Principal Salesforce Technologist - Diabetes US Digital Health IT
**This role may be filled with a remote resource (work from home). The ability to commute, post-pandemic, to the Medtronic facility in Northridge, CA is ideal.
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 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
The Principal IT Salesforce Technologist will be responsible for leading the technical designs and development delivery for program launches while ensuring alignment against a long-term technical roadmap. The ideal candidate will need to have a strong Salesforce technical background with prior development experience, a forward-thinking mindset, and works well in a collaborative team environment.
This individual will work daily in a cross-functional team setting, collaborating with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Development Leads, Quality Assurance Testers, Automation Test Engineers, UX Design Leads and Data Science Teams. This role will lead the techno-functional direction across eCommerce, Inside Sales, Training Management, and Health Care Professional applications on Salesforce.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
• Lead technical design and code review sessions with Development team for new functional requirements.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and QA Test Leads to better understand functional requirements and provide technical direction to Development teams.
• Participate in Business Requirement Reviews and lead technical direction, provide development estimates, and oversee development execution in Waterfall based projects.
• Partner with Enterprise Solution Architects to ensure our applications and technical direction is aligned to Enterprise Roadmap.
• Ensure practices are followed in the areas of Test Driven Development, Technical Documentation, Unit Testing, Version Control, DevOps Release Management, and Production Support.
• Define and enforce development standards around Test Class Code Coverage, Application Performance, Modular Design Techniques, and Code Quality.
• Provide timely, innovative, and practical solutions to help address critical issues impacting business.
• Define and drive progress with the development team against technical roadmap plans to improve application stability, development speed, application performance, environmental quality, data management, and reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate with other technical teams from Integrations, SAP, GE-IDX, and Reporting systems where needed.
• Partner with Business Analysts to ensure Sprint Show & Tell stories are ready for demonstration.
• Work with technical teams to ensure data cleanliness throughout environments.
• Define technical standards for Salesforce configurations and environments.
• Contribute to the selection of development team personnel.
• Strong communication skills with interests in the areas of leadership and growth opportunities.
MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)
• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree
NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Previous experience in software development. Developer/Tech Lead Role is a plus.
• Experience with Salesforce Visual Force and Apex
• Track record for continuously learning new technologies and skillsets, often can be recognized through certifications or work history.
• Professional experience working across suite of Salesforce Cloud Products and Platforms (Sales, Commerce, Marketing, Service, Community, Classic, or Lightning Platform)
ABOUT MEDTRONIC
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
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 Day in the Life 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.
EEO STATEMENT
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.
This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here:
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DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
