Sr Regulatory Affairs Spec - Radio Frequency

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Aug 2026

Careers that change lives start here. 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. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

The Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Radio Frequency, ensures Surgical devices are compliant with global radio, wireless, and telecommunications requirements by overseeing RF regulatory submissions, performing change-management assessments, and maintaining compliance throughout the product lifecycle. The position collaborates closely with Regulatory Affairs teams, cross-functional partners, external test laboratories, certification bodies, and international regulatory representatives to align on requirements and execution. In addition, the role drives the integration of RF compliance into broader quality and regulatory systems, ensuring consistent, scalable, and proactive compliance across all programs.

The Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, RF, provides technical and regulatory leadership for wireless-enabled medical and non-medical devices, supporting global market access and lifecycle compliance. The role develops and executes RF regulatory strategies for new product development and sustaining programs involving technologies such as Bluetooth®, Wi‑Fi, RFID, NFC, UWB, and wireless modules, while ensuring compliance with global telecommunications, wireless, and radio regulations.

The specialist collaborates with R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, international teams, test laboratories, and certification bodies to support product certification, regulatory submissions, change assessments, and certification maintenance activities. Responsibilities include interpreting and applying global RF requirements and standards, reviewing RF test documentation, assessing the regulatory impact of product changes, and providing guidance on wireless integration, labeling, and compliance strategies. The role also drives continuous improvement initiatives and integration of RF compliance requirements into product development, quality, and regulatory processes to ensure scalable and proactive compliance across the device lifecycle.

The ideal candidate possesses expertise in global RF, wireless, and telecommunications regulations and demonstrated experience supporting medical, non-medical devices or other highly regulated electronic products. They have hands‑on experience with wireless technologies including Bluetooth/BLE, Wi‑Fi, RFID, NFC, UWB, WLAN, wireless module integration, RF exposure evaluation, EMC testing, and spectrum compliance requirements, along with a strong understanding of global certification pathways and telecommunications approval processes.

The candidate is skilled at interpreting complex technical standards, assessing regulatory impacts of product changes, collaborating with engineering teams on wireless system architecture, and translating technical requirements into practical compliance strategies that enable efficient global market access.

• Develop and execute global RF, wireless, and telecommunications regulatory strategies to support worldwide market access and continued compliance for wireless-enabled devices.
• Lead global radio certification activities, including regulatory submissions, technical documentation, certification maintenance, and interactions with telecommunications authorities, test laboratories, and certification bodies.
• Provide regulatory support for new product development and lifecycle management activities involving technologies such as Bluetooth®, Wi‑Fi, RFID, NFC, UWB, and wireless modules.
• Assess the regulatory impact of product, software, firmware, supplier, manufacturing, and labeling changes on global RF certifications and market access.
• Interpret and apply global RF, wireless, and…