Director, Quality Center of Expertise – Design Quality

Medtronic

Director responsible for advancing Design Quality excellence at Medtronic. Leading strategies, standards, and performance visibility across product development and quality systems.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeMinneapolis • California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $184,000 - $276,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Design Quality Excellence, aligning practices with enterprise standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and risk-based decision-making. Proven ability to lead and develop large, diverse teams in a complex regulatory environment.

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ISO 13485 KnowledgeEU MDR KnowledgeGMP KnowledgeFDA Standards KnowledgeGreen or Black Belt Certification

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Hard Skills

Design Quality StrategyQuality Management System (QMS)Risk-Based Decision-MakingProduct Development GovernanceProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Influential CommunicationCollaboration SkillsInnovative Thought LeadershipJudgment and Decision-MakingProblem-Solving Coaching

Certifications & Qualifications

Green Belt CertificationBlack Belt Certification

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Scale ExperienceOperating Unit ExperienceInspection ReadinessStakeholder ServiceMatrix Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advance Design Quality excellence across Medtronic by shaping strategy, standards, governance, and performance visibility for critical product development and quality system capabilities.
Partner across Operating Units, Regions, and Core Quality Services to simplify and standardize Design Quality practices, strengthen inspection readiness, and enable consistent execution across a broad global product portfolio.
Develop and execute functional objectives, build enterprise capability, and develop employees with the skills, knowledge, and judgment needed to move Medtronic Operating Units forward.
Create and lead real-time critical process governance for high-priority product development programs, including expert consultation, issue escalation, and cross-functional alignment.
Drive Design Quality Excellence across Operating Units by aligning OU practices to enterprise standards while enabling practical, risk-based execution in local business contexts.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree required and 10 years of relevant enterprise scale experience leading, developing and motivating large and diverse teams to service a broad population of stakeholders, OR Advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant enterprise scale experience leading, developing and motivating large and diverse teams to service a broad population of stakeholders.
Minimum of 7+ years of managerial experience leading teams.
Knowledge of ISO 13485, EU MDR, GMP, and FDA standards and QMSR.
Operating Unit experience with product(s) having been a contributing member of core team during product development.
Influential communication and collaboration skills.
Innovative thought-leader with matrix leadership experience.
Continuous improvement, customer-focused mindset.
Experience leading, developing, and motivating large teams.
Strong judgment and decision-making; risk-based decision-making, skilled problem-solving coach.
Experienced prompt engineer.
Green or Black Belt Certification.
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.

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)