Senior IT Project Lead
About The Position
The Senior IT Project Lead will manage IT programs across the QRCMS portfolio in support of a multi-year digital transformation spanning Quality, Regulatory, Medical, and Clinical functional areas. The team supports Legal, Compliance, Government Affairs, and Health Economics and deploys technical capabilities including GenAI, advanced analytics, and robotics connected to SaaS systems. The role leads global project teams and manages projects from intake through implementation and closure. It is based at Medtronic’s Mounds View, Minnesota location and requires onsite work at least four days per week. Relocation is not available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated success with IT project management deploying global systems.
- Experience coordinating tasks across multiple third parties, such as SaaS vendors, systems integrators, contingent workers, and managed service providers.
Nice To Haves
- Experience navigating internal matrixed team structures.
- Experience managing budgets, including forecasting, managing actuals, and requesting funding.
- Ability to manage verbal and written communications across stakeholders.
- Ability to manage work products and tasks for individuals assigned to a project.
- Ability to coordinate work with other managers to handle dependencies.
- Demonstrated use of AI in work.
- Experience managing programs or projects that deploy SaaS systems with multiple system integrations and complex architecture.
- Experience managing multiple vendors.
- Experience deploying validated applications across functions such as Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, or R&D.
Responsibilities
- Lead and direct one or more project teams engaged in global initiatives across functional and regional organizations.
- Develop and manage all facets of projects from intake through implementation and closure.
- Manage implementation outcomes through effective organization and leadership, business case and benefits management, stakeholder management, risk management and issue resolution, planning and control, change management, and quality management.
- Ensure projects adhere to Corporate and IT policies and standards.
- Manage project scope, cost, and schedule constraints.
- Provide technical and analytical guidance and recommendations to leadership governance bodies.
- Keep current on advances and best practices in project management methodologies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
- Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Health Savings Account.
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
- Life insurance.
- Long-term disability leave.
- Dependent daycare spending account.
- Tuition assistance or reimbursement.
- Global well-being program (Simple Steps).
- Incentive plans.
- 401(k) plan with 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
