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A Day in the Life
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The MECC Lab Manager will be responsible for leading a workgroup of chemists, engineers, and Technicians who perform research, development, and production support testing for the Testing laboratory within a regulated medical device industry. The lab provides support for metallurgical destructive analysis and quality control analytical chemistry testing. The position has responsibility for people management, collaborating with the lab's clients to understand testing needs and define testing plans, providing work direction, work prioritization, data and report review, and leading lab improvement projects. The position will also collaborate with business leadership on strategic planning.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Manage and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the workgroup including work direction, prioritization, and training.


• Partner with the lab's clients to define testing needs, priority, and resource planning.


• Perform detailed technical and quality review and approval of lab notebook entries and reports.


• Author, review and/or approve laboratory reports, test methods, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).


• Plans and establish goals and objectives for the work group. Manage department metrics and own/drive countermeasures when needed.


• Provide support for lab quality activities including Out of Specification investigations, CAPAs, audits and inspections.


• Lead lab improvement projects with a focus on improving client support levels and increasing operational efficiency.


• Manage change by developing materials and facilitating meetings to gain employee feedback, inform employees, influence behavior, drive decisions, and set policies.


• Provide performance feedback and career development through regular mentoring and coaching.


• Hire top candidates and help them successfully integrate into the department.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, Engineering or a related technical discipline is required with a minimum of 5 years of lab experience o r an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of business process/program management experience

Nice to Have

• Experience developing budgets and managing departmental costs.


• Experience leading Lean or Six Sigma projects and/or project portfolios.


• Experience with Medical Device Industry and products.


• Knowledge of Quality System Regulations in the areas of Chemical Testing, Laboratory Investigations and CAPA.


• Experience with lab software including ELN, LIMS, LDMS/SDMS and/or chromatography data systems.


• Demonstrated technical skills in defining test plans, data interpretation, and providing technical recommendations to project teams.


• Record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to influence the outcome of important decisions or initiatives.


• Experience managing change, managing/leading others, coaching and providing performance feedback.


• Proficiency authoring and editing technical reports, business correspondence and quality systems procedures.


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of executives, managers, and clients.


• Quality, reliability, or other regulated industry experience, including knowledge of ISO 17025, 13485, cGMPs, and 21CFR11.


• Experience working across organizations to achieve business goals.


• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, training and presentation skills.

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):$123,200.00 - $184,800.00

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).

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About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

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.

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