Principal Technical Product Owner

USA-Medtronic MiniMed, Inc 1017; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Principal Technical Product Owner to define and deliver the CareLink cloud platform roadmap, translating clinical and business needs into scalable, secure technology.

You will collaborate with architects, engineering, data science and regulatory teams to decompose work into epics and user stories, while balancing value, feasibility, and quality. This role emphasizes medical-device software standards and reliability.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientific discipline and 7+ years of technical engineering professional experience
• Master’s degree in engineering or scientific discipline and 5+ years of technical engineering professional experience

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the technical product roadmap for CareLink cloud capabilities.
• Translate customer, clinical, business, and technical needs into clear product requirements and prioritized backlogs.
• Partner with architects and engineering leaders to define scalable cloud architectures, APIs, data platforms, integrations, and platform capabilities.
• Lead product decomposition from high-level concepts into epics, features, and actionable user stories.
• Balance business value, technical feasibility, security, quality, regulatory requirements, and delivery timelines when prioritizing work.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data Science, Quality, Cybersecurity, and Clinical teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Nov 2026

About the Role

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe.

You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

The Principal Technical Product Owner is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and delivering the technology roadmap for CareLink, MiniMed’s cloud-based diabetes data and digital health platform. This role sits at the intersection of product management, software engineering, cloud technology, data, and clinical needs to translate business and customer requirements into scalable, secure, and high-quality technology solutions. The role partners closely with software architects, engineering, quality, cybersecurity, data science, UX, clinical, and business stakeholders to define product vision, technical capabilities, and delivery priorities. The Technical Product Owner owns the product backlog and works with cross-functional teams to decompose complex capabilities into actionable epics, features, and user stories while ensuring alignment with enterprise and medical-device software standards.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the technical product roadmap for CareLink cloud capabilities.
• Translate customer, clinical, business, and technical needs into clear product requirements and prioritized backlogs.
• Partner with architects and engineering leaders to define scalable cloud architectures, APIs, data platforms, integrations, and platform capabilities.
• Lead product decomposition from high-level concepts into epics, features, and actionable user stories.
• Balance business value, technical feasibility, security, quality, regulatory requirements, and delivery timelines when prioritizing work.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data Science, Quality, Cybersecurity, and Clinical teams.
• Define acceptance criteria and ensure delivered capabilities meet intended product outcomes and quality expectations.
• Identify opportunities to modernize and modularize CareLink capabilities while improving scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Support adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/GenAI, automation, cloud-native technologies, and data-driven capabilities.
• Establish effective Agile/JIRA processes and improve transparency across planning, execution, dependencies, and releases.
• Monitor product performance, technical health, risks, dependencies, and delivery progress and communicate status to leadership.
• Ensure technology decisions support the long‑term evolution of CareLink as a secure, reliable, and scalable digital health platform.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Scientific discipline and 7+ years of technical engineering professional experience
• Master’s degree in engineering or Scientific discipline and 5+ years of technical engineering professional experience

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.

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$138,000.00 - $234,000.00
• For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $153,000.00 - $261,000.
• Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and geographic location.
• Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
• Regular employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as access to a Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, life insurance, long‑term disability leave, and a dependent daycare spending account.
• In addition, all regular employees enjoy incentive plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, short‑term disability coverage, paid time off and holidays, participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• Eligible employees may also benefit from our Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.
• Please note that ‘regular employees’ refers to those who are not temporary staff, such as interns, and some benefits may not apply to employees in Puerto Rico.
• For further details about our comprehensive benefits, we encourage you to visit the link below.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Statement

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Compliance & Background Check

If you are applying to perform work for MiniMed in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which MiniMed reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

MiniMed will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Additional Notes

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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Nov 2026

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. With a heritage rooted in technology, empathy, and a relentless pursuit of innovation, we’re focused on one thing: making every day a better day for people with diabetes. From our intelligent dosing systems that stay one step ahead to our always‑on support when it’s needed most, we’re committed to building a connected system of care that works together and fits into everyday life, so people with diabetes can move through the day with fewer interruptions. Fewer second guesses. And more freedom to live in the moment. We’re here to make better days possible for people with diabetes. Joyful, messy, fully lived days. Days where things feel lighter, easier. For more than four decades, we’ve been driven by this mission, delivering groundbreaking advancements in technology to help people live more fully, freely, and with greater confidence. At MiniMed, diabetes care is personal for us. Many of our employees have a connection to diabetes, whether they're living with it themselves or through family members and friends, and we all show up each day to help make the lives of our coworkers and loved ones easier. Our people‑first priority. At MiniMed, we put our customers at the forefront of all we do, and that focus extends to our team as well. We're dedicated to creating a culture of belonging and providing our people with all the career‑building resources you might need. Our life‑transforming technologies. No matter what your role at our company, you're making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes. Our innovative inventions improve their day‑to‑day by helping lift the mental load and allowing diabetes to fade into the background, empowering them to live life on their own terms. Our focus on the future. We're chasing the dream of a world where people with diabetes can be free of that never‑ending battle of balancing blood sugar. A world where better days are the norm, not the exception. Fresh faces and new viewpoints will help create our cutting‑edge solutions and define the next generation of breakthroughs in care, so that a better day can start today.

It is the policy of MiniMed 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, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.