Sr. Clinical Quality Manager

Medtronic; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 162,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Manager, Clinical Quality to provide strategic leadership for clinical quality systems and compliance across CMAH. This role leads a high-performing team and partners with cross-functional leaders to ensure governance, risk management, and quality excellence in a highly regulated environment.

You will advance quality excellence, align standards across CMAH, and drive processes that improve consistency, efficiency, and business impact while protecting patients and

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree (or advanced degree) with 7+ years of experience, including 5+ years in a managerial role.
• Healthcare/Medical Device industry experience is a plus.
• Understanding of clinical quality and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team with strategic direction and capability building.
• Provide strategic leadership for quality management systems and compliance programs.
• Partner across CMAH functions to drive governance and standardized processes.
• Governance processes for quality standards, risk management, and informed decision-making.
• Oversee quality data, trends, and risks, plus regulatory submissions as needed.
• Lead quality audits, inspections, investigations, and CAPA activities.
• Drive QMR, CQFR, QDR governance forums and translate insights into actions.
• Build partnerships across CMAH to foster a proactive culture of quality and compliance.

Skills

People leadership

Quality management systems

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor''s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Sep 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

Are you a people leader who thrives at the intersection of quality, compliance, operational excellence, and patient impact? Medtronic is seeking a Senior Manager, Clinical Quality to provide strategic leadership for clinical quality systems, compliance, and quality excellence across the Surgical CMAH organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the vision and strategy for clinical quality while leading a high-performing team dedicated to protecting patients, ensuring the integrity of clinical research activities, strengthening stakeholder trust, and enabling business success in a highly regulated environment.

This leader will play a key role in advancing quality excellence while driving business processes consistency across the Clinical, Medical Affairs & HEPR (CMAH) functions. By aligning, standards, and ways of working, they will create a more consistent, efficient, and scalable operating environment that enhances compliance, reduces complexity, and supports business growth and innovation.

In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for clinical quality and business process excellence across CMAH. You will lead and develop a high-performing team, partner with functional leaders to strengthen governance and manage risk, and drive consistent processes and operating practices that improve organizational effectiveness and quality outcomes.

If you are energized by developing people, influencing across functions, and driving meaningful organizational impact, this role offers the opportunity to help shape the future of clinical quality and operational excellence across the Surgical organization.

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

• Lead, develop, and empower a high-performing team through strategic direction, coaching, talent development, succession planning, and capability building to drive sustainable organizational performance and quality excellence.
• Provide strategic leadership for quality management systems, compliance programs, and inspection readiness activities, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, company policies, and business objectives.
• Partner across Clinical, Medical Affairs & HEPR (CMAH) functions to drive business process consistency, operational excellence, and standardized ways of working that improve efficiency, accountability, and quality outcomes.
• Establish and strengthen governance processes that promote consistent quality standards, risk management practices, and informed decision-making across the organization.
• Oversee the assessment, reporting, and communication of quality data, trends, and risks, including submissions to regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Lead quality audits, inspections, investigations, and remediation activities, ensuring timely resolution of issues and effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive Quality Management Review (QMR), CQFR, QDR, and related governance forums by translating quality insights into actionable recommendations that support leadership decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Build strong partnerships across CMAH and key cross-functional stakeholders to advance a proactive culture of quality, compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required and minimum of 7 years of experience with 5+ of managerial experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ of managerial experience.

Nice to Have

• Healthcare/Medical Device Industry Experience
• Understanding of the clinical Quality and Regulatory environments

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R.

• 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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):$162,400.00 - $243,600.00

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

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertain solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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

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