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Data Science Manager, Digital Technologies

Medtronic
London
2 days ago
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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Digital Technologies Business Unit (DTBU) at Medtronic is implementing cutting-edge AI technology computer vision and augmented reality in the operating room (OR) to augment surgical coaching and eventually performance. Our goal is to deliver safer surgery around the world.

Our Touch SurgeryTM Video solution is an innovative video management and data analytics platform for hospitals that includes the DS1 Computer our first OR device allowing surgeons OR team members and trainees to securely access videos of their procedures shortly after surgery.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Manage a team of data scientists within the Surgical Operating Unit at Medtronic.
  • Lead advanced analytics initiatives to foster a data-driven culture within Medtronic.
  • Act as a key stakeholder in the design and development of data infrastructure and models.
  • Guide the team in applying statistical and predictive methods to analyze customer behavior and product performance.
  • Oversee the development and productization of data products delivering actionable insights to customers.
  • Support the professional development of team members and strengthen their technical capabilities.
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement in data practices and analytics strategies.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

  • MSc or PhD in a STEM subject.
  • Previous experience managing teams of data scientists.
  • A solid grounding in SQL with a good understanding of best practices in software engineering and data engineering.
  • Practical object-oriented programming experience in Python with knowledge of relevant packages including Pandas NumPy SciPy Matplotlib Scikit-learn Pytorch.
  • In-depth knowledge of statistical and machine learning models as well as experience with end-to-end delivery lifecycles.
  • Experience in writing clean and maintainable code for collaborative working and using code versioning tools.
  • Excellent communicator and experience with stakeholder management.
  • Selfstarter mindset you can proactively identify issues and opportunities for improvement.
  • Experience of and ability to effectively use cloud native data science tooling.
  • Extensive experience with Tableau and dbt or similar tooling.

Ideally you will bring knowledge of data compliance frameworks including GDPR HIPAA and SOC2 policies. Experience integrating highly heterogeneous data streamssuch as IoT data customer interactions and product performance metricsis also valuable. Additionally domain knowledge in health technology or surgical practice would be a strong asset.

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).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 95000 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 diversityhere


Required Experience:

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Key Skills
User Interface,Competitive Analysis,New Technologies,Business developments,Communication,Content Management System,Market Research,Internet,Youtube,Digital Assets,Digital strategy,Social Channels,Digital Forensics,A/B Testing,Analytics
Employment Type :Full-Time
Experience:years
Vacancy:1

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