Medtronic
Regional Distribution Quality Specialist - Minimed Americas
Medtronic, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 Nov 2025
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 The Regional Distribution Quality Specialist is responsible for ensuring the quality of distribution operations across the Americas, focusing on warehousing, order fulfillment, product returns, and value‑added services such as labeling, boxing and recharging. This role will provide quality support and oversight to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, standards, and guidelines, specifically ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820, across multiple 3PL distribution centers in the Americas in support of Medtronic Minimed.
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. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.
Responsibilities
Develops and maintains quality programs, systems, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with GMP, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820 regulations for distribution operations across 3PL partners in the Americas.
Provides expertise and guidance on quality and regulatory requirements for distribution operations, ensuring compliance with regional and global standards.
Collaborates with cross‑functional teams, including 3PL partners, to analyze and improve processes, systems, and procedures for distribution operations, focusing on issue management and continuous improvement.
Supports internal audits and assessments of 3PL partners to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards.
Prepares reports and necessary documentation (e.g., Corrective and Preventive Actions) and provides to applicable stakeholders, both internal and external.
Ensures quality assurance programs and policies are maintained and modified regularly to reflect changes in distribution operations and regulatory requirements.
Facilitates uniform standards and enables best practice sharing across the distribution centers based on Medtronic Minimed requirements.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g., quality management, supply chain, logistics, pharmaceuticals).
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in quality management, distribution operations, or a related field, with a focus on GMP, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820 regulations.
Nice to Have
Advanced knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
Experience with deployment of quality systems, issue management, and internal audit experience.
Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross‑functional teams, including 3PL partners.
Differentiating Factors
Autonomy: Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Organizational Impact: Contributes to the completion of work group objectives through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.
Innovation and Complexity: Analyzes complex problems and provides recommendations on process improvements.
Communication and Influence: Communicates with internal and external customers, vendors, and stakeholders to achieve objectives and influence decision‑making.
Additional Requirements
Experience working with 3PL partners and managing quality across multiple sites.
Strong understanding of the medical device industry and regulatory requirements.
Ability to travel to 3PL sites and other locations as needed.
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.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
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.
Salary ranges for U.S. (excl. PR) locations (USD): $89,600.00 - $134,400.00
This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Subsequent detailed benefits and additional compensation are available to regular employees as described, including health, dental, vision, retirement, and performance incentive plans.
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.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here (https://www.e‑verify.gov/employees).
For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status.
If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com.
To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com.
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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 The Regional Distribution Quality Specialist is responsible for ensuring the quality of distribution operations across the Americas, focusing on warehousing, order fulfillment, product returns, and value‑added services such as labeling, boxing and recharging. This role will provide quality support and oversight to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, standards, and guidelines, specifically ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820, across multiple 3PL distribution centers in the Americas in support of Medtronic Minimed.
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. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.
Responsibilities
Develops and maintains quality programs, systems, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with GMP, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820 regulations for distribution operations across 3PL partners in the Americas.
Provides expertise and guidance on quality and regulatory requirements for distribution operations, ensuring compliance with regional and global standards.
Collaborates with cross‑functional teams, including 3PL partners, to analyze and improve processes, systems, and procedures for distribution operations, focusing on issue management and continuous improvement.
Supports internal audits and assessments of 3PL partners to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards.
Prepares reports and necessary documentation (e.g., Corrective and Preventive Actions) and provides to applicable stakeholders, both internal and external.
Ensures quality assurance programs and policies are maintained and modified regularly to reflect changes in distribution operations and regulatory requirements.
Facilitates uniform standards and enables best practice sharing across the distribution centers based on Medtronic Minimed requirements.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g., quality management, supply chain, logistics, pharmaceuticals).
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in quality management, distribution operations, or a related field, with a focus on GMP, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR 820 regulations.
Nice to Have
Advanced knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
Experience with deployment of quality systems, issue management, and internal audit experience.
Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross‑functional teams, including 3PL partners.
Differentiating Factors
Autonomy: Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Organizational Impact: Contributes to the completion of work group objectives through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.
Innovation and Complexity: Analyzes complex problems and provides recommendations on process improvements.
Communication and Influence: Communicates with internal and external customers, vendors, and stakeholders to achieve objectives and influence decision‑making.
Additional Requirements
Experience working with 3PL partners and managing quality across multiple sites.
Strong understanding of the medical device industry and regulatory requirements.
Ability to travel to 3PL sites and other locations as needed.
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.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
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.
Salary ranges for U.S. (excl. PR) locations (USD): $89,600.00 - $134,400.00
This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Subsequent detailed benefits and additional compensation are available to regular employees as described, including health, dental, vision, retirement, and performance incentive plans.
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.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here (https://www.e‑verify.gov/employees).
For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status.
If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com.
To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com.
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