Operations Integrator - Program Director

Medtronic•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

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 Operations Integrator - Program Director is a strategic operations leader who serves as the primary Operations interface across multiple New Product Development (NPD) Core teams or leads exceptionally large and complex product development program. This is a highly visible, strategic role with significant organizational impact across the organization and direct influence on business outcomes. The Operations Integrator - Program Director provides strategic direction, makes critical business decisions, and leads cross-functional / international teams responsible for value stream design, planning, execution, and post-launch hyper care of new products’ production systems. Success in this role requires exceptional collaborative leadership, strategic communication abilities and the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all organizational levels and across diverse functional areas. This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Strategic Autonomy & Cross-Functional Decision Authority: A successful candidate will independently make strategic decisions that impact multiple programs and operational functions while building consensus and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups. They will define strategic direction through collaborative engagement with executive leadership, establish new operational frameworks through cross-functional partnership, and drive organizational transformation by influencing and aligning teams through complex, ambiguous, and high-stakes situations. Organizational Impact Through Collaborative Leadership: The candidate will own strategic Operations execution through strong collaborative relationships and influence networks spanning all organizational levels. Results are accomplished by building and leading high-performing Extended Operations teams, fostering cross-functional partnerships across operational functions, and creating alignment between corporate strategy and operational execution through collaborative influence rather than hierarchical authority. Strategic Influence and Cross-Organizational Collaboration: A successful candidate will be able to: Build strategic partnerships and collaborative frameworks across the organization, leading executive-level meetings and fostering alignment between competing priorities and perspectives Influence executive leadership and board-level stakeholders through compelling strategic communication while building consensus across diverse viewpoints Resolve complex, multi-functional conflicts through collaborative problem-solving, stakeholder alignment, and organizational change management Drive cooperation and shared accountability across multiple functional areas and geographic regions through influence, relationship-building, and collaborative leadership Global Collaborative Leadership: A successful candidate will build and maintain strong collaborative relationships across international teams, multiple time zones, and diverse cultural contexts. Travel requirements up to 35% domestic/international to strengthen relationships, drive collaborative decision-making, and build organizational alignment.

Requirements

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 Bachelors degree 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

Broad management knowledge and experience to lead project teams in multiple job areas.
Prior NPI experience or MFG engineering Management experience.
Experience working with suppliers/CMO's.
Experience working in a regulated industry.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic operations across multiple NPD programs through collaborative influence and consensus building
Build and align extended operations teams globally across diverse functions and cultural contexts
Navigate organizational complexity and resolve conflicts through stakeholder management and collaborative problem-solving
Ensure program delivery excellence through cross-functional partnerships and shared accountability
Negotiate high-stakes decisions on operations risks, tradeoffs, and resource allocation
Secure organizational resources through compelling business cases and executive influence
Drive commercialization readiness via partnerships with marketing, regulatory, and quality functions
Lead organizational change through systematic methodologies and cross-functional collaboration
Maintain strategic alignment between executive leadership, operations, and project teams
Design collaborative organizational structures and governance frameworks with executive leadership
Establish strategic program portfolios with aligned scope, cost, and schedule commitments
Develop enterprise-level success metrics and shared accountability frameworks
Build proactive risk management systems and facilitate collaborative solution development
Lead cross-functional change initiatives across design, reliability, regulatory, and operations
Drive strategic launch planning through executive partnerships and cross-functional alignment
Facilitate multi-directional communication across all organizational levels and stakeholder groups
On-Time Program Delivery - Achieve >95% schedule adherence across multi-program portfolio
Budget Performance Excellence - Deliver programs within approved budgets with <5% variance
Production Capacity Achievement - Meet or exceed committed manufacturing capacity targets
Cost Per Unit (LBMS) Targets - Achieve established cost per unit benchmarks for all product launches
Phase Gate Execution - Complete critical milestones on schedule with full deliverable compliance
Resource Utilization Optimization - Maximize operational efficiency while meeting delivery commitments
Launch Readiness - Achieve commercial launch targets with full operational capability
Operational Excellence - Deliver sustained performance improvement in cost, quality, and delivery metrics
Strategic Alignment - Maintain operations strategy alignment with business objectives and financial targets

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
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
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
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)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).