PD Program Manager (ICT R&D), Mounds View, MN

A Day in the Life

In this role, you will lead cross-functional program teams to deliver innovative product development and lifecycle initiatives that improve patient outcomes. As a PD Program Manager, you will play a critical role in driving execution excellence, enabling strategic alignment, and advancing Medtronic's product development programs within the Interventional Cardiology Therapies PMO team.

Program Leadership & Execution

• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes and therapies.
• Defines and executes operational aspects of product development programs including: schedule, project risk identification and mitigation plans, issue management, program management owned deliverable, budget and resource forecasting
• Monitors program progress and status through defined program objectives, KPIs, schedule progress, risk burndown, and effective issue mitigation and resolution strategies

• Develops mechanisms for tracking program performance, ensuring accountability, and enabling proactive intervention

Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive strategic and executional alignment across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and other partner functions within program team
• Creates clear and concise program updates, risks, and recommendations for use in communication with leadership

Program Governance & Strategy

• Demonstrates strategic thinking in establishing and managing program plans, requirements, and execution strategies that are aligned to the business priorities
• Ensure compliance with design controls requirements, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Acts as subject matter expert to the team in the Product Development Process (PDP)

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have:

• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or equivalent) and/or PMP certification
• Experience managing both small scale and large-scale medical device product development programs through multiple phases with demonstrated success in driving execution, managing risk, and delivering results
• Experience with medical device product development (PDP / design controls)
• Proven ability to influence without authority in a global, matrixed organization