We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Jan 2025

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
The User Experience and Human Factors Engineering (UX/HFE) team within the Neuromodulation operating unit is searching for a proven design leader to help us create intuitive patient- and clinician-facing applications in support of digital experience initiatives.
This is a critical role that will help shape the future of design within our Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) product lines, and beyond. You will have the opportunity to perform truly meaningful work that directly impacts the lives of patients suffering from Parkinsons, epilepsy, dystonia, and chronic pain, as well as the lives of the clinicians that treat them.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It's no accident - we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it's the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Use human-centered design thinking to solve real-world problems facing patients and clinicians around the world


• Contribute to cutting edge innovation in the areas of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)


• Partner with fellow designers, human factors engineers, researchers, and validation staff from early discovery to market launch, ensuring usability is built into our products and not an afterthought


• Leverage research insights from multiple sources to create data-driven workflows and interface concepts we can iteratively test with users


• Think strategically and help champion good design practices as a trusted architect and customer advocate


• Counsel leadership on design proposals, risks, and tradeoffs from both holistic and task-based perspectives with a focus on building consensus


• Maintain and mature our design system to ensure consistency and scalability across multiple product families


• Provide guidance and coaching to junior UX talent

Must Have (Minimum Requirements)

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's degree required with a minimum of 7 years of UX Design experience


• OR advance degree with a minimum of 5 years of UX Design experience

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Advanced degree in design, HCI, or a closely related field


• UX certification (e.g., UXMC, CUXP, CXA)


• A design portfolio showcasing experiences you've crafted with an emphasis on the resulting outcomes


• Expert-level proficiency working in Figma


• Strong verbal/written communication skills and business acumen


• Robust knowledge of medical device regulations and compliance (e.g., IEC 62366, EU MDR, ISO 13485)


• Experience closely partnering with software development teams for web, mobile, and/or embedded applications

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):$142,400.00 - $213,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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

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.