A Day in the Life
The Senior Dangerous Goods Compliance Specialist role within the Enterprise Dangerous Goods team will support the safe and compliance movement of Dangerous Goods materials throughout the network. This role will primarily support product development teams across all Medtronic Operating Units to ensure the proper identification and classification of materials, compliance design of materials and packaging, maintain classification data across several platforms, support the systematic approval of New Product Identification processes, and support continuous improvement of related processes.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
•Perform the identification and classification of Dangerous Goods materials across the network and maintain classification data across multiple platforms.
•Provide compliance advice to product development teams within Medtronic Operating Units to ensure classification, safety, and packaging related testing criteria are understood, review testing results to verify compliance, and support managing of test reports.
•Collaborate with global business partners to identify opportunities to incorporate business preferences in the design of new products.
•Implement and administer compliance policies, procedures, and practices related to dangerous goods.
•Investigate potential compliance gap and verify deficiencies are corrected.
•Support the development and deployment of training that is focused on the inclusion of dangerous goods requirements in product and packaging design.
•Maintain current knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, and standards relating to the transport of dangerous goods.
•Coordinate the implementation and management of controls across Operating Unit Product Development and Change Management processes to incorporate dangerous goods classification and product/packaging design requirements.
•Support the systematic review and approval New Product Introduction and Change Management processes.
•Support routine evaluation of inventory to identify materials that require classification.
•Perform ad hoc classification of materials that are identified as potentially dangerous goods throughout the supply chain.
•Assist in the design and implementation of various process and system improvements related to the classification of dangerous goods and product development processes.
•Support improvement to policies and procedures.
•Maintain a point of view broader than current role.
•Consider the needs of the entire organization.
•Demonstrate global thinking in decision making that breaks across silos.
•Engage in special projects or other operational needs as assigned.
Bachelors degree required Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience
Nice to Have
•4+ years of relevant work experience in dangerous goods compliance related roles
•Previous training in one or more of the following: 49 CFR, ADR, IATA DGR, IMDG, TDG
•Experience with dangerous goods classification criteria under the UN Model Regulations and the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria
•Familiarity with lithium battery transportation testing requirements
•Experience with dangerous goods packaging design, testing, and review of closure instructions
•Experience reading, interpreting, and providing guidance based on dangerous goods regulatory requirements
•Experience creating Excel documents, including pivot tables, formulas, charts, graphs, and functions
•Ability to adapt quickly to change
•Sound analytical skills
•Self-motivated and goal oriented
•Tactful, exercises independent judgment and discretion
•Strong relationship building, communication and interpersonal skills
•Solid business acumen and judgment
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 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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)