Principal PD Project Management Specialist - NM - Fridley/Rice Creek, MN

Medtronic • Fridley, MN

4d • 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 Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey Our Neuromodulation Operating Unit provides advanced therapies for chronic pain, movement disorders, and other neurological conditions. Through spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and targeted drug delivery systems, we deliver personalized treatments that restore function, reduce symptoms, and improve quality of life worldwide. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Brain Modulation and Pain Interventions As a Principal PD Project Management Specialist , you will lead and manage the operational execution of ongoing projects, serving as a key liaison between project management and planning functions. You will oversee the development and implementation of products and services, working with cross-functional teams to deliver new and existing solutions. This role includes monitoring project performance, budgets, and timelines; preparing status reports; and ensuring projects progress smoothly from initiation through delivery. You will proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and implement strategies to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction objectives, while establishing effective mechanisms for tracking progress and driving timely interventions.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in technical or related field with minimum of 7 years of experience, OR Master degree in technical or related field with minimum of 5 years of experience, OR PhD in technical or related field with minimum 3 years of 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

• Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project planning tools
• Knowledge of medical device product development process
• Familiarity with software development methodologies
• Understanding of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) mobile devices and related technologies

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of integrated, cross-functional project schedules through work breakdown, activity estimation, and dependency mapping
• Perform advanced schedule analysis, including critical path, near-critical path (+X days), and Monte Carlo simulations
• Proactively communicate scheduling risks, conflicts, and deadlines to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Drive schedule recovery and re-planning efforts as needed
• Partner with Project Leads to establish and maintain program milestones and interdependencies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support lifecycle management of products and programs
• Monitor project status, budgets, and performance, and provide clear, actionable reporting
• Develop and implement tools and processes for tracking progress, managing risks, and resolving issues
• Ensure alignment and transfer of risk-based activities across risk registers, schedules, and planning tools
• Promote best practices in cost, schedule, and resource tracking, staying current with project planning tools and methodologies
• Support core teams in preparing recommendations and deliverables for business phase gate reviews
• Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure outcomes align with business objectives and solve key challenges

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees