Distinguished Scientist - Systems Architecture

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Medical Sciences or related field (Degree in system engineering highly preferred)
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in relevant work including 5+ years’ experience in leading multi-disciplinary research teams.
• Experience leading architecture definition for platforms or programs with strong emphasis on software architecture, data and Analytics and at least one of the following: IoT data, video processing, AI/ML
• Experience defining architectures using one or more of the following: microservices, Cloud solutions, data processing frameworks
• Experience with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to educate, influence, and inspire others around a vision of the future
• Well-developed collaboration skills with proven track record of interfacing between multiple groups and functions (R&D, QA, operations, marketing, regulatory, and external experts)
• Ability to manage and collaborate with leaders and teams across multiple geographies and different company function
• Ability to communicate and manage collaboration with external strategic technology partners  
• A proven leader of innovation on multiple, multidisciplinary projects in a regulated industry (medical device products involving low latency edge computing highly preferred)
• Experience developing and documenting system architectures for complex medical device systems
• Patient centric mindset with a strong desire to improve clinical outcomes
• Working experience to define system of system with system and sub-system requirements
• Experience with following processes and creating documentation within a quality management system, including design descriptions, risk management, requirements, and verification / validation.
• Experience working with real-time operating systems
• Experience with Software as Medical device and/or software regulation
• Experience working with Hospital IT systems including integrations with PACS and EMR solutions 
• Experience in people management and technology evaluation
• Advanced Degree in in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Medical Sciences or related field

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)