Prin Bus Proc Impvmt Analyst.

About this role

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. A Day in the Life A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

Principal Business Process Improvement Analyst leads efforts to evaluate, design, and improve business processes to drive efficiency, quality, and operational performance. This role partners with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and support sustainable process improvements aligned with business objectives.                    

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.

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. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Nice to have:

Lean / Operational Excellence • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (Master Black Belt preferred) • Certified Value Stream Mapping (Current State / Future State Design) • Kaizen Event Facilitation Expert • MPS (Medtronic Performance System) deployment experience • Tier Management System design and governance • Leader Standard Work development and auditing • Shop Floor Management and Daily Management System expertise • Flow Acceleration and Lead Time Reduction experience • Hoshin Kanri / Strategy Deployment knowledge • Change Management certification (Prosci or equivalent)

Manufacturing & Machining Expertise • Machining manufacturing process knowledge (CNC, tooling, setup reduction, capacity analysis) • Experience with OEE improvement programs • Bottleneck and constraint management (TOC) • Factory layout and material flow optimization • Labor productivity improvement projects • Standard work and work balancing experience • Scrap, yield, and rework reduction programs • Manufacturing cost reduction and burden improvement initiatives • Capacity modeling and throughput analysis

  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.

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.

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