Strategic Technology Enablement Program Manager

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

3d•$136,000 - $204,000•Remote

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 At Medtronic, you will drive high-impact clinical digital transformation initiatives that enable functional excellence through optimized technology and innovation. The Medtronic Clinical and Regulatory Solutions (MCRS) business is seeking a Strategic Technology Enablement Program Manager with a key role responsible for representing the business on IT applications. The ideal candidate will bring strong demonstrated expertise at the intersection of clinical research and data/technology domains including the ability to collaborate across the matrix; balance competing interests to create shared value; and creatively solve problems through technology. In this role you will be supporting a key clinical research program to modernize Medtronic Clinical's data and analytics platform leveraging modern cloud technology and standardization of data to drive meaningful and sustainable value for portfolio execution. This role requires strong partnership r with IT on behalf of the business to integrate various data sources with the new cloud data platform. Strong technical aptitude to facilitate effective integrations with both cloud and on prem infrastructure. This program represents a key investment for Medtronic, and success in this role requires strong expertise in understanding and aligning business and IT needs and processes to drive successful outcomes. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. To enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts, we are offering this as a remote position. This role may require up to 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years of focused on business enablement and optimization of systems and technology (or 3+ years with an advanced degree)

Nice To Haves

5+ years of clinical research systems and technology experience
AWS cloud integration experience
Medical device or other regulated industry experience
Deep understanding of Clinical Research processes with the ability to strategically align technology solutions to business needs.
Proven experience leading large-scale technology implementation projects, including system replacement efforts and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.
Ability to navigate complex organizational structures, fostering collaboration across business units, IT teams, and external vendors to achieve shared goals.
Experience managing vendor relationships, including contracting, financial oversight, audits, and ensuring alignment with business needs.
Skilled in identifying future technology needs, evaluating solutions, and developing business cases to secure funding for strategic initiatives.
Hands-on experience with system validation, pilot testing, and implementation of new software, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business requirements.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with various departments on the design, documentation, testing, and implementation of clinical data collection systems.
Develops systems for organizing data to analyze, identify and report data and trends.
Prepares reports of clinical trial studies for internal validation and cross validation studies.
Business ownership of key clinical applications facilitating connections and communication between business end users, MCRS, IT, and vendors
Contribute to system validation, maintain enterprise configuration and support product release management
Vendor relationship management including business input on contracting, audit, and general oversight
Financial acumen to support necessary forecasting, variance analysis and funding requests
Identify current & future technology needs to enable functional strategies, including business case development for associated funding asks
Advise/evaluate solutions and support selection of vendors, including coordinating business input from OU, Regions, and MCRS subject matter experts
Lead and/or support pilot and implementation efforts for new software
Proactive communication with key stakeholders on systems health, strategy and program execution, including escalation management when required
Educating and driving alignment with user community regarding enterprise standards and consistent utilization of systems

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)