Senior Clinical Research Director – CRDN

Medtronic

Lead Clinical Research Director overseeing clinical studies at Medtronic, enhancing healthcare access through innovative therapies. Manage local and global research projects across multiple divisions.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • California, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $266,400 - $399,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides leadership for the conduct of clinical studies and for the regulatory affairs function as it applies to product approval
Develops and implements regulatory strategies to obtain timely product approvals from worldwide regulatory bodies
Ensures regulatory submissions are accurately prepared and comply with regulatory approvals
Represents Medtronic from a clinical research perspective within the country / region and also collects feedback from local customers and authorities
Builds and maintains a strong network and close relationship with the various internal and external parties
Leads execution for both local and global studies, manages clinical research projects over all of the Medtronic therapies across multiple businesses

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor's degree with 15 years of relevant experience, including 10 years of managerial experience OR an advanced degree with 13 years of relevant experience, including 10 years of managerial experience
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory strategiesregulatory submissionsclinical studiesclinical research projectsproduct approval

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationnetworkingrelationship buildingproject management

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeadvanced degree