At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
As the Director, Operational Excellence - Process Excellence within the Operational Excellence & Transformation team, you will be a Core Member of the Process Excellence team to guide, deploy, lead Kaizen, and execute the -one best way- methodology steps that establish the Medtronic Performance System. You will lead / co-lead the creation of the elements of the Medtronic Performance System and develop competencies and capabilities by aligning leadership behaviors to the desired OPEX culture.
To support the Global Operations and Supply Chain organization's critical role in achieving this bold ambition, a new strategy was introduced to enable Global Operations and Supply Chain (GO&SC) to become a best-in-class organization that serves as Medtronic's strategic and competitive advantage.
Are you looking to create capability and competencies in Operational Excellence for the leader in the Medical Technology industry?
You will work closely with the Leadership Excellence team and the Platform / Site OpEx leaders to develop, pilot, and deploy a comprehensive curriculum based on scheduled offerings and need-based classes. You will be at the forefront of Medtronic's Mission to Alleviate Pain, Restore Health, and Extend Life by developing the skills and competencies of our teams to deliver life-saving products.
A Day in the Life
As the Director, Operational Excellence - Process Excellence you will:
Guide, create, deploy, and execute the -one best way- (1BW) methodology steps and tools that establish the Medtronic Performance System.
Partner with manufacturing and transactional processes to benchmark, find the 1BW (internally or externally) and continuously improve on the standard. Stay current on the best new ways and technologies.
Contribute to the overall organizational goals, strategy roadmap, and execution of the OPEX Process Excellence staff, playing a vital role.
Champion how the 1BW builds a common language, a standard process that allows the organization to learn and deliver at Speed and Scale.
Partner with Platform Operational Excellence leaders and University site leaders to create simple, repeatable governance scorecards that are quantitative and qualitative assessments of site OPEX effectiveness.
Coach manufacturing sites and business process functions to establish 1BW and drive continuous improvement.
Must Have
A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant operations leadership experience and 7+ years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant operations leadership experience and 7+ years of managerial experience.
Green Belt certification
Lean certified/trained with 10+ years of relevant experience
Strong background in operational excellence structures (TPM, BPM, DBS, TPS, etc.) and the associated tools/techniques.
Nice to Have :
Deep materials management experience.
Leading/deploying operational excellence/lean at a global or regional level in a manufacturing/operations environment for 7 + years
Black Belt certification
Ability to build a strategic roadmap that will yield a journey map for deploying the programs and standardization that meets the business needs by prioritization and focused development
Proficient and experienced in coaching and leading quantitative and qualitative assessments of OpEx effectiveness at sites and functions
Previous people management experience
Solid change management, coaching, and mentoring competency
Ability to influence change without direct authority, highly influential, and able to sell ideas and approaches
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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$168,000.00 - $252,000.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.
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).
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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 90,000+ 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 (http://www.medtronic.com) .
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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 90,000+ 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.
We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That's who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will...
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world . Here, it's about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
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 law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.
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