Medtronic plans to lay off 44 employees at a facility in Carlsbad, California, continuing what has been a consistent run of job eliminations in the medical device industry going back to early 2023.
Medtronic also plans to restructure and relocate certain operations at the Carlsbad facility, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing with California. The company did not specify in the notice which operations would be affected.
The layoffs are expected to take effect on or about May 19, or during a 14-day period that begins on that date. The terminations primarily affect engineer roles but also include several technician and project management positions.
Factors may still influence the plans and timing of the employee separations, according to the WARN filing, which California’s Employment Development Department shared with MedTech Dive.
Medtronic said in an emailed statement that it continually evaluates global operations, which can lead to job cuts.
“Medtronic will follow fair, consistent processes and provide comprehensive transitional resources to impacted employees during this time,” a spokesperson wrote.
The Carlsbad cuts are Medtronic’s second planned layoffs made public so far this year. In March, Medtronic told MedTech Dive up to 40 employees in Ireland could lose their jobs due to the company shutting down its ventilator business, which was announced ahead of a February earnings call.
After a long list of layoffs announced throughout 2023, the medtech industry has already disclosed hundreds of job cuts this year. Zimmer Biomet had one of the largest planned eliminations, saying in February that it would cut its global workforce by approximately 3%, or about 540 employees.
Other medtech companies have also filed notable layoff plans, including Illumina, Globus Medical, Livanova and Baxter.
