Sr Veterinarian

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

Un Sr. Veterinario en Medtronic desempeña un rol clave dando soporte técnico y estratégico a Manufactura, asegurando el bienestar animal, el cumplimiento regulatorio y el uso óptimo de tejido animal en la fabricación de dispositivos médicos.

Durante un día típico, el rol incluye la revisión de la condición y calidad del tejido animal para optimizar su uso en manufactura, reducir variabilidad y asegurar su desempeño dentro del producto final. Trabaja en colaboración directa con ingenieros de manufactura y calidad, apoyando con propuestas técnicas, pruebas y planes de mejora continua orientados a mejorar el desempeño del producto.

El Sr. Veterinario actúa como partner técnico interno para el desarrollo de estrategias relacionadas con el manejo y uso del tejido animal, y como enlace con proveedores de tejido, rastros y granjas, impulsando mejoras de proceso y del material, siempre alineadas a los estándares éticos, regulatorios y de calidad de Medtronic.

Adicionalmente, brinda soporte a modelos animales y actividades preclínicas, participa en auditorías y cumplimiento con regulaciones locales e internacionales, y ofrece mentoría y guía técnica a otros profesionales. El rol puede requerir viajes nacionales e internacionales según las necesidades del proyecto.

Disponibilidad para viajar al extranjero
Pasaporte/VISA
Licencia de conducir y capacidad de conducir en otros países
Capacidad de comunicación en ingles
Maestría de preferencia

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

• Plans, executes, and follows up on technical, clinical, and/or field research projects in toxicity, clinical pathology, and animal nutrition to produce meaningful information relating to safety and efficacy leading to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
• Conducts research projects involving different drug combinations, either independently or with others.
• Responsible for veterinarian issues such as: clinical diagnosis, disease outbreaks, all species, animal surgery, and animal models.
• Develops, implements, and controls procedures related to acquisition, maintenance, quarantine, and disposition of all research animals.
• Coordinates with, provides technical support, and acts as liaison on animal health matters.
• Continually improving the welfare of animals by complying with the Institution Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
• Participates in the designing of new facilities and improvement of facilities.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates, 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 R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor.
Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.

Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.
Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.
Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.

Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.
Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience OR PhD with 0 years relevant experience.

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
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here