Principal Business Process Project Management Specialist
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. Our space, the medical device and healthcare industry, is rapidly changing. With remote monitoring, wearables, robotics, AR/VR, telemedicine, and much more, agility and responsiveness are key to our success. Experience what it’s like to work at a company with an exciting product pipeline full of patented inventions driving innovation in the healthcare space. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Project Manager to join our dynamic, Portfolio Optimization team, within the Core Surgical Innovations group. The Portfolio Optimization team within CSI has responsibility for Integrated Business Planning, Long Range Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, and other “Special Projects” as needs arise. The Principal BP Project Management Specialist will play a crucial role in executing Product Lifecycle Management projects to support our commercial strategies as well as taking on the leadership of other special projects as required. This individual will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of project management, from initiation to completion, ensuring the successful delivery of projects on time, within budget, and with minimal risk. This is a highly visible role within the Core Surgical Innovations business – communication skills are critical as this role will interact with all levels of the organization as well as driving cross functional teams. This is an onsite role and can be located at one of our main Surgical campuses (North Haven, CT, Mounds View, MN, Boston, Massachusetts, or Lafayette, CO).
Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 7 years of experience leading projects/ programs or supporting a business with process improvements or Supply Chain planning / program management experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years listed experience
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Nice To Haves
- PMP certification or equivalent project management certification
- Experience with surgical technology or other medical devices
- Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects, including scope, budget, timelines, and risk management
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners
- Strong Excel and data management skills, with the ability to build and maintain accurate spreadsheets, validate data, and produce clear, actionable reports. (e.g., complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, charts)
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner up to all levels of the organization
- Experience working with cross functional global teams
- Experience in Supply Chain, Commercial, or Engineering projects
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and execution of product phase out activity, working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure key deliverables are met to achieve phase out targets.
- Liaise with commercial leads to understand the end to end lifecycle strategy for a portfolio and then execute the phase out activity for identified products. The phase out activity includes coordinating with manufacturing on last time builds, assessing scrap risk, working on regional last time build allocation and consumption plans, etc.
- Collaborate with Cross functional teams to ensure full phase out activity is complete both physically and in the system.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, budget, timelines, and risk management strategies.
- Coordinate project activities and deliverables across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with project objectives and priorities.
- Monitor project progress and performance, proactively identifying and mitigating any issues or risks that may arise.
- Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.
- Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
- Monitors the project from initiation through delivery.
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with key stakeholders.
- Cultivate a broad understanding of Medtronic's Core Surgical Innovations business, leveraging this knowledge to drive project success.
Benefits
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
