Senior Project Manager

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

7d•$104,000 - $156,000

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 Senior Project Manager The Senior Project Manager serves as the primary point of accountability for both internal and external stakeholders across a range of customer-facing projects within Acute Care & Monitoring. This role is responsible for leading the application of the Integrated Solution Delivery Model to ensure successful healthcare implementation outcomes. Drawing on a strong foundation in project management, technical expertise , and business acumen, the Senior Project Manager will guide and influence cross-functional teams and healthcare stakeholders such as technical network infrastructure teams, clinical engineering, hospital operations and facility leaders . They will champion best practices, foster effective communication, and drive high levels of customer adoption and solution success. This role requires a IT foundational skillset that will leverage your experience in the areas of device set up, configuration and deployment of both hardware and software- based products . Our customers are typically acute care hospitals , and the users of our medical devices are in patient care units. Our HealthCast products are both software and hardware- based technologies typically leveraging in place hospital infrastructure . Throughout each implementation, the Senior Project Manager will collaborate closely with internal clinical and technical leads, service engineers, leadership, and external clinical and technical partners to coordinate and execute all activities critical to project success.

Requirements

Demonstrates strong leadership and accountability for project outcomes.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels, including executive leadership.
Capable of managing multiple complex projects while aligning with broader organizational goals.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Skilled in influencing cross-functional and external teams toward shared goals.
Recognizes when to escalate issues and engage governance structures.
Offers strategic insights and recommendations to support diverse stakeholder needs.
Operates with urgency and a results-driven mindset.
Understands stakeholder roles and resource alignment within project teams.
Willing to travel occasionally for strategic and complex customer engagements.
Ability to o versee technical projects involving infrastructure deployment , cloud migration , and security enhancements .
Experience with system administration , virtualization , and secure networking to manage cross- functional teams, coordinate IT implementations , and ensure compliance with industry standards .
Education : Bachelor’s degree ; advanced degree preferred.
Experience : Minimum of 7 years of direct experience in Healthcare IT or SaaS project management and implementation, either as a vendor or in a related consulting role.

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent industry certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Holds full accountability for the successful delivery of customer outcomes by applying best practices in project organization, stakeholder engagement, benefits realization, risk and issue management, planning and control, change management, and quality assurance.
Oversees the operational execution of assigned projects, acting as the primary liaison among external clients, internal project teams, sales, clinical product specialists, and line management.
Leads and coordinates one or more cross-regional project teams, ensuring alignment and progress across all workstreams.
Lead customer IT and clinical workstream meetings in partnership with our engineers and customer success managers as a subject matter expert with our suite of medical device and software offerings
Serves as the main point of contact for external clients, managing project scope, scheduling and facilitating communications, coordinating clinical and technical requirements, and guiding the project through planning, training, execution, and go-live phases.
Provides strategic technical and analytical insights to leadership and governance bodies to support informed decision-making.
Ensures all project documentation is properly maintained , stored, and shared with relevant team members to support ongoing customer needs.
Develops and maintains comprehensive project plans, meeting documentation, and progress reports to track all technical and clinical project activities.
Monitors project performance using defined metrics and tools to ensure alignment with goals and timelines.
Facilitates collaboration across internal and external clinical and technical teams, ensuring all requirements and outcomes are documented and met.
Communicates significant project impacts and account health updates to internal and external stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.
Leads and facilitates project kick-offs and milestone meetings, both onsite and remotely, in accordance with established methodologies.
Ensures the completion and proper archiving of all project deliverables and documentation in approved repositories.
Proactively manages risks across all project dimensions to minimize disruptions and ensure strong customer adoption.
Maintains control over project constraints—scope, cost, schedule, and measurable outcomes—to ensure successful delivery.
Identifies and resolves project issues promptly to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals.
Escalates critical risks and issues to leadership as appropriate , ensuring transparency and timely intervention.
Stays current with advancements in project management methodologies and contributes to the continuous improvement of service delivery practices.
Oversees all phases of the project lifecycle—from intake through implementation and closure—ensuring alignment with Implementation Services best practices and policies.
Ensures full compliance with all corporate, IT, and customer-specific policies and standards, including those of Medtronic.

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)