PD Program Manager - Brooklyn Center, MN
PD Program Manager - Brooklyn Center, MN
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$ 136000 - 204000
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Job Description
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
A Day in the LifeDrive Program Execution
oUse broad cross-functional knowledge and comprehensive management skills to provide direction and leadership to a cross-functional program development team
oEstablish a competitive advantage for new product introduction programs and projects that are part of an overall PMO portfolio
oMake commitments to meet specific business goals and objectives and meet business deliverables defined by the Product Development Process
oProvide critical leadership to ensure overall quality of multiple related projects while minimizing and mitigating project risks
oDevelop and maintain detailed project schedule aligned to PDP Phase expectations
oMonitor and track progress toward established objectives assess risk manage project schedules and budgets and implement strategies to ensure successful delivery of the program on time and on budget
oEnsure alignment between all stakeholders including Operations Development Technology Supply Management Quality and Reliability
oEnsure timely and thorough communication at various levels of the organization (Program Team Customers Stakeholders Sr. Management etc.)
oPlan monitor and control project budget(s) that include human resources component builds supplier materials supplier NRE internal capital external capital and general expenses to meet established return on investments
Continuous Improvement Product Development Process
oEstablish best practices for developing implementing and maintaining program management processes.
oDevelop and manage tools to measure achievements of the product development processes including on time on budget exceeding reliability targets and meeting contracted project objectives measures.
oDirect initiatives to identify prioritize define and implement improvements to the product development processes and functional work packet standards to achieve best-in-class status.
oCollaborate with project teams and finance to improve project spend forecast and ROI financial cost modeling and reporting.
oDrive acceptance of project management process and common language on program teams that define disciplined capacity planning project complexity and transparency and risk exposure across a matrixed organization.
oInitiate and drive continuous improvements to functional operating policies and day-to-day processes.
Enable CRM MECC Strategy
oIdentify projects in support of the 5-year site strategy.
oWork with management team and stakeholders on initiating planning executing monitoring & controlling closing and re-prioritizing projects.
oEstablish project execution strategies that impact customer satisfaction levels allocation of time resources expenditures and funds across multiple corporate entities.
oInitiate and pitch project opportunities to business leaders internal and external to MECC.
oProvide feedback to functional department heads during AOP/strategic planning process.
oCoach team members to ensure effective team dynamics and mutual accountability in support of the MECC Mission.
oCoach team members on best practice project management skills to ensure process adherence and effective project management.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Exceptional project management skills; knowledge of process and project planning best practices.
Successful Manufacturing Process Development experience.
Strong track record of leading complex projects requiring strong influence management skills and willingness and ability to institute change.
Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking project planning and management.
Excellent communication skills and interpersonal/team effectiveness -- ability to succinctly and accurately communicate to various levels of management and employees.
Exceptional analytical planning organization and time management skills to effectively execute project plans and budgets.
Clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of cross- functional project teams and functional management.
Business acumen; ability to think from an overall best for the business perspective.
Exceptional cross functional leadership with interdisciplinary and problem-solving skills
Demonstrate initiative; results oriented
Excellent decision-making skills -- ability to negotiate and balance decisions and priorities across needs of several functional departments. Make timely decisions in the face of risks and uncertainty.
Customer-first mentality and ability to understand customer requirements and incorporate into business decisions.
Ability to negotiate and manage competing priorities across multiple functional areas.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products processes and therapies.
- Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning project team and line management.
- Manages the development and implementation process of a companys products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products and processes.
- Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
- Monitors the project from initiation through delivery.
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity quality and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers line managers and clients.
- Gathers requirements works on requirements planning requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of projects key stakeholders.
- Communicates with stakeholders obtains stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAREER STREAM:Program Managers and Directors focus on tactical operational activities for a major program with broad or ongoing impact. Levels within the program management career stream typically accomplish program objectives through matrixed employee teams and / or vendors who are not direct reports but for which the incumbent has direct accountability to lead. The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility managing program/team performance communicating project and operational developments planning prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of program team members. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of program team members.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Autonomy:Manages one or more small-scale developed or mature programs with well-defined program plans and delivery methodologies.
Is accountable for overall program process performance and customer satisfaction.
Organizational Impact:Provides input to establishing program objectives timelines milestones and budgets .
Recommends new policies and procedures that affect program management.
May have budget accountability for one or more programs.
Program decisions are generally made only after consultation with higher level management.
Innovation and Complexity:Problems faced are difficult and require detailed information gathering analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
Problems typically impact multiple workstreams departments or specialties .
Modifies programs management processes to improve program.
Communication and Influence:Communicates and leads meetings with internal and external customers and vendors conducts briefings to higher level management team.
Solves issues through information exchange influence and active persuasion without direct exercise of command to gain cooperation of other parties on program execution plans.
Leadership and Talent Management:Leads directs and reviews the work of a team of professionals and/or vendors who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.
Direct involvement in daily tasks necessary for successful program execution.
Not directly responsible for hire or fire decisions and people management.
Required Knowledge and Experience:Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes projects and tactics within one job area.
Typically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
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.
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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
