Principal User Experience Designer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life As a Principal UX/UI Designer, you will lead the design of cohesive user experiences across the AiBLE™ ecosystem and CST portfolio. This role combines strategic vision, hands-on design leadership, and cross-functional influence to create intuitive, clinically integrated experiences that connect multiple technologies into a unified surgical workflow. You will help define how surgeons, clinical staff, and healthcare teams interact with an ecosystem of software, hardware, and connected solutions. Primary Responsibilities • Define and drive a unified UX/UI strategy across the AiBLE ecosystem spanning Cranial, Spine, and ENT solutions. • Lead the design of software, hardware, and connected experiences that improve clinical workflows and user outcomes. • Create user interface architectures, interaction models, workflows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity design. • Inform software feature scoping, prioritization, ideation, and definition • Establish and promote design systems, standards, patterns, and guidelines that enable consistency across the portfolio. • Partner with Product Management, Research & Development, Marketing, Quality, and Clinical teams to translate user needs into differentiated product experiences. • Influence portfolio planning and product roadmaps through user-centered design and data-driven recommendations. • Mentor teams on mentor individuals and teams Required Qualifications • Baccalaureate degree in Graphic Design, User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Product Design, Human Factors, Industrial Design, or related design discipline or engineering fields and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR PhD and 3 years of relevant experience. • Experience designing complex software applications, digital products, connected systems, or healthcare technology solutions. • Experience applying user-centered design methodologies throughout the product development lifecycle. • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing product, design, or portfolio direction across multiple teams. • Portfolio demonstrating UX/UI design, interaction design, workflow design, and end-to-end product experience development. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in medical device, healthcare technology, surgical capital equipment, digital health, navigation, robotics, imaging, or AI-enabled solutions. • Knowledge of IEC 62366, FDA Human Factors guidance, and medical device design controls. • Experience building and scaling design systems across multiple products or platforms. • Experience working within Agile product development environments. • Familiarity with cloud-connected platforms, data-driven applications, and connected healthcare ecosystems. …