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Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year.
A Day in the Life
The Affera Mapping and Ablation System is an innovative medical technology designed to treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The system involves advanced mapping techniques to create detailed images of the heart's electrical activity, helping physicians identify abnormal areas causing arrhythmias. Once identified, the Affera Ablation System delivers targeted energy to disrupt these abnormal signals, restoring normal heart rhythm.
This position may be based in Mounds View, Minnesota or Newton, Massachusetts with a minimum on-site presence of 4 days a week.
Primary Responsibilities
•Lead software engineering teams responsible for architecture, design, development, testing, and sustaining activities for complex medical device software.
•Work with the development team to plan and execute release milestones, risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions for current and future product releases.
•Define, plan, organize, and coordinate software development deliverables across multiple sites in accordance with FDA and other regulatory requirements.
•Lead forecasting, effort estimation, resource planning, technical planning, execution, and release activities.
•Manage predictable project schedules and budgets.
•Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing industry-standard software engineering development processes.
•Apply software development methodologies, including Agile practices, to improve execution, collaboration, and delivery across the organization.
•Contribute to product strategy through project/product planning, roadmap input, and tradeoff analysis.
•Provide regular status updates for management and cross-functional review.
•Ability to travel as needed.
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, OR an Advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
•Strong knowledge of medical product software development, IEC-62304, and FDA guidance, or experience in other highly regulated environments.
•Program Management experience in a technical discipline or relevant software engineering experience.
Preferred Qualifications
•Detailed skill in organizing work for unstructured problems or execution tasks.
•Ability to effectively interface and influence employees at different organizational levels.
•Strength in working with cross-functional teams across facilities to solve problems.
•Strong understanding of good documentation practices, software lifecycle processes, configuration management, and commonly used engineering management tools.
•Record of success in leading product development and/or process improvement projects.
•Ability to work with Quality, Regulatory, Systems, Test, and other engineering partners to ensure software deliverables meet product, compliance, and business needs.
•Experience leading teams that develop complex software systems involving real-time performance, hardware integration, data visualization, or distributed system components.
•Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive.
•Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
•Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $142,400.00 - $213,600.00
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.
Benefits and additional compensation available to regular employees working 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).
Benefits and additional compensation 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).
The application window for this opening is anticipated to close on 9 Nov 2026.
