Senior Microbiologist - Sterilization Supervisor

Medtronic; Mirandola; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading global healthcare technology company in Mirandola is seeking a Senior Microbiologist - Sterilization Supervisor to lead their Sterility Assurance team. The position involves ensuring compliance with quality standards and regulations, supporting audits, and managing a team. Candidates should have a Master's degree and extensive experience in microbiology and leadership. The role offers competitive salary and benefits including a short-term incentive plan.

Servizi

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Medtronic Incentive Plan

Competenze

• Masters degree with minimum 3 years relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of management approaches.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team.

Mansioni

• Lead Sterility Assurance team across sites.
• Ensure compliance with sterility and quality standards.
• Support internal and external inspections.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Fluency in English

Understanding of sterilization processes

Process execution

Analytical skills

Formazione

Master’s degree in relevant field

Descrizione del lavoro

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At Medtronic you can begin a lifelong 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 Microbiologist - Sterilization Supervisor to join its team in Mirandola. In this key role, you will lead the Sterility Assurance team, supporting both the Mirandola and Reggiolo sites. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of sterility, quality, and regulatory compliance across all operations. Reporting directly to the EMEA Sterility Assurance Leader, you will play a crucial role in driving excellence within sterility assurance processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and contributing to Medtronic’s mission of improving lives through innovative healthcare solutions.

Responsibilities

• Management and supervisory professional overseeing four employees, primarily engaged in tactical, operational, and some strategic activities related to sterilization and microbiology.
• Leads, directs, and reviews the work of team members to accomplish operational plans and results, meeting or exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives.
• Supports internal and external inspections, and ensures timely resolution of audit and inspection findings.
• General knowledge of chemical and microbiological analyses to support the team.
• Follows protocols and regulations to clean, store, and/or deliver products, supplies, and instruments.
• Interprets and evaluates analyses for accuracy and precision against established specifications, recommending and implementing corrective actions when necessary.
• Applies existing techniques and procedures, recommending and implementing modifications for improved efficiency, or devising and developing new analytical methods and techniques.
• Prepares reports and necessary documentation (e.g., Corrective and Preventive Actions) and provides them to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures Sterility Assurance programs and policies are maintained and regularly updated.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of management approaches, including work scheduling, prioritization, coaching, and process execution.
• Proven experience in leading and developing a team.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Advanced knowledge of the field, gained through a combination of education and hands‑on experience.
• Ability to prioritize and drive strategic initiatives while effectively allocating resources.

Desirable qualifications include Lean Six Sigma knowledge or certification (Yellow Belt or Green Belt) and a solid understanding of project management fundamentals.

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.