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
As a Corporate IT Manager you will lead our IT Digital Manufacturing Shopfloor team, involved in the management and deployment of Medtronic’s next generation of manufacturing digital shopfloor technologies.
This role will also be key member of our Global Manufacturing Digital Transformation leadership team. The position is based in Colombia, operating on a remote model.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Lead the strategy for digital transformation, integrating manufacturing systems (MES, ERP, SCADA) with on-premise and cloud platforms to optimize production and data flow
- Oversee cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) and on-premise infrastructure (servers, networks), ensuring scalability, security, and performance to support manufacturing operations
- Lead the implementation of cybersecurity measures, ensures compliance with industry regulations (GDPR, ISO, FDA), and manages secure data handling across both environments
- Lead and integrate IoT sensors and automation systems, using cloud and edge computing for real-time monitoring, control, and enhanced operational efficiency on the shopfloor
- Manage vendor relationships, cloud service agreements, and optimizes costs for both cloud and on-premise infrastructure while ensuring efficient collaboration
- Develop training programs, leads change management initiatives, and collaborates with IT, production, and business teams to align digital solutions with manufacturing goals
- Explore emerging technologies (AI, machine learning, robotics), contributes to long-term digital transformation planning, and ensures the shopfloor is prepared for future technological advancements
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of experience in manufacturing systems management and shopfloor integration of machines and equipment with IT infrastructure
- Proven experience in digital transformation in manufacturing, with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for modernized, scalable solutions
- Experience integrating IoT devices, sensors, automation systems, and edge computing for real-time data collection
- Proficient in managing vendor relationships, negotiating contracts, and optimizing costs
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Strong English verbal and written communication skills
Previous experience in healthcare, pharma sector and MBA or master’s in information technology is a nice to have.
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.
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.
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 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here
