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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

The MECC R&D Component Development Program Manager is responsible for achieving successful execution of product development initiatives in support of MECCs customers and the CRM R&D strategy. The Program Manager serves as a cross-functional team lead with responsibility for defining developing and delivering new production capabilities for our customers. The Program Manager is accountable to the CRM Energy Solutions Project Review Committee (PRC) for overall program execution with the responsibility for ensuring team commitments (scope schedule and budget per project contract) are met and communicated in a timely manner.

As a member of the PMO the program manager enables the site strategy through the identification estimation and securing of project funding in support of the CRM Mission and continuously improves the business processes used by the PMO and the functional organizations they interact with to achieve efficient project execution to deliver the products with world class quality and reliability.

The Product Development Program Manager is responsible for overseeing and implementing research and development initiatives related to medical device components within the product development process. These programs encompass all stages of the product lifecycle including new product development product change management and CAPA activities. The role requires collaboration across multiple functionsdesign manufacturing operations advanced manufacturing engineering reliability quality and regulatoryto acquire comprehensive knowledge and utilize it to create integrated project schedules. The Program Manager is expected to execute projects within defined timelines and budgets while ensuring all deliverables are met. Candidates must possess strong presentation skills to engage upper-level management and demonstrate effective leadership fostering high-performance teams through influence.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite 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. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Product Development Program Managers have three responsibilities within the PMO:
1. Drive Program Execution

• Use broad cross-functional knowledge and comprehensive management skills to provide direction and leadership to a cross-functional program development team
• Make commitments to meet specific business goals and objectives and fulfill business deliverables defined by the Product Development Process (PDP)
• Provide critical leadership to ensure the overall quality of multiple related projects while actively minimizing and mitigating project risks
• Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule that aligns with PDP Phase expectations
• Monitor and track progress toward established objectives assess risks manage project schedules and budgets and implement strategies to ensure the program is delivered successfully on time and within budget
• Ensure alignment among all stakeholders including Operations Development Technology Supply Management Quality and Reliability
• Ensure timely and thorough communication across various levels of the organization including the Program Team Customers Stakeholders and Senior Management
• Plan monitor and control project budgets covering human resources component builds supplier materials supplier NRE internal capital external capital and general expenses to achieve established return on investments

2. Continuous Improvement of the R&D Project Execution Capabilities

• Establish best practices for developing implementing and maintaining program management processes
• Direct initiatives to identify prioritize define and implement improvements to product development processes and functional work packet standards striving for best-in-class status
• Drive acceptance of project management processes and a common language among program teams ensuring disciplined capacity planning project complexity and transparency and risk exposure across a matrixed organization
• Coach team members to foster effective team dynamics and mutual accountability in support of the MECC Mission
• Coach team members on best practice project management skills to ensure adherence to processes and effective project management

3. Enable CRM Energy Components Strategy

• Work with management team and stakeholders to initiate plan execute monitor and control close and reprioritize projects
• Initiate and pitch project opportunities to internal and external business leaders within CRM
• Provide feedback to functional department heads during the AOP/strategic planning process

Requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree AND minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$138400.00 - $207600.00

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.