Software Engineering Quality Program Manager - CRM

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Transforming Patient Management with Smart Technology! Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations. Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Software develops the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of patients across the world. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. CRM Software is developed with state of the art, industry standard technologies and used by Clinicians and Patients worldwide. In this exciting role as a Senior Software Program Manager, you will have responsibility for leading instrument software development program that support products in Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM). These products include implantable cardiac devices (pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, cardiac re-synchronization devices and cardiac rhythm monitors). The Software Engineering Program Manager is accountable for ensuring software execution and delivery across agile/scrum teams within the Patient Care Systems organization. This includes responsibility to guide instrument software/firmware development team(s) in their day-to-day development activities, provide program and project planning, scheduling and tracking, and help drive functional excellence in program execution for the Software organization. The candidate must be self-driven, with a strong understanding of project management, the Software Development Lifecycle process and strong technical and leadership skills. This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) unit. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working on-site 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

Requirements

Bachelor’s of Science and minimum of 5 years of work experience in engineering and/or quality OR advanced degree in science with 3 years of work experience in engineering and/or quality.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience leading software development projects within Med-Tech industry
Strong understanding of software and embedded systems
Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering on projects in a matrix environment
Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
Experience managing geographically distributed teams
Track record of effective vendor management to deliver results
Experience as a Scrum Master in SW teams and Scrum Master Certification
Project Management Certification such as PMP
Experience working in regulated environments and delivering new products in compliance with global regulatory standards

Responsibilities

Responsible for program estimation and planning including identifying requirements, developing work plans, managing program annual and strategic budgets, building schedules, and partnering with team members to determine and communicate functional and/or resource requirements.
Own and Manage execution against an aggressive but achievable program and/or project plan, provide work direction to team members, work with peer program managers, cross functional program team members to monitor dependencies and ensure critical program milestones and deliverables are met.
Collaborate with Core Team Leaders, Platform Leaders, Product Owners, Human Factors Engineer, Architects & Systems Engineers to drive program within scope, cost, and schedule
Lead team(s) of software engineers (employees and vendor resources) to deliver on program commitments
Communicate program status and issues to internal and external stakeholders regularly including the Core Tam Leader and Development Lead in the Program Core Team as appropriate.
Proactively manage quality, risks, and issues at all stages in the program
Provide input for setting team member’s performance objectives and provide feedback to the functional leaders about performance against project deliverables and core competencies.
Conduct Scrum events including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review and retrospective.

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)