

New · posted Nov 12
Medtronic · Medical Devices
Quality Systems Manager
- Lafayette, CO
- On-site
- Full-time
- Manager
The role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 18 Nov 2026
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.
What you need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience
- Direct CAPA experience
- Strong audit management experience, ideally having directly run audits.
- Working knowledge of applicable medical device regulations, standards, and Quality Systems requirements.
Preferred Qualificationsnice to have
- FDA inspection or Notified Body auditing experience
- Medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience.
- People leadership experience
- Promote an inclusive, accountable, responsive, and continuous- improvement culture
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
What you'll do
Medtronic’s Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business develops technologies that help clinicians monitor patients, identify changes in their condition, and make informed decisions across the continuum of care. The portfolio includes patient monitoring and respiratory-focused solutions designed to support care teams in acute and procedural settings, helping improve clinical insights and patient outcomes.
The Quality Systems Manager will provide leadership and oversight for Quality Systems activities supporting the ACM organization across its product portfolio and global sites. This role will lead a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Systems Specialists responsible for key Quality Management System activities, including CAPA management, audit and inspection management, training administration, management reviews, procedure implementation, and ongoing Quality System compliance.
In addition to leading and developing the team, this individual will serve as a key Quality Systems partner to cross-functional stakeholders across Regulatory, Operations, R&D, Change Management, and Enterprise Quality Systems. The role will provide both strategic oversight and hands-on support to ensure Quality System processes are effective, compliant, and continuously improving.
- Provides leadership and oversight for the development, implementation, and maintenance of Quality System programs, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and applicable standards.
- Leads and develops a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Systems Specialists responsible for supporting Quality System activities across the operating unit.
- Provides oversight of the CAPA program, partnering with CAPA owners to ensure investigations are thorough, corrective and preventive actions are appropriate, and CAPAs progress effectively and within established timelines.
- Provides expertise and guidance in interpreting Quality System policies, regulatory requirements, standards, and internal procedures to support ongoing compliance across the organization.
- Leads audit and inspection readiness, preparation, and execution, including coordination of audit activities, engagement with internal subject matter experts, and communication with auditing groups and inspectors.
- Oversees the resolution and timely closure of audit and inspection findings, including ensuring appropriate ownership, response plans, corrective actions, and follow-up activities are established and completed.
- Partners directly with operating entities and cross-functional stakeholders to assess Quality System processes, identify areas for improvement, and ensure requirements are consistently implemented.
- Leads and supports periodic management reviews by coordinating stakeholder inputs, reviewing Quality System performance and metrics, developing management review content, and presenting information to organizational leadership.
- Oversees implementation of new or revised enterprise Quality System procedures and requirements, ensuring the operating unit evaluates changes and effectively incorporates applicable requirements into its processes.
- Provides oversight for Quality System training administration, procedure implementation, periodic reviews, and other activities necessary to maintain an effective and compliant Quality Management System.
- Monitors Quality System performance, trends, KPIs, and compliance activities to identify risks, improvement opportunities, and areas requiring additional support or training.
- Leads or supports Quality System improvement initiatives and special projects.
- Promotes consistent Quality System standards and best-practice sharing across the organization while fostering a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Pay and benefits
$120,000 – $180,000 a year
Employer providedMedtronic 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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$120,000.00 - $180,000.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Health, dental and vision insurance
401(k) with employer contribution and match
Paid time off
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition assistance
Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
Where you'll work
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U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 12, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is level with the US median for Quality Systems & Document Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Manager roles in the US21 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $120,000 | — | $180,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $143,500 | $150,000 | $165,500 |
This role: Medtronic's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Systems & Document Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 12, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Systems & Document Control
The general path across 97 open Quality Systems & Document Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Medtronic's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 27 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership14
- Quality systems and risk13
- GMP and compliance9
- Documentation and SOPs3
- Investigations and CAPA3
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Systems & Document Control work in medical devices, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDA21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR)(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA quality management system regulation for medical devices, aligned with ISO 13485
- ISOISO 13485(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems for medical devices
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- ISOISO 14971(official source, opens in a new tab)Application of risk management to medical devices
- ISOISO 19011(official source, opens in a new tab)Guidelines for auditing management systems
- EUEU MDR (Regulation 2017/745)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU Medical Device Regulation: CE marking, technical documentation, vigilance
- FDAFDA Investigations Operations Manual(official source, opens in a new tab)How FDA investigators plan and conduct inspections
- FDAFDA Computer Software Assurance(official source, opens in a new tab)Risk-based assurance for production and quality system software
- FDAMDSAP(official source, opens in a new tab)The Medical Device Single Audit Program shared by five regulators
- FDA21 CFR Part 803(official source, opens in a new tab)Medical device reporting of deaths, serious injuries and malfunctions
- FDA21 CFR Part 806(official source, opens in a new tab)Reports of medical device corrections and removals
- FDA21 CFR Part 830 (UDI)(official source, opens in a new tab)Unique device identification and the GUDID database
- ISOISO 9001(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems requirements
- FDA21 CFR Part 807(official source, opens in a new tab)Establishment registration, device listing and premarket notification
- ISPEISPE GAMP 5(official source, opens in a new tab)A risk-based approach to compliant GxP computerized systems
- Health CanadaCanada Medical Devices Regulations(official source, opens in a new tab)Health Canada's licensing and quality requirements for medical devices (SOR/98-282)
Company hiring pulse
Medtronic on Regulatory Jobs
- 26
- Open roles
- 26
- Distinct roles
- 14
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality16 62%
- Regulatory8 31%
- Clinical2 8%
By level
- Senior & Principal15 58%
- Associate & Specialist6 23%
- Manager5 19%
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Quality Systems Manager at Medtronic
Applications close November 18. $120K–$180K a year, employer provided.


