Medical Affairs Senior Program Manager
Job Summary
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life. Our 95000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose growth and impact.
Join Medtronic and play a pivotal role in advancing healthcare through scientific excellence and evidence-based innovation. As a Medical Affairs Senior Program Manager you will lead strategic medical initiatives that help shape clinical practice support healthcare professionals and ultimately improve patient outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and results-driven professional who enjoys working across diverse teams influencing strategy and driving complex programs from concept through execution. If you are passionate about translating scientific insights into meaningful impact we encourage you to apply.
This position operates within a highly collaborative global environment partnering with Clinical and Medical Affairs Regulatory Marketing and Commercial Health Economics and other key stakeholders. Depending on business needs the role may involve interaction with regional and global teams and occasional travel to support meetings congresses and strategic initiatives. You will work closely with Medical Affairs leadership to ensure the successful delivery of programs that support the safe and effective use of Medtronic therapies and technologies. For example The Hugo RAS system offers flexibility through modular arm carts that can be positioned to adapt to different procedures.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Lead the planning execution and monitoring of Medical Affairs programs and strategic initiatives
- Partner with Medical Affairs leaders to translate scientific and business objectives into actionable project plans
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time within scope and aligned with organizational priorities
- Develop and maintain program timelines risk management plans key performance indicators (KPIs) and executive-level reporting
- Support evidence generation scientific communication publication planning and educational activities
- Facilitate governance processes stakeholder alignment and decision-making across global and regional teams
- Identify opportunities to improve Medical Affairs processes tools and ways of working.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Pharmacy Nursing Public Health Biomedical Sciences Business or a related discipline
- Significant experience in Medical Affairs Medical Education Healthcare Medical Device Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences environments
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional programs and projects involving multiple stakeholders
- Strong project and program management skills including planning risk management and execution
- Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across all organizational levels
- Proficiency in developing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and communicating progress to leadership teams
- Willingness to travel internationally (>60%).
- Individual Contributor Role.
Desirable qualifications: An advanced degree (MBA MSc PharmD or PhD) project management certification experience supporting global Medical Affairs organizations or teams knowledge on surgical clinical procedures surgical instruments and technologies and robotics would be advantageous.
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.
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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.
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About Company
About Medtronic 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 excit ... View more