Senior Principal IT Business Analyst - Product DNA Execution Team

$132,800 - $199,200/Yr

Medtronic - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Minneapolis, MN

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

As a Senior Principal IT Business Analyst on the Product DNA Execution team at Medtronic, you will play a crucial role in a multi-year Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) enterprise IT program implementation. This position focuses on enhancing PLM business capabilities related to Regulatory, Design & Engineering, Supplier, or Operations Processes. You will lead business analysis activities, engage with business leaders to improve efficiencies, and ensure compliance with IT processes and regulations. Your expertise will help shape solutions that drive innovation and support Medtronic's mission to transform healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Advise Business Operating Unit / Functions & Business Workstream Leads on PLM processes and solutions design.
• Lead all BA activities related to functional requirements, solution design, process creation, technical documentation, and IT compliance for all Program Waves in their PLM Capability/Process area.
• Play a key role in validation activities and usability pilots.
• Engage with business leaders to understand strategies and product data-driven changes that can improve efficiencies.
• Evaluate current business processes and identify complex business problems, translating needs into solutions within Medtronic's PTC Windchill PLM solution.
• Partner with IT teams to design technology solutions that align with Enterprise Architecture strategy and standards.
• Provide technical expertise for system functional specifications and deploy new and current systems in a cost-effective manner.
• Advise business team members on business process options.
• Oversee cross-functional teams to address business/systems issues or projects.
• Interact with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels.
• Manage stakeholders' expectations and provide briefings to senior leaders.
• Facilitate discussions to negotiate and reach understanding or agreements to solve business and technical challenges.
• Facilitate interviews to gather requirements, document current processes, and design future states.
• Collaborate with IT Business Relationship Manager, business stakeholders, and IT Product Owners/Managers to develop business requirements for product or system changes.
• Translate and document business requirements into Functional Specifications.
• Drive business agenda during solution delivery process.
• Establish backlog of user stories and specify the 'WHO, WHAT, WHY' as well as Acceptance Criteria.
• Ensure applicable compliance and regulatory requirements are recorded.
• Oversee testing and defect management process for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Coordinate demos, conference room pilots, and testing.
• Support training content creation.
• Help build institutional solution knowledge for long-term business understanding and support.
• Work with Global Process Lead to update QMS document per process changes.
• Work with Validation Lead to author/update applicable validation documents.

Requirements

• High school diploma (or equivalent) and 12+ years of experience OR Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience or advanced degree and 8+ years of experience.
• Strong industry/business knowledge and PLM solution implementation experience required.

Nice-to-haves

• Multiple complete Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementations.
• Experience configuring PLM applications (Windchill experience preferred).
• Proven experience in leading the shaping of business requirements and designing solutions to meet those requirements.
• Ability to create technical specifications to document business requirements.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical and configuration issues within PLM applications.
• Solid experience with activities throughout the product lifecycle, related to requirements and specs.
• Experience with master data management.
• 7+ years of professional experience in the healthcare industry strongly preferred.
• MedTech experience.
• Experience with patient data and clinical reporting.
• Knowledge of pre/post market surveillance and real-world evidence.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of EU MDR requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• Short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
• Wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support employees at every career and life stage.