Senior OpEx Program Manager at Medtronic in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Job Description:

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful. We're committed. And we're driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

This Sr Program Manager will work in the Operational Excellence organization. This position is responsible for developing strategies, implementing operating mechanisms, and leading transformational projects to improve results within operations spanning from quality, customer service, cost reduction and employee engagement. The position is responsible for providing leadership for developing, leading and executing one or multiple programs. The job function includes developing, advocating, and enabling business partners with tools and methodologies to identify and improve processes that not only drive operational excellence but also achieve the transformational results.

• Develop program vision, strategy and program charter with guidance from leadership.

• Overall responsibility for successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.

• Program Monitoring & Reporting - Status Updates, risks, documentation, measure adoption as a leading indicator to full value realization.

• Facilitate alignment with cross-functional stakeholders, collaborate across OI, site, and functions for successful execution.

• Directs day to day activities for multiple work-stream teams through managing project plans, resourcing, status reporting, resolving issues, identifying project risks and accountability for deliverables across multiple functional organizations.

• Modifies scope, content of program as required , prioritizes individual projects.

• Maintain healthy and active project pipeline to achieve goals in line with strategic plans and AOP.

• Accountability for results to be achieved through influence.

• May deliver presentations and training courses including measurement, analysis, improvement and control.

• Surveys and analyzes best practices for techniques and processes.

• Communicates team progress.

• Plans, performs and implements process improvement initiatives (such as Lean or Six Sigma).

• Performs cost and benefit analysis.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required


• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have

• Ability to collaborate and partner with leaders, employees, and suppliers

• Lean Sigma Black or Green Belt or Certification in Lean Sigma training

• Ability to manage large internal teams

• Highly motivated, self-starter

• Strategic planning ability

• Results & Team oriented

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills that can convert analysis into strategies and tactical approaches

• Fosters collaboration / business partner approach

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

• Highly developed skill set in project leadership practices including ability to balance risk, effectively influence diverse teams without authority, and ownership of responsibility for outcomes

• Excellent downward, lateral, and upward communication skills

• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading projects to completion

• Contributes innovative ideas that lead to positive business results encouraging and adopting new ways of looking at problems, processes and solutions

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.

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):$136,800.00 - $205,200.00

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).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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