Senior Microbiologist & Sterilization Engineer

MED Medtronic Inc; Fridley (MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Global Sterility Assurance professional to lead microbiology and sterility activities for terminally sterilized devices across the Central Region. You will collaborate with Quality, Operations and R&D teams to drive CAPAs, investigations and risk assessments ensuring product sterility and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes on-site collaboration, validation activities, monitoring, and documentation across the device lifecycle with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• GxP / cGMP experience in regulated settings.
• Strong microbiology and sterility knowledge is required.
• Experience with environmental monitoring and contamination control is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead microbiology and sterility activities for terminally sterilized devices.
• Provide SME for controlled environments and contamination control, including monitoring and testing.
• Initiate and review microbiology investigations, nonconformance reports, CAPAs; apply risk-based problem solving.

Skills

GxP / cGMP experience

Microbiology & sterility knowledge

Environmental monitoring

Data analysis with Excel/Power BI

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Global Sterility Assurance professional to lead microbiology and sterility activities for terminally sterilized devices across the Central Region. You will collaborate with Quality, Operations and R&D teams to drive CAPAs, investigations and risk assessments ensuring product sterility and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes on-site collaboration, validation activities, monitoring, and documentation across the device lifecycle with a focus on continuous improvement.