Principal IT Technologist

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**:
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Manage, architect and support SAP BW4 HANA, SAP S4 and SAP HANA database, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Develop, Implement, and maintain SAP BW/4 HANA and SAP HANA solutions, taking a leading role on Enterprise Operational Data reporting projects.
- Monitor and implement SLT / Smart Data Integration for HANA to facilitate data integration and synchronization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and document functional requirements.
- Lead and support SAP projects from planning and design to implementation and maintenance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues and provide on-call support as needed.
- Leveraging cross functional knowledge as required (OS, Networking, ABAP, etc.) to identify and debug issues quickly.
- Ensure data security, system stability, and regulatory compliance for SAP BW/4 HANA systems.
- Stay up to date with SAP best practices and technology trends.

**Required Knowledge and Experience**:Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have broad knowledge of project management.
12+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree
- Extensive experience in SAP projects, with a focus on end-to-end development, SAP BW/4 HANA, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP HANA database, SAP ECC.
- Expertise in Smart Data Integration for HANA.
- Experience integrating SAP / Non-SAP ERP platforms with SAP BW/4 HANA and upstream/downstream systems (including API Development)
- Strong cross-functional knowledge on HANA Database, SAP Functional (esp. Finance and Sales), and other SAP technologies and able to translate those skills into technical solutions for issue resolution.
- Deep understanding of ABAP skills is required.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to work independently and in a team.

**Nice to Have**:

- Previous Medtronic experience
- Prior Pharma and/or Medical Device experience is desired.

**SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM**:Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects - from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

**DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS**

**Autonomy**:Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes.
Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager.
Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.

**Organizational Impact**:Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results.
May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.

**Innovation and Complexity**:Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation.
Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area.
Implements solutions to problems.

**Communication and Influence**:Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels.
May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.

**Leadership and Talent Management**:Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.

**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.

**Benefits & Compensation**:
**Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package**
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