Director - Digital Technology

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 LifeWe’re a mission-driven leader in medical technology and solutions with a legacy of integrity and innovation. We are working to improve how healthcare addresses the needs of more people, in more ways and in more places around the world.

As a company, we can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed withthe right people in our teams. 

This role is responsible for overall Digital Technology leadership and governance and is a part of the Diabetes Digital Technology Leadership team.

The ideal candidate should be well versed with how digital technologies can be utilized as a driver in the industry. In addition to strong technology leadership background, s/he must bring the business acumen and executive presence to work with key global stakeholders in the organization. 

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

• The candidate must have experience in Delivery and Operations and be a SME in running large scale technology delivery organizations. 
• Given a change-driven & results-oriented culture that is being brought in, the candidate must have the ability to work in a global matrix structure within the context of Minimed’s strategic vision.
• Sets the technology vision, strategy and roadmap of IT team serving Diabetes operating unit globally.
• Provides technology leadership for those involved in the development, design, delivery, and operations of systems.
• Helps to define and develop business value stream blueprint.
• Manages team members, vendors, matrixed resources to deliver on Diabetes goals and objectives as it relates to application development and enhancement, large scale business system programs, and high performance
• Develops innovative solutions to business problems keeping global perspective and customer centric approach in mind.
• Performs analysis, selection, and modification of enterprise systems and application software to meet business needs.
• Navigates priorities between transformation programs vs day to-day operational needs to ensure smooth business continuity while driving long term value.
• Drives accountability for projects and program deliverables and ensure they meet the commitments made to stakeholders and customers.
• Works with India country lead on facilities, transportation, services required for Digital Technology to provide services. 
• Acts as an Infrastructure technology liaison for local IT services 
• Oversees Talent strategy and hiring:
• Diversity metrics, time to hire KPIs, attrition, churn.
• Maintain relationship with local education system - talent strategy for IT 
• Supports strong employee engagement and embedding Diabetes WOWs
• Manages cost center financial planning and budget working with financial business partner(s).

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree with minimum 15 years of relevant experience and 10 years of managerial experience or an advanced degree with 13+ years of relevant experience and 10 years of managerial experience

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple functions. 
• Has achieved mastery within a specific technical or broad expertise across multiple related disciplines. 
• Able to work through complex challenges and impact multiple business functions
• Be able to identify, initiate, establish, and develops long term strategic relationships and alliances with key organizational stakeholders.

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. 

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.
 

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