Senior IT Data Architect - Global Commercial IT Data Analytics and AI

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 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 LifeAt Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
The preferred working location for the selected resource is Jacksonville, Florida. We will also consider applicants who prefer the following Medtronic sites:
• Mounds View, Minnesota
• Lafayette, Colorado
The Global Commercial Office (GCO) Data Analytics & AI group is a growing team of experts on Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML) and Automation. We are a part of the Global Commercial Office IT group with a focus on building and maturing an ecosystem that provides analytics intelligence and actionable insights. We do this through providing services from consultation to execution of projects, harnessing the power of data, advanced analytics, and AI/ML, to drive business value for our stakeholders across Commercial Operations, Sales Enablement, Pricing & Contracting, Training & Events and Service & Repair.
The Senior IT Data Architect role is responsible for delivering Data Products aligned with business capability needs and enterprise standards. This role works with other Data Architects, Business Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Data Engineers, Technical Architects and external service providers, to ensure data and information models and technologies align with stated architecture strategies and Medtronic’s standards and delivery capabilities. In a delivery capacity, this role will work with Business Analysts to review and complete business capability needs, definitions, and requirements, data analysis, data modeling, technical specification writing, and working with development organizations to ensure designs are delivered.
In this role, you will serve as a delivery team member and is responsible to review new initiatives, providing architecture guidance and decisions regarding the viability of data flows and models, components to design and operationalize the landscape, and participate as required within the Architecture Review Board to establish and maintain standards.
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.
Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

• Design data model, flow, and technology aspects of solution architecture design, implementation, and modification activities across projects, teams and key process and technology leaders, using both cloud and on-premise technologies for Analytics and Insights, including but not limited to: Snowflake, Databricks, Coalesce, DBT, Informatica Cloud and Power Center, Airflow, Gitlab and AWS.
• Define and implement data quality standards and processes.
• Collaborate with data engineers to develop and deploy data pipelines, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with regional stakeholders to estimate work effort for development and enhancement requests supporting individual projects and broader team and enterprise strategies.
• Consult with business and technology (application, infrastructure) development projects to fit systems and desired information outcomes to business capability needs and identify when it is necessary to modify the solution architecture to accommodate project needs.
• Partner with other architects to analyze data and evaluate architectural approach in accordance with Medtronic standards
• Assess enterprise business drivers to determine and execute corresponding change requirements

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strongly Preferred:
  • Data science experience within a commercial data environment
  • Prior experience implementing machine learning models in a production environment
  • Exposure to Python or R for data science
• Knowledge of Pricing for data science
• Previous tenure in Healthcare, Medical Device or Life Sciences industries
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Palantir Foundry
  • PowerBI
  • Tableau
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks

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):$104,000.00 - $156,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation 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. 
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.

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.