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** Help streamline and speed our time to market and build quality in at every step. You will be a member of the Global Operation and Supply Chain - Strategy and Network team that supports the VAVE program for Surgical and other business portfolios. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as R&D, Quality, reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement VAVE changes. Represent the VAVE organization as a prime talent a wide variety of VAVE projects. You can grow your career with us; we hope you’ll consider joining our team! Help streamline and speed our time to market and build quality in at every step. You will be a member of the Global Operation and Supply Chain - Strategy and Network team that supports the VAVE program for Surgical and other business portfolios. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional partners such as R&D, Quality, reliability, regulatory, operations, and sourcing colleagues to evaluate and implement VAVE changes. Represent the VAVE organization as a prime talent a wide variety of VAVE projects. You can grow your career with us; we hope you’ll consider joining our team! A Day in the Life • **Interact** with personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations + **Lead** Change Development Process from start to finish and assess VAVE project deliverables and critical milestones, working in collaboration with multi-disciplinary functions and VAVE Program leads. + **Drive** technical discussions related to critical activities for VAVE project execution + **Coordinate** design technical reviews in collaboration with multi-disciplinary functions – Supplier Quality, Regulatory, R&D , Manufacturing, Project Management, + **Support** on documentation and engineering change order creation in PLM System + **Support** on Design Verification and Validation activities , performed locally or at US Site. + **Provides** problem solving/trouble shooting support to manufacturing sites and key suppliers to increase yields, maintain process capability, and improve efficiency and cost. + **Own** PPAP process (As applicable) in support of VAVE project execution activities + **Drive** technical PPAP discussions at site and supplier levels + **Conduct** Design Verification and Validation assessment support related to PPAP + **Conduct** Risk Management file reviews and updates. Must Haves • Bachelor's or Master Degree and 8 to 12 years of Mechanical or Equivalent . + VAVE Experience and Project Management Experience • Knowledge of medical device industry standards, regulations compliance requirements • Strong knowledge of mechanical processes, materials, processes, manufacturing, PFMEA and DFMEA • Demonstrates good judgment pertaining to issue escalation and consultation with other SME’s • Results focused. Able to deliver consistent, high quality work to meet product performance, compliance, schedule, and budget requirements • Able to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of challenging scope and complexity • Possesses working knowledge of statistical and data analysis tools. SPC, DOE, Gauge R&R, CpK • Demonstrates clear, factual, and effective oral and written communication with variety of cross functional colleagues, technical peers, and senior-level management • Able to effectively prioritize and work on multiple assignments in parallel while keeping stakeholders updated • Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on time • Interpersonal skills including ability to effectively formulate and convey technical and cost/benefit/risk information with peers and senior leaders • Strong verbal and written communication skills including ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand terms • Working knowledge of Quality System Regulation (QSR 21 CFR 820), EU Medical Device Directive, and ISO (13485:2003) • Knowledge of 6 Sigma (DFSS) principles • Able to work well under pressure and maintain a positive, engaged, and enthusiastic attitude Nice to Have : + PMP Certification + VAVE Certification **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.  **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. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). **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 95,000+ 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 (http://www.medtronic.com) 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 95,000+ 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. **We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. **We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. **This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… + **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world + **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities + **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: **Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. **Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. **Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. **Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care 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. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. 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