At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.
About the Role
The Associate IT Technologist is responsible for developing, configuring, and maintaining IT systems that meet business requirements while adhering to architecture, compliance, and security standards. This role supports the design, deployment, and optimization of technology solutions to ensure system performance, functionality, and data integrity, with a focus on healthcare and life sciences environments.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, document, and configure system specifications that align with defined architecture standards and business processes.
- Evaluate hardware-software interfaces and operational requirements to ensure system functionality and compatibility.
- Establish and maintain system design parameters, configurations, and formats, considering current and projected capacity and capabilities.
- Identify system performance or functionality issues, implement changes, and test solutions to maintain optimal data handling, integrity, and system efficiency.
- Document system updates, modifications, testing procedures, and maintenance activities.
- Serve as a liaison with technology vendors and other business functions as needed.
- Assess standard platform functionality to determine if customization is required to meet business needs.
- Perform basic maintenance and optimization procedures across primary operating systems.
- Document detailed technical system specifications based on business requirements.
Key Skills & Experience:
- Experience in healthcare and life sciences IT environments.
- Familiarity with systems such as IDX, Salesforce, and SAP is a plus.
- Broad theoretical IT knowledge, typically obtained through advanced education.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to apply computational thinking to real-world technology solutions.
- Ability to design systems for optimal user experience and accessibility.
Career Stream: Specialist
- Entry-level individual contributor delivering projects or work assignments in a professional specialty.
Differentiating Factors:
- Autonomy: Works under supervision, contributing to smaller or less complex projects.
- Organizational Impact: Delivers work of limited scope while supporting broader project objectives.
- Innovation & Complexity: Identifies minor system or process improvements; executes small changes as needed.
- Communication & Influence: Communicates primarily within immediate group; coordinates with internal stakeholders.
- Leadership & Talent Management: Focused on self-development; no direct supervisory responsibility.
Education & Experience Requirements:
- Graduate degree. Specialization in IT preferred.
- 2 to 5 years of relevant experience; healthcare/life sciences experience highly valued.
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
MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package
At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.
About MiniMed
We want to make every day a better day for people living with diabetes. Our team of creative innovators around the globe share a passion for finding the simplest solutions to the problems that people with diabetes face on a daily basis. For more than 40 years, we've been redefining what's possible, from intelligent dosing systems designed for real life to predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and we're dedicated to continuing to support our customers through every step of their journey — meeting them where and how they need it.
