Engineering Program Director - CTOR at Medtronic in Mounds View, Minnesota

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 Jan 2025

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
Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) offers cardiac mapping and ablation solutions to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. Our vision is to help patients worldwide by advancing innovation for the diagnosis and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, enabling clinicians to perform procedures with superior outcomes. Our team support the creation our market-leading portfolio of innovations.

The Engineering Program Director represents Operations as the Core Team Operations Representative (CTOR) and is the primary Operations interface to the New Product Development Core team. This is a highly visible and impactful role leading a global operations team responsible for shaping the manufacturing architecture to successfully develop and launch new products to meet cost, quality and supply goals for the business.
The Engineering Program Director (CTOR) will provide program leadership to drive strategic and tactical activities for operations on New Product Development Core team.

Responsibilities may include the following - other duties may be assigned:

• Lead the Extended Operations Team comprising of Supply Management, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Development, Packaging and Supply Chain to ensure on-time and on-budget performance through the new product development cycle.

• Champion the Voice of Operations (VOO) a s well as drive planning and execution to ensure scope, schedule and budget alignment between operations and core team functions .

• Track and Manage Operations KPI's such as Predictive LBM's, Predictive RTY's, Capacity Planning & BOM Readiness.

• Demonstrate s trong financial acumen with managing direct expense, capital, unit pricing & free cash flow.

• Lead Design Transfer and Commercial Build Readiness to ensure quality system compliance to achieve production readiness and successful product launches .

• Strong communicator with the a bility to lead and Influence between Extended Operations Team and Core Team

• Coach and develop extended Operations members, to help individuals advance their skills and careers . Provide performance feedback.

• Integrate Design for Reliability & Manufacturability (DRM) during product development as well as e nsure structured problem methods and predictive engineering principles are consistently and rigorously applied .

• Skilled negotiator with demonstrated ability to create mutually beneficial results and negotiate trade-offs .

• Partner with in the Operating Unit (OU) & Global Operations and supply chain (GO-SC) to g row and nurture cross functional & cross manufacturing site relationships in a large & matrixed organization .

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science or a related discipline

• Experience as a Program Manager leading large scale new product development programs.

• Proven Operations experience with depth of knowledge in at least two Operations function

• A vanced degree in engineering/science or a related discipline

• Medical Device product development or operations experience with catheters, sheaths or other disposable medical devices.

• Program Management experience (PMP Certified), DRM, DFSS or Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. • 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience.

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):$187,200.00 - $280,800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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.