Director, New Product Development PMO at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES:

The Director of New Product Development (NPD) Program Management will be a leader within the Medtronic Surgical Robotics Program Management Office (PMO). This Director will work closely with Research & Development, Quality Affairs, Marketing, Operations, and many other cross-functional partners to support a cadence of successful product development product launches. This role will manage a team of Program and Project Managers who manage the cross functional core teams for a portfolio of projects.

This person will ensure that his/her teams:

• Are efficient, effective and well-coordinated
• Have clear priorities and goals
• Develop and tracks to schedules
• Deliver quality commercial releases according to process

The Director of NPD Program Management is responsible for New Product Development project management:

• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop, and manage projects for new product development and on-going lifecycle management.
• Directly manage, develop, and coordinate activities of a team of Program/Project Managers supporting the Surgical Robotics product development efforts.
• Partner with Marketing on managing our pre-product development activities and coordinating a monthly innovation day with project reviews and portfolio roadmap updates.
• Coordinate, develop and track schedules, plans, tasks, and priorities.
• Maintain a sense of urgency, facilitate problem solving sessions and meetings to address obstacles, and hold team members accountable to program commitments.
• Anticipate and mitigate risk points. Make tradeoffs between time, schedule, cost, and quality (when appropriate), while meeting safety and regulatory requirements.
• Exhibit strong technical expertise in product development processes (PDP) and provide mentorship to Program/Project Managers and other team members.
• Exhibit project leadership skills including, but not limited to, critical path definition, optimization, monitoring, and management to ensure the most efficient time to market.
• Ability to track the financials of the project with such things as forecasting, accruals, and actuals.
• Develop a broad understanding of the Medtronic Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation Businesses, products, and clinical applications and leverage the knowledge of others.
• Ability to coordinate, track, proof and finalize project documents as needed.
• Proven ability to coach and influence project teams to achieve maximum performance and efficiency in the project.

MUST HAVE (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS)

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of project/direct management experience or Advanced Degree with 8+ years of experience with 7 years of project/direct management experience
  
  
• 8 years of experience in project management or commercial new product delivery in a regulated industry (e.g. medical, automotive, aerospace, etc.)
  
  
• High degree of competency in Microsoft Office Suite (Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
  
  
• Proven track record of successfully managing within a matrixed organization
  
  
• Experience managing Program/Project Managers with a history of increasing engagement
  
  

• 15+ years of experience in Project Management or commercial new product delivery
  
  
• MBA and PMP Certification preferred
  
  
• Knowledge in product development, project management, and commercialization in the medical device industry
  
  
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; must possess excellent relationship building skills with direct reports, peers, and senior leaders
  
  
• Must be able to lead cross-functional discussions; driving towards alignment, decisions, resolutions when necessary
  
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once while understanding cultural differences between various regions of the world
  
  
• Experience with developing and/or commercializing large capital medical devices (e.g. Robotic systems, Imaging equipment, etc.)
  
  
• Experience establishing a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system for a business (connecting schedule, resource management, budget, etc.)
  
  
• Experience working under regulations of the FDA, notified bodies, and other regulatory agencies for successful commercial launches
  
  
• Product launch experience working with Global teams
  
  

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. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Jan 26, 2021
• Travel: Yes, < 25 % of the Time