Senior Director, Productivity and Global Transformation, Diabetes

Job Description

Careers that Change Lives

**Team is working hybrid and position will be onsite in Northridge CA 3 days/week.

As the Senior Director of Productivity and Global Transformation at Diabetes, you will evaluate the current state and unleash the full potential of the business. Your role entails developing a comprehensive opportunity strategy that drives operational efficiency, process improvements, and global transformation initiatives. Your ultimate objective is to enhance the productivity of Medtronic's products, services, and processes while optimizing the overall performance of the Diabetes division.

We’re a mission-driven leader in medical technology and solutions with a legacy of integrity and innovation. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world.

We look for leaders who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.

In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary.

A Day in the Life

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

• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with senior executives and cross-functional leaders to develop and execute a comprehensive productivity and global transformation strategy aligned with the Diabetes OU strategic priorities.
• Process Optimization: Establish a Diabetes OU Operating system and identify areas for step change improvement across the business global. Implement strategies in digital technology, product innovation, operations, commercial, supply chain, and service delivery processes to streamline operations, reduce costs, and increase overall efficiency.
• Change Management: Lead global transformational initiatives by effectively communicating the vision, goals, and benefits of proposed changes to various stakeholders across the organization. Drive and oversee the adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Data-Driven Insights: Utilize data analysis and metrics to assess performance, identify bottlenecks, and measure the impact of productivity improvement initiatives. Use these insights to make informed decisions, drive continuous improvement, and identify indicators for future improvement opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster a collaborative culture by working closely with cross-functional teams, including product innovation, quality, digital technology marketing, sales, operations, commercial and finance align efforts and optimize interdepartmental processes.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 15+ years of experience in strategic planning, operations management, process improvement, and/or transformational leadership (Or Advanced Degree with 13+ years) including 10+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

· Experience in in the healthcare or medical device industry

· Change management expertise with a track record of successfully implementing transformational initiatives including Lean and Six Sigma tools and techniques

· Results-oriented, with a focus on achieving measurable outcomes and driving continuous improvement

· Strong execution skills turn strategy into tactics and results

· Deliver on financial and strategic commitments

· Demonstrable leadership skills and ability to collaborate with energy, motivation, determination, and a passion technology and life sciences

· Strong leadership skills; track record of being a talent magnet and managing geographically distributed teams

· Comfortable in influence and consulting roles and leadership

· Familiarity with agile systems, lean-agile understanding, and have worked in an agile environment including stand ups, story points/backlogs, burndown charts/velocity

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies, and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

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. Learn more about our benefits

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

LTI Eligible: This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)