Director, Medical Surgical Portfolio

Medtronic

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Requires broad management knowledge and experience to lead project teams in multiple job areas.
Typically has mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the job function.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience.

Nice To Haves

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAREER STREAM: Program Managers and Directors focus on tactical, operational activities for a major program with broad or ongoing impact.
Levels within the program management career stream typically accomplish program objectives through matrixed employee teams and / or vendors who are not direct reports but for which the incumbent has direct accountability to lead.
The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility, managing program/team performance, communicating project and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of program team members.
Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of program team members.
Problems and issues faced are complex, difficult and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
Problems typically impact multiple major job areas, businesses or functions within a program.
Not directly responsible for hire or fire decisions and people management.

Responsibilities

Identifies, develops, and implements near-term and long-term business strategies relating to the development of new products, technologies, services, follow-on products, and/or industries.
Identifies markets, licensing opportunities, and determines the feasibility of business and product development.
Performs economic analyses on new or improved product opportunities.
Develops business models and determines market trends to substantiate long-term prospects.
Coordinates with internal departments in identifying and implementing business development projects.
May work with sales, marketing and potential customers to determine their needs.
Develops and disseminates information on a continuous basis to all pertinent parties concerning the fulfillment of project goals and objectives.
Manages one or more major, developing programs for critical functions across one or more regions that require development and coordination of new program plans or delivery methods with little precedence.
Is accountable for overall program unit success.
Establishes program objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets.
Establishes new policies and procedures that affect program management.
Has budget accountability for one or more major programs.
Program decisions are generally made independently with strategic or costly decisions recommended to higher level management.
Enhances programs management processes to substantially improve programs.
Communicates and conducts briefings with senior or executive leadership regarding critical program outcomes.
Represents one or more programs as the primary internal and external contact and makes recommendations to leaders and executives.
Influences across functions and businesses to negotiate and gain cooperation on new proposals and programs with divergent objectives.
Leads a matrixed small unit that typically includes multiple teams led by Program Managers and/or vendors.
Approves tasks and schedule necessary for successful program execution.