We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Jul 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

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. Were working onsite 4 days a 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.

The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility in Mounds View Minnesota. Up to 10% domestic travel may be required to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

As the Senior IT Program Manager focused on Strategic Partnerships you will be responsible for the development maturation and ongoing execution of Medtronics IT strategic partnerships program. Working directly with Global IT leadership internal customers and our most impactful technology suppliers this position will create value by leveraging the resources roadmaps and intellectual property of our partners in a forward-looking opportunistic way. By connecting Medtronics strategy and unmet needs to the innovative capabilities of our partner community this position will create ROI in two ways: first through supplier segmentation standards and scorecards to ensure the VMO is objectively measuring success; and second by creating a bridge to value-added elements (pilots labs SMEs training) and transformational ideas (digital AI automation) which will disrupt and transform the status quo. This is a high-impact role with the expectation of finding and developing partner use cases and opportunities capable of driving significant gains in revenue margin efficiency and productivity.

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. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion diversity and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong are respected and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions were a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training mentorship and guidance you need to own your future success. Together we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! THAT CHANGE LIVES

• Develops manages and continuously improves the strategic partnerships program. Able to create a strategy structure and templates for ongoing execution through the vendor management team and their suppliers
• Works collaboratively with Global IT leadership internal customers and our most impactful technology partners (Top 30) to align strategy with execution
• Understands the relationship between governance and partnership and provides a framework for both. Serves as the architect and thought leader for VMOs supplier scorecard program while building relationship capital access and advocacy with technology leaders and executive sponsors
• Working with the vendor management team creates and maintains relationship ladders and stakeholder maps with our leading technology suppliers. Able to use these relationships to map out priorities influence outcomes and ensure Medtronics needs are met by our suppliers
• Creates a pipeline of innovation by connecting Medtronics expressed or unmet needs to partner capabilities resources and roadmaps. Enables the right level of conversation between the right people to find and develop innovative solutions use cases and forward-looking opportunities
• Delivers measurable quality and performance gains year-over-year through the creation and execution of scorecards providing a forum for SLA/KPI review and improvement plans generated from quantitative and qualitative feedback
• Delivers measurable financial value year-over-year coming from the identification and execution of use cases which leverage new-to-Medtronic supplier capabilities in digital AI and automation resulting in hard-dollar return on investment

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree
• 7 years of experience with a bachelors degree or 5 years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strongly Preferred:
  • Bachelors or advanced degree in a technical or business-related discipline
  • 7 years working in some combination of IT operations procurement or vendor management; where measuring managing and influencing supplier outcomes was a core part of the position
  • 7 years working with large strategic IT suppliers preferably across a variety of commodity areas i.e. Hardware Software Network and IT Services
  • 7 years creating and driving vendor strategy aligning customer requirements with third-party services delivering successful outcomes via internal and external teams
  • Experience delivering programmatic vendor management and/or strategic programs at scale; comfortable working across a matrixed organization to create templates standards and program elements to be implemented by a global VMO and its stakeholders
• Strong written oral and interpersonal communication skills specifically as it relates to working with internal and external teams to maintain effective relationships and long-term partnerships
• Ability to influence - both internally and externally - using an objective data-driven approach to reach the right solution
• Strong presentation skills - in support of both monthly recurring reporting and ad hoc strategy and analysis that must be communicated to internal customers
• Intellectually curious and entrepreneurial - always looking for new approaches to problems and new opportunities for improvement
• Optimistic and solution focused - brings a positive outlook to the team with a belief that we can always find a better faster cheaper way to deliver vs. the status quo

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):$156000.00 - $234000.00

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.