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Medtronic

PD Program Manager

Medtronic, Lafayette, Colorado, United States, 80026

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Application window closes on 16 Jan 2026.

A Day in the Life At Medtronic you begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation while championing healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. The Acute Care and Monitoring OU is committed to excellence in innovation and commercialization, refining its product delivery and commercialization approaches to enable product leadership across all segments of our portfolio. This role requires enhancing innovation processes, refining design and delivery approaches to deliver an integrated portfolio that enables product development and distribution excellence across ACM. You will work on-site at least 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration.

Program Manager Responsibilities

Develop, create, and implement global coordinated cross‑functional project plans for the commercialization of OEM supplier initiatives across ACM.

Product‑level program management, commercial program management, cross‑product/technical site program management, and/or external partnerships to deliver products or services.

Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives.

Oversee multiple project teams, ensuring commercialization program goals are reached.

Lead or leverage cross‑functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new business development deals and ongoing lifecycle management of OEM supplier products and therapies.

Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects, serving as liaison between OEM supplier project management and cross‑functional teams.

Review project status and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports.

Monitor projects from initiation through delivery, assess issues, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals.

Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and OEM suppliers.

Gather requirements, plan, elicit, and manage them to ensure they meet stakeholder demands.

Communicate with stakeholders to obtain engagement and ensure end products or processes solve business problems.

Identify and mitigate program risks; work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects.

Provide technical leadership in directing the efforts of cross‑functional teams for development and production release of all relevant deliverables in compliance with the Go‑To‑Market strategy.

Provide necessary leadership including program/project interdependency analysis.

Manage program and project teams for optimal ROI and coordinate cross‑project initiatives.

Inform the Innovation Council of commercialization progress for new deals and OEM supplier management.

Ensure commercialization plan remains aligned with project plan by addressing resource conflicts and problems, facilitating project team meetings, preparing agendas, taking and distributing meeting minutes.

Drive alignment across commercialization and product lifecycle management core teams; work closely with Innovation Delivery leaders and cross‑functional teams to develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing.

Utilize effective project management techniques to independently execute on deliverables, managing scope, schedule, risk, and budget.

Provide input on establishing program objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets.

Monitor effectiveness and performance of launch and project team, facilitate development of contingency plans, recommend corrective actions.

Contribute to best practice creation and sharing across teams, creating/enhancing tools and templates.

Develop project management skills of others, provide coaching and operational leadership.

Establish plans and implement policies and strategies, impacting program schedules or resource allocation.

Interact frequently with external suppliers, business development and regions in integration of programs/products.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience OR Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience.

2+ years of experience in development of medical devices and/or program management experience.

Complete understanding and application of Project Management principles, concepts, practices, and standards.

Nice to Have

Demonstrated competencies in Self‑Management, Goal Achievement, Personal Accountability, Planning & Organizing, Resiliency, Flexibility, Teamwork, Leadership, Interpersonal Skills, Diplomacy & Tact, Customer Focus, Problem Solving, Conceptual Thinking, Persuasion, Decision Making, Creativity, Verbal & Written Communication.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Ability to drive/lead in a matrix structure.

Experience handling multiple tasks/projects and managing priorities accordingly.

Medical Device industry experience – knowledge of new product development, DRM, clinical trial management, quality systems, global regulatory experience.

Experience developing solutions for clinicians.

Advanced degree such as MS, MBA with strong financial acumen.

Extensive experience leading a complex project/program including financial accountability, strong preference for PMP certification.

Prior experience managing large/complex site‑to‑site transfer projects in a manufacturing environment.

Effective planning and organization skills; ability to work against multiple objectives simultaneously.

Knowledgeable of U.S. Food and Drug Law and global regulatory, device safety, and/or regulatory/clinical research.

Physical Job Requirements The statements described herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For office roles, the employee is required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers.

Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive salary and a flexible benefits package. For U.S. (excluding PR) locations, base salary ranges from $136,000 to $204,000. Ireland range: 83,760 EUR to 125,640 EUR. Eligible for short‑term incentive (MIP). Additional benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; healthcare flexible spending account; life insurance; long‑term disability leave; dependent daycare spending account; tuition assistance; employee stock purchase plan; 401(k) with employer contribution and match; short‑term disability; paid time off; paid holidays; employee stock purchase plan; non‑qualified retirement plan; capital accumulation plan for certain levels. All employees receive incentive plans, 401(k) plan, and short‑term disability. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, employer stock purchase plan, and other benefits. Detailed benefits information is available on Medtronic’s benefits page.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Project Management and Information Technology

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