MDR/Vigilance Specialist

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 Medtronic At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. Our Purpose At our Customer Quality and Experience Management (CQXM) group, which is part of the Galway CQXM Complaint Handling and Regulatory Reporting Department in Medtronic plc, we focus on complaint handling and post market regulatory reporting activities for a wide range of Medtronic products. You will be part of a high performing Complaint Handling and Medical Device Regulatory reporting department, which provides value throughout the Product Life cycle through world class execution in Medical Device Reporting and Vigilance compliance. Come for a job, stay for a career! A Day in The Life Of: Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Co-ordination of complaint handling activities for a wide range of Medtronic products. This includes the receipt and documenting of incoming complaint events. Support Vigilance and Medical Device Report (MDR) programs including adverse event reporting, preparing documentation on adverse events and ensuring timely submission with relevant regulatory agencies. Support the response to any queries received from regulatory agencies in relation to complaint events or post market regulatory reports. Work cross-functionally to continually improve the complaint handling processes and methodologies. Leverage lean sigma methodologies to create significant and measurable process improvements. Key Skills & Experience Minimum NFQ level 7 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science or related discipline with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience or Advanced degree with 0 years of experience. Candidates with a clinical qualification (e.g. registered nurse or experience in physiological or clinical measurement science) will also be considered. Candidate must be a dynamic team player and can work effectively within cross-functional teams. Candidate must be able to think critically and make sound decisions. Candidate must be focused on patient safety and customer service, set high standards, instill operational excellence, drive accountability and model ethical behavior. Experience in Complaint handling or risk management would be an advantage. Candidates must be a good communicator and fluent in English, both in writing and speaking. Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package   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.  ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert   We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind:  Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses.  Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate.  If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments.  If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of