Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Medtronic is hiring a Quality System Director. The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility, managing performance, developing talent, engagement and inclusion, communicating business and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of direct reports. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and / or indirect reports. which includes accountability for mentoring, developing and coaching staff on meeting/exceeding performance expectations and defined objectives, providing leadership to staff ensuring the prioritization of strategic and department level initiatives to include defining performance goals and targets, conducting performance reviews, and staff 1:1s to guide performance management and employee development efforts and manage toward departmental goals.
This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. 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.
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.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

Autonomy: Manages department (s) or small unit that includes multiple teams led by managers and / or supervisors. Leads the development of the strategy for own department or business area, ensuring links to the company’s aims and objectives. Management authority to make large business decisions and some strategic decisions. Decisions impact the financial performance, employees, or public image of the operational unit and/or company. Innovation and Complexity: Drives innovation across the business area, encouraging best practice and knowledge sharing. Significantly improves, changes or adapts own department or business area’s processes, systems, products or services. Problems and issues faced are complex, difficult and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
Communicates and conducts briefings with senior or executive leadership regarding ongoing operations and strategic initiatives. Influences across functions and businesses to negotiate and gain cooperation on operational issues and internal divergent objectives.
Leadership and Talent Management: Directs and leads a department, broad functional area or geography, including one or more teams led by managers and / or supervisors. Determines supervisory relationships and creates workforce and staffing plans to accomplish business results. Authorizes hiring, firing, Job Description promotion and reward within own area.
Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires broad management and leadership knowledge to lead multiple job areas, and detailed functional and operational expertise.

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