Quality Systems Manager - Plymouth, MN

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 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 The Quality Systems Manager provides leadership for the Quality Management System (QMS) at Medtronic's Nathan Lane manufacturing site in Plymouth, Minnesota. Supporting the production of life-changing medical technologies within the Peripheral Vascular Health portfolio, this site is a high-volume, highly regulated manufacturing operation focused on delivering safe, effective, and reliable products to patients around the world. In this role, you will partner closely with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Regulatory partners to ensure quality systems remain compliant, effective, and aligned with business objectives. As a key member of the site quality organization, the Quality Systems Manager will lead continuous improvement initiatives across core quality system processes, including compliance, audits, CAPA, document control, training, and management review activities. This leader will drive a culture of quality and operational excellence, ensuring regulatory requirements are met while enabling the business to scale, innovate, and continuously improve. The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, sound decision-making, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels while advancing Medtronic's Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Provides oversight for the development and maintenance of quality programs, systems, processes and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and that the performance and quality of services conform to established internal and external standards and guidelines. Provides expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and internal regulations to assure compliance. Works directly with operating entities to provide process analyses oversight on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and meet regulations. Leads audit and inspection preparation, resolution of audit and inspection findings and liaises with auditing groups and inspectors through all stages of the audits. Prepares reports and/or necessary documentation (ex Corrective and Preventative Actions) and provides to applicable stakeholders, both internal and external. Co-ordinates legal requests in support of government investigations or litigations. Ensures the quality assurance programs and policies are maintained and modified regularly. Facilitates uniform standards worldwide and enables best practice sharing, thereby fostering the achievement of company's mission globally.

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years prior relevant experience Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering , Quality, Life Sciences, or   a related   technical field.   Experience supporting Quality Management System (QMS) processes, including CAPA, nonconformance, change control, document control, training, or