Technical Program Manager Data Enablement

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A Day in the Life

At Medtronic ENT we deliver innovative technologies that help clinicians treat complex ear nose and throat conditions with greater precision and confidence. Our solutions enhance patient outcomes across both office and surgical settings.

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The Technical Program Manager Data Enablement leads cross-functional programs that advance the organizations data and connectivity strategy across surgical capital products. This role is responsible for aligning stakeholders coordinating technical teams and external partners translating business and product objectives into actionable roadmaps and ensuring delivery of data enablement capabilities that support product development analytics and connected-device initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional data enablement programs across R&D quality regulatory IT and commercial teams owning scope schedule dependencies risk and executive reporting.
• Identify evaluate and manage internal and external partners providing data connectivity and cloud services including scope definition deliverable acceptance and ongoing performance management.
• Contribute to the definition of the ENT data strategy and translate it into actionable program roadmaps and prioritized backlogs.
• Partner with product hardware and software teams to define data requirements telemetry specifications and connectivity needs for surgical capital products.
• Guide project teams through trade-offs in data storage and data flow including latency security scalability and bandwidth in operating room environments.
• Guide the application of analytics visualization and statistical or machine learning methods that turn raw device and clinical data into insights informing product decisions and demonstrating clinical and commercial value.
• Build alignment across nontechnical business and clinical stakeholders and technical engineering teams and escalate and resolve blockers.
• Ensure data enablement programs meet Medtronic quality regulatory privacy and cybersecurity requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related technical field with 5 years of relevant technical program or project management experience OR a masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience leading cross-functional technical programs from concept through launch including ownership of schedule dependencies risk and stakeholder communication across hardware software and quality teams.
• Experience delivering connected-device or IoT capabilities including device-to-cloud data flows telemetry or connectivity services.
• Experience evaluating selecting and managing third-party technology vendors or partners including scope and deliverable oversight.
• Experience translating business clinical or end-user needs into documented technical requirements and roadmaps.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device development or another regulated product development environment including design controls and phase-gate processes.
• Experience with surgical capital equipment operating room environments or hospital IT integration.
• Experience delivering integrations using healthcare data standards (HL7 FHIR DICOM) or EHR/EMR systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and storage architectures spanning cloud edge and local deployments (SQL/NoSQL data lakes time-series).
• Experience defining or directing the definition of telemetry schemas data specifications and logging requirements for hardware and software teams.
• Experience applying analytics visualization or statistical/ML methods to device or clinical data to inform product decisions.
• Experience developing products under FDA SaMD/SiMD guidance ISO 13485 or ISO 14971.
• Experience applying data privacy and cybersecurity requirements to product data (HIPAA GDPR SOC 2 UL 2900 FDA premarket cybersecurity guidance).
• Experience with enterprise data platforms and governance models such as data warehousing cataloging or data quality frameworks.
• PMP Agile or SAFe certification.

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

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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):$142400.00 - $213600.00

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 insurance Health Savings Account Healthcare Flexible Spending Account Life insurance Long-term disability leave Dependent daycare spending account Tuition assistance/reimbursement and Simple 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 match Short-term disability Paid time off Paid holidays Employee Stock Purchase Plan Employee Assistance Program Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) and Capital 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.

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