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A Day in the Life

Senior Principal Project Management Specialist

Careers That Change Lives

In this exciting role as a Senior Principal Project Management Specialist you will have primary responsibility as the project management specialist/core team member on cross functional programs supporting a range of new product development activities within the Coronary and Renal Denervation Operating Unit. You will work with cross functional teams to plan and execute programs from initiation through commercialization. This will include developing project plans identifying and mitigating risks coordinating with cross-functional partners and sharing best practices.

Coronary & Renal Denervation 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 also are leading the way with the transformational renal denervation therapy which has the potential to be a powerful tool in battling the global hypertension epidemic.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. Its no accident we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe its the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.

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 for a minimum of 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.

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.

A Day in the Life

In general the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Principal Project Management Specialist. This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Act as the project management specialist/core team member on cross functional programs supporting a range of new product development activities. Oversee and manage the operational aspects of projects.
• Build cross functional project schedules from first principles. Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with cross functional peers and stakeholders.
• Monitor the project from initiation through delivery and manage changing priorities on projects through effective schedule management and deployment of Project Management methodologies.
• Establish maintain and continuously improve the project management processes guidelines tools and business processes including templates best practices and overall implementation.
• Support resource management & tracking activities & support the overall project management infrastructure (metrics reporting program updates design & business reviews etc.).
• Communicate organizational capacity constraints program risks issues and decisions to core team leader cross functional core team members and key stakeholders.
• Train teams on adopted project management methodologies within CRDN and within the global Medtronic project management office (PMO).
• Be a recognized expert in your role. Provide guidance coaching and training to other employees within the job area.
• Provide support for QMS audit and inspection preparation specific to PDP procedures and processes as required including resolution of audit findings.
• Support PMO specific functional initiatives within CRDN and collaborate across other OUs on specific activities (eg. Peer reviews training or review/update of harmonized procedures).
• Operate as role model by striving for continuous improvement and being an agent of change.

Qualifications

Must Have - Minimum Requirements

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME

• Bachelors degree in Science Technology Engineering Math or a technical discipline
• Minimum of 10 years of technical work experience in Engineering Science or advanced degree in Engineering Science with 8years of technical experience.

Nice to Have:

• Demonstrated program/project management experience
• Hardware and/or software medical device program management experience
• PMP certification; Project Management Certification (preferably PMI) and/or Green Belt Certification
• Experience in Communication Plan development and execution strategic planning and risk and change management
• Expertise in MS Project (or similar scheduling software) project management techniques and tools; and both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel PowerPoint and Word
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as PowerBI
• Experience in resource and expectations management in a matrix organization
• Ability to drive to completion in adherence to aggressive project schedules

About Medtronic

Together we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic we push the limits of what technology therapies and services 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.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Lets work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

Physical Job Requirements

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. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$161600.00 - $242400.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.