Senior Product Development Program Manager at Medtronic in North Haven, Connecticut

Job Description:

Careers that Change Lives

Join Medtronic as a Senior Program Manager in our Advanced Surgical Technology (AST) group - New Product Development PMO Project Management Office (PMO). In this pivotal role, you'll lead a dynamic team, collaborating across departments like R&D, Quality, and Marketing to spearhead a series of successful NPD project releases.

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.

This person will ensure that his/her/their program teams are:

• Efficient, effective, and well-coordinated
• Focused on clear priorities, milestones, and goals.
• Committed to developing and adhering to schedules
• Vigilant in managing budgets, including labor resources
• Dedicated to delivering quality commercial releases in compliance with established processes

A Day in the Life

• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for Surgical Stapling programs, new product development of products, processes, and therapies. Manages one or more projects with well-defined project plans and delivery methodologies.
• Acts as the Developmental Core Team Member to drive project management planning into the core team in order to establish program objectives, timelines, milestones, resources, and budget to meet business needs, and interacts closely with core team leader and other core team members.
• Provides expertise and input to the project team on PDP and design control procedures, as well as business communication deliverables (i.e. dashboards) by working closely with Core Team Leader and Core Team members, while mentoring colleagues more junior on the project team
• Owns and manages status of projects and budgets; develops project budget including resource, discretionary and capital forecasts. Accountable for accuracy and management of project budget(s) and oversight of both discretionary and capital expenditures; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Identify and monitor project performance metrics. Analyze and presents trends and recommendations to peers, core team and senior management. Maintain an up-to-date risk register with robust risk burndown plans, mitigation and execution; contribute to and lead teams through project risk analysis, planning, and schedule recovery, etc.
• Monitors and controls the project from initiation through delivery.
• Resolve issues and ensure task completion by establishing priorities and reaching compromise with team members and functional managers.
• Lead core and extended project team members including vendors as necessary to complete an assigned major program or project.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and the ability to ask critical questions without being the subject matter expert.
• Champions DRM practices and help team attain high maturity metrics for program management metrics such as timeline and cost predictability.
• Prepare and coordinate for DSRs and reviews with the leadership team.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, communicates with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement and alignment to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.
• Monitors progress toward pre-established objectives, assesses risk and implements strategies to ensure successful delivery of the efforts that align with the Operating Unit goals.

Travel and Location: Not required to be fully located at the North Haven site, however would require 20% travel allocation for core team events, and onsite time with team (once quarterly or more; at teams necessity/discretion). Team is based out of Connecticut. Must conform with Eastern Time Zone working hours.

R ole will report to a member of the Surgical R&D Leadership Team and support initiatives and / or programs across the Surgical operating unit.

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 core team execution of programs, managing program performance, communicating project and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of program team members. Goal achievement is accomplished through successful execution of programs.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Manages one or more medium-scale, established programs with generally defined program plans and delivery methodologies.
Is accountable for overall program process, performance, and customer satisfaction.

Organizational Impact: Participates in establishing program objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets.
Develops new policies and procedures that affect program management.
Typically has budget accountability for one or more programs.
Program decisions are generally recommended to higher level management.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
Problems typically impact multiple workstreams, departments or specialties.
Enhances 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.
Influences across functions and businesses while balancing divergent objectives to gain cooperation of other parties on program objectives and execution plans.

Leadership and Talent Management: Leads, via the project team experienced professionals and/or vendors who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.
Establishes daily tasks necessary for successful program execution.
Influences hire or fire decisions and people management.

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Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of project/program management experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management or commercial new product delivery
• MBA and PMP / CSM Certification
• 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
• 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 with advanced scheduling and resource management tools like Prochain and Resource First
• 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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

Salary and benefits

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. Learn more about our benefits here .

The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here .

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