Senior PD Program Manager

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

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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 Medtronic At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. Our Purpose Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) therapies are a vital component of the Medtronic interventional cardiology portfolio. In addition to our core products that treat blocked coronary arteries, we are seeking to solve unmet needs in the rapidly growing field of complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). We are also leading the way with transformational blood pressure reduction therapy, which has the potential to be a powerful tool in battling the global hypertension epidemic. Our teams support the creation of our market-leading portfolio of innovations, translating breakthrough concepts into scalable, high-quality medical technologies that improve patient outcomes worldwide. The Senior Program Manager serves as the primary Operations interface to cross-functional Core Teams and is a highly visible senior leadership role responsible for shaping and executing Operations strategy across the integration of acquired products and teams, new product development, and commercial lifecycle phases, leading global teams to deliver product outcomes aligned with cost, quality, supply, and business objectives. Come for a job, stay for a career!

Requirements

• Minimum NFQ Level 8 Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs in a regulated environment
• Proven experience leading programs across new product development and product integration, transfer, or scale-up environments
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments and manage multiple concurrent priorities
• Strong Operations leadership experience, with depth across manufacturing, supply chain, or process development, and a track record of delivering against cost, quality, and supply objectives
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead Operations strategy and execution across integration, new product development, and commercialization phases
• Serve as the Voice of Operations on the Core Team, shaping program direction, trade-offs, and decisions
• Define and drive program scope, timelines, and governance, balancing priorities, risks, and resources across integration and next-generation product development workstreams
• Lead Operations integration of acquired products, processes, and teams into Medtronic systems, ensuring alignment to quality, supply, and business objectives
• Define and execute integration plans across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality systems, managing risks and ensuring continuity of supply and product knowledge
• Partner cross-functionally to drive aligned execution, balancing standardization with preservation of critical product and organizational knowledge
• Shape and lead the execution of manufacturing and supply chain strategies across internal and external partners to ensure readiness for launch and scale
• Establish performance metrics and drive Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) to deliver robust, scalable products with predictable cost and performance
• Serve as the primary Operations liaison across Core Team and functional leadership, ensuring alignment on strategy, priorities, and execution
• Influence and negotiate across stakeholders while establishing effective governance, communication, and escalation pathways
• Lead and influence a global, cross-functional Operations team, aligning resources and capabilities to program and integration needs
• Partner with functional leaders to address capability and capacity needs while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and structured problem-solving

Benefits

• Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package
• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• 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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees