Consultant

Careers that Change Lives

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We are committed, we are purposeful, and we are driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

Do meaningful work, make a difference, and improve lives starting with your own.

We are seeking a Principal Business Process Improvement Consultant to serve as the agent for cultural change through leading and facilitating Lean Sigma Projects and other Continuous Improvement activities.

The Principal Business Process Improvement Consultant will be responsible for developing, advocating, and enabling the tools and methodologies to drive process excellence.

These tools may include, but are not limited to Lean, Six Sigma, project management, and other improvement techniques.

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.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result and everyone wins.

Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Plans, performs, and implements process improvement initiatives (such as Lean or Six Sigma).
• Diagrams and evaluates existing processes.
• Organizes, leads, and facilitates cross-functional project teams.
• Develops metrics that provide data for process measurement, identifying indicators for future improvement opportunities.
• Collects data to identify root cause of problems.
• Measures performance against process requirements.
• Aligns improvement to performance shortfalls.
• Provides consultation on the use of re-engineering techniques to improve process performance and product quality.
• May deliver presentations and training courses including measurement, analysis, improvement, and control.
• Surveys and analyzes best practices for techniques and processes.
• Communicates team progress.
• Performs cost and benefit analyses.
• 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.
• Ability to work independently to implement strategic goals and establish operational plans for job area.
• Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.
• Strongly influences the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on
• business strategy with a significant impact on functional results.
• Implements strategic goals established by functional leadership.
• Changes or may establish operational plans for job area with long-range impact on results.
• Develops solutions to unique issues.
• Improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation.
• Interacts with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels, including executive leadership, on significant matters.
• Conducts briefings with senior leaders within the job function.
• Negotiates with others to reach understanding or agreement.
• Frequently provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees.
• Typically manages large, moderately complex initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross functional teams.
• Requires mastery level knowledge of specialty area and working knowledge of several other areas.
• May have deep knowledge of project management.

Must Have : Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Requires a University Degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree or Black Belt Certification preferred.
• Engineering and Operations background from a highly competitive industry / environment.
• Proven leadership skills and business acumen; performance-driven
• Critical Thinker.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to interface and influence at all organizational levels.
• Excellent understanding of data analytic and statistical tools, capable of explaining the underlying concepts and principles.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple demanding tasks.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships.

Last updated : 2024-07-02