Senior Associate - Global Lab Strategist

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Jun 2026

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*
* Medtronic is seeking a Senior Associate - Global Lab Strategist to serve a transformational role within the Enterprise Risk and Facilities organization in developing labs of the future. This role sits at the intersection of daily lab operations, technical lab expertise, and enterprise transformation, serving as a strategic partner to Medtronic's senior leadership in enabling scalable, efficient, and compliant laboratory capabilities worldwide.

In this high-impact role, you will evolve and execute on a global vision for Medtronic's laboratory operations, enabling standardized processes, optimized technical capabilities, shared services, automated infrastructure that supports R&D innovation and enterprise growth. This key strategic role will work closely with individuals spanning the organization, from single lab owners to Medtronic's operating unit VPs. This role requires an individual who is forward-thinking, a self-starter, and can drive change across a complex organizational landscape.

This person will support the development of standards and best practices, deploy governance, and drive expertise to build a lab program that is scalable, sustainable, world leading, and aligned with concepts pertaining to labs of the future for continuous evolution.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

This role can be based at any US Medtronic Lab location 

+ Collaborate and execute on a global strategy including identify and drive synergies between lab types, infrastructure, and uses

+ Partner with cross-functional leaders in R&D, Engineering, Quality, Compliance, and Facilities to ensure alignment with scientific priorities and regulatory requirements

+ Provide strong lab expertise, including but not limited to hands-on lab experience across a spectrum of lab operations, equipment management and installation, and a clear understanding of specifications across different lab types and classifications

+ Exemplify a strong aptitude for strategic planning, and project management to ensure smooth transitions and the achievement of KPIs

+ Foster cultural innovation and transition, as well as adaptation

+ Read, assess, and incorporate technical advancements and pull them into the fold of labs of the future management to ensure continued evolution and the prioritization of R&D development

+ Implement data-driven monitoring, performance metrics, and reporting to provide visibility into key operations, utilization, and continuous improvement opportunities

+ Strategize, plan, and provide project management to ensure a smooth transition to future

+ Influence and guide executive-level decisions through concise, actionable reporting, presentations, and insights on delivery, operations, and risk

** Must Haves*
* + Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of experience in laboratory operations, program management, strategic initiatives, or change and process management, preferably in a regulated environment OR advanced degree and 2+ years of experience

** Nice to Have*
* + Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics

+ Track record managing complex, cross-functional projects and programs across multiple sites or regions

+ Strong knowledge of laboratory operations, instrumentation, infrastructure, and compliance standards

+ Strong intrapersonal and communication skills both verbally and written, including effective use of meetings (in-person and remote), and the ability to use data to support decision making

+ Proven analytical and problem-solving skills

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

** 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…