Biohazard Lab Technician III - Neurovascular - Irvine, CA (Onsite) at Medtronic in Irvine, California

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 Apr 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 Life
The technician role in the biohazard laboratory is responsible for the analysis of returned products, investigation of alleged product issues and assessment of likely causes in accordance with quality system regulations.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Perform decontamination and testing of returned products to determine in-specification/out-of-specification conditions, product failures and likely causes. Interpret data and document analysis findings in the global complaint handling system.


• Escalate new and unique product failures to ensure timely resolution of potential product safety and quality issues. Partner with upstream/downstream customers as required for further investigation of failures and communicate findings as necessary.


• Ensure maintenance of complaint evaluation standards in partnership with internal partners (R&D, RPE, CQXM).


• Maintain biohazard lab in accordance with environmental health and safety requirements. Ensure timely calibration of devices and troubleshooting of equipment as necessary.


• Improve and streamline work processes to drive efficiencies.


• Ensure understanding of all quality system regulations applicable to the role. Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance.


• Maintain awareness of new products, government regulations and requirements.


• Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas.


• Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems.


• Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.


• Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.


• Performs calibration and alignment checks; adjusts, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.


• Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).

Nice to Have

• Returned product analysis and complaint investigation experience


• Knowledge of the complaint handling process


• Experience working in a bio-hazard laboratory and compliance with environmental health and safety requirements


• Comprehensive and extensive knowledge of all Neurovascular products and clinical uses


• Experience with root cause analysis, and/or DMAIC methodologies for driving process improvements


• Knowledge of 21CFR, Section 820, Quality System Regulation and ISO 13485, Quality Systems, Quality Management Systems, 45CFR Parts 160 and 164 Patient Privacy Rule- HIPAA Regulations

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):$57,600.00 - $86,400.00

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

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.