The Profession
Quality professionals play critical roles in the medical technology industry to ensure that medtech companies consistently and effectively meet regulatory standards in quality assurance, traceability, documentation and continuous improvement, as well as meeting the safety and efficacy needs of the healthcare industry.
Quality professionals also play key roles in all aspects of the medical technology product commercialization, from design, development and manufacturing, to consistently meeting ongoing market needs and expectations.
As medical technology and regulations become more complex, it is critical to medtech companies to have quality professionals with advanced knowledge and understanding to meet the industry needs. Quality professionals with strong knowledge and skills are in high demand by the medtech industry.
Industry facts
- 22% of employees in the greater Twin Cities area work in the medtech sector
- 600+ life science and medical companies operate in Minnesota
Find your place in the Medtech industry
Each year the College of Science and Engineering holds a networking and job fair for students in its Medtech master degree programs. Almost 20 medtech industry companies, including the seven largest medical device companies in Minnesota, participated in the 2016 event.
This represents more than two-thirds of the medical device employment in Minnesota.
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