leadership regarding matters of strategic importance to the conducts executive strategy and planning sessions with to senior leaders both within and outside of the job across functions and businesses to negotiate and gain cooperation on divergent objectives.

Leadership and Talent Management:Manages a function for a region / business unit or all operations within a country or a business unit which includes multiple teams led by VPs Directors and organizational structure and develops talent hiring firing promotion and reward authority within own area.

Required Knowledge and Experience:Requires advanced business knowledge general management and leadership capability to lead several business or functional has deep domain expertise in one or more functional areas plus broader practical experience across multiple professional disciplines within the organization combining theory past practical experience and the organizations business a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum18 years prior relevant experience; with Masters or other advanced degree minimum 15 years prior relevant experience minimum of 15 years of managerial experience.

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.

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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):$262000.00 - $350000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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

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