Engineering Director - AI COE Engineering and Program Management

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 Director of AI COE Engineering and Program Management is a high-impact, visionary leadership role sitting at the intersection of AI Research, Data Science, and Scalable Engineering. Reporting directly to the MEIC Software and Systems organization, with a dotted line to Medtronic’s Chief AI Officer, you will serve as the strategic architect of Medtronic’s AI execution engine at the MEIC site. This role demands a distinguished practitioner leader who transcends traditional delivery models to build a world-class innovation hub acting as a global force multiplier for operating unit R&D organizations.  This leader will support the AI COE vision of contributing to the Medtronic’s impact on the future of healthcare technology through development of advanced AI/digital programs. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems. May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products. Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies. Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products. Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release. Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended. Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development. Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Strategic Vision & Governance Architect of Transformation: Translate the Chief AI Officer’s global vision into a robust regional technical strategy, ensuring the MEIC AI COE remains at the vanguard of the Enterprise AI roadmap. Global Engineering and Program Management: Interface with all 14 operating units across Medtronic’s global business structure to support the AI COE enterprise AI enablement strategy.  Guide the team to produce high level quality and measurable outcomes that are then embedded into the operating unit processes, products, and solutions. Governance & Strategic Alignment: Represent the MEIC site in critical global governance forums (QMR, Leadership Connects). Ensure absolute compliance with the AI COE operating model and global KPIs. Stakeholder Synergy: Interface directly with global OU R&D leadership to support on-time, in-budget execution. Maintain high-level relationships with internal and external partners, including IT and Hyperautomation programs, to ensure total alignment with the enterprise roadmap. Ecosystem Orchestration: Champion Medtronic’s technical brand within the regional AI ecosystem, engaging with elite academic institutions, startups, and industry bodies to influence the trajectory of innovation. Program Leadership & Infrastructure Management Program Leadership: Drive cross‑functional alignment, disciplined delivery, and measurable business impact for AI application programs. Lead communication to global operating units and synthesized strategic communications to the enterprise AI COE. Strategic Execution Leadership: Oversee the end-to-end development and deployment of AI solutions. Manage the budget, delivery timelines, and critical KPIs for the MEIC AI COE team and global programs. Infrastructure Readiness: Own the readiness and optimization of AI infrastructure , including specialized labs and high-scale compute resources required for ... (truncated, view full listing at source)