Braiding and Extrusion Center of Excellence Strategy Leader

Primary Responsibilities: Lead the Braiding and Extrusion Center of Excellence, including enterprise strategy, capability development, and technology roadmap planning. Define and maintain manufacturing strategies for braiding and extrusion technologies to support network capacity, site capabilities, and future growth objectives. Establish enterprise standards for equipment, tooling, materials, automation, process controls, and quality systems. Partner with Operating Units, Research and Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to align technology investments with business and product needs. Provide technical leadership to manufacturing sites through process optimization, yield improvement, defect reduction, equipment enhancement, and capability expansion initiatives. Identify, assess, and prioritize emerging braiding and extrusion technologies through collaboration with suppliers, academic institutions, and industry partners. Drive feasibility assessments, proof-of-concept activities, and industrialization efforts that accelerate manufacturing technology readiness and deployment. Ensure manufacturing technologies, standards, and processes support regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and scalable production.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of manufacturing, engineering, or advanced manufacturing experience OR advanced degree with 8+ years of manufacturing, engineering, or advanced manufacturing experience. Experience with braiding technologies, extrusion technologies, or both in a manufacturing environment. Experience developing and deploying manufacturing processes, equipment, or production technologies. Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operational stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous Medtronic experience. Experience with wire or polymer braiding, braid angle optimization, tension control, pick count optimization, or textile structure development. Experience with single-lumen, multi-lumen, multi-layer, reinforced, or specialty polymer extrusion technologies. Experience defining long-range manufacturing technology roadmaps and deploying new technologies into production environments. Experience supporting global organizations and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.

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):$152,800.00 - $229,200.00 This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).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).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico. Further details are available at the link below: Medtronic benefits and compensation plans 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. If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.