Program Manager (Core Team Lead) Endo

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

5d • $138,400 - $207,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Medtronic as a Program Manager in our Endoscopy Project Management Office (PMO). In this pivotal role, you'll lead cross-functional teams through our Product Development Process to deliver new technologies to our customers, and our Released Product Management process to sustain the technologies currently serving patients. Medtronic is committed to creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. This person will ensure their program teams are efficient, effective, and well-coordinated, focused on clear priorities, milestones, and goals, committed to developing and adhering to schedules, vigilant in managing budgets, including labor resources, and managing risks, and dedicated to delivering quality commercial releases in compliance with established processes.

Requirements

• Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within one job area.
• Typically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
• 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 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant 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

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management
• MBA and/or PMP / CSM Certification
• High degree of competency in Microsoft Office Suite (Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Proven track record of successfully managing within a matrixed organization
• Knowledge in product development, project management, and commercialization in the medical device industry
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; builds trusting relationships with team members and key leadership stakeholders
• Must be able to lead cross-functional discussions; driving towards alignment, decisions, resolutions when necessary
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once while understanding cultural differences between various regions of the world
• Experience with IT, connectivity, and/or interoperability solutions
• Experience working under regulations of the FDA, notified bodies, and other regulatory agencies for successful commercial launches
• Product launch experience working with Global teams
• Experience with SAFe/Agile software development practices

Responsibilities

• Leads or leverages cross-functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes and therapies.
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Develops and monitors schedules, plans, tasks, and priorities, ensuring a streamlined workflow.
• Drives problem-solving sessions, maintaining a sense of urgency and holding team members accountable to commitments.
• Anticipates and mitigates risks, balancing time, schedule, cost, and quality, while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.
• Manages project financials, including forecasting and tracking of accruals and actuals.
• 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 project managers, line managers, and external partners.
• Accountable for ensuring that the Core Team(s) achieve contracted commitments and performance metrics.
• Gathers requirements, works on requirements planning, requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of project’s key stakeholders.
• Communicates with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal