PD Program Manager - Standards Management

Medtronic•North Haven, CT

2d•$136,000 - $204,000•Onsite

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 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. You will be a core member of the Post Market Development – Compliance PMO within the Surgical Operating Unit, focused on leading Standards Management Administration. In this role, you will own the development, governance, and ongoing execution of a critical global program that ensures medical device standards are proactively identified, assessed, and operationalized across the product lifecycle. The Standards Management program establishes scalable, enterprise-aligned processes to monitor evolving global standards, perform gap analyses, and drive timely compliance actions. This work is essential to maintaining regulatory alignment, reducing downstream risk, and enabling efficient product innovation across geographies and portfolios. This Program Manager plays a critical role in ensuring ongoing product safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and market readiness throughout the product lifecycle. The role partners closely with PMO, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and Clinical teams within the Surgical Operating Unit and across the broader enterprise. Additionally, this role helps shape how the Compliance PMO engages with the Surgical Operating Unit and enterprise partners, contributing to the development of durable governance models, scalable execution processes, and transparent reporting mechanisms that support informed decision-making at all levels. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience o r advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience working with or managing cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment (eg: R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing).
3+ years leading multiple projects at once of increasing complexity
3+ years of experience with budget management or financial tracking within projects and programs
3+ years leading stakeholder communications across various peer and leadership levels of an organization
Experience with product development in the medical device or related industry.
Strong working knowledge of Standards and regulatory frameworks
PMP or PgMP certification
Experience directly managing or mentoring project managers and/or project coordinators
Experience with advanced scheduling and resource management tools like Microsoft Project and/or Resource First/PDWare
Power BI experience and creating data visualizations from large data sets
Experience partnering with technical teams to define requirements for AI-enabled tools, automation, and work simplification solutions.

Responsibilities

Strategy Development and Governance:
Develop and implement a comprehensive standards management strategy aligned with business objectives, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.
Establish governance frameworks, decision models, and operating mechanisms that ensure consistent execution, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Program Planning and Scheduling:
Create and maintain integrated program plans, identifying key milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical paths to support timely and predictable delivery.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align priorities, capacity, and sequencing with broader organizational objectives.
Resource and Budget Forecasting:
Lead multi-year forecasting and planning for program resources, including staffing, tools, and operational capabilities.
Develop and manage program budgets, ensuring alignment with program goals, financial constraints, and enterprise planning cycles.
Monitor spend, identify variances, mitigate risks, and drive cost-effective execution.
Execution and Oversight:
Oversee end-to-end execution of standards management activities, ensuring alignment with business needs and regulatory commitments.
Proactively identify risks, issues, and constraints, driving resolution and maintaining program momentum.
Provide clear recommendations on tradeoffs, prioritization, and revised plans as business or regulatory conditions evolve Stakeholder Management and Communication
Engage stakeholders across functions and leadership levels to ensure alignment, transparency, and sustained commitment to program objectives.
Deliver regular updates, dashboards, and leadership communications highlighting progress, risks, decisions required, and recommended actions.
Performance Metrics and Reporting
Define, implement, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program effectiveness, resource utilization, and financial performance.
Translate data into clear, actionable insights that support operational and leadership decision-making.
Process Improvement and Innovation
Continuously evaluate program processes to identify opportunities for simplification, scalability, and efficiency.
Stay current on evolving standards, regulatory trends, and best practices in standards administration and program management.

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. 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).