Operations Leadership Development Program: SWE Conference

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Oct 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long 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

This posting is intended for candidates attending the 2025 Society of Women Engineers Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Careers that Change Lives

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.  We look for accountable leaders who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career.  We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.

Operations Leadership Development Program Overview

The purpose of the Operations Leadership Development Program (OLDP) is to develop new and emerging engineering leaders by accelerating their careers and preparing them to lead Medtronic in the future.

The OLDP represents the beginning of a talent pipeline that will develop into savvy, seasoned, skilled professionals populating the management ranks of Medtronic in the years to come. Throughout this 2-year program, you will gain a breadth of experience in multiple departments while being exposed to a variety of technical and business functions within Medtronic’s Global Operations and Supply Chain space.

As an emerging leader within the OLDP, you will also have access to strategic leaders and development opportunities while engaging in targeted learning activities that will enhance your knowledge of leadership and broaden your perspective of medical device manufacturing and operations.

Following the conclusion of the two-year cycle, you will continue as a full-time Medtronic employee and transition to a new position elsewhere in Global Operations & Supply Chain (the exact position to be determined near the conclusion of the program, based on mutual best interest).

A Day in the Life

The Operations Leadership Development Program (OLDP) is a full-time, salaried, professional-level leadership training experience. In this program, you will rotate through three areas of manufacturing operations while working on-site at three different Medtronic locations. With each 8-month rotation, you will gain progressive responsibilities in your specific role and overall industry knowledge. Our next OLDP cohort begins July 2026 and will cover the following areas:

Rotation #1: Operational Excellence (OpEx)   

Rotation #2: Manufacturing Engineering

Rotation #3:  Possible available positions: Manufacturing Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Innovation Packaging & Labeling, Operations Innovation Process Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME), Manufacturing Project Engineering.

Possible Rotation Locations:

North Haven, CT; Billerica, MA; Danvers, MA; Dexter, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Brooklyn Center, MN; Plymouth, MN; Tempe, AZ; Boulder, CO.

Program Benefits

• Experience leading professional teams
• Exposure to senior business leadership
• Industry certifications (Yellow Belt/Green Belt Certification)
• Multi-site, multi-location exposure
• Multi- Platform business exposure
• Personalized mentoring by a senior business leader
• In-depth functional experience
• Capstone project
• Network of peers, managers, and leaders across the business

Successful candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s in engineering degree required. Those graduating with a Master’s degree are not eligible.
• 0 years of experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis and do not require sponsorship now or in the future for an employment visa. The Medtronic Operations Leadership Development Program does not provide work authorization sponsorship to participate in our program. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for the Medtronic Operations Leadership Development Program.
• Highly mobile and willing to pursue different geographic opportunities.

Nice To Haves:

• Preferred Engineering degrees: Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Exceptional engineering students who demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills and who are open to exploring a variety of operational assignments and locations.
• Previous internship experience (not necessarily Medtronic)

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 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.

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):$74,400.00 - $111,600.00This 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 pertains 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

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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

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