Senior PD Program Manager at Medtronic in Tempe, Arizona

Job Description:

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 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
This role will be part of the Product Development & Test Applications group supporting multiple programs across OUs. The primary role will be to support Affera and Test development for that product line

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Direct 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.


• Responsible for project performance, risk management, administration, financial management, budgeting, capital planning, forecasting and issue resolution.


• Solve issues through information exchange, influence and active persuasion without direct exercise of command to gain cooperation of other parties on program execution plans


• Lead or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes and therapies.


• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.


• Manage the development and implementation process of a company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products and processes.


• Review status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.


• Monitor the project from initiation through delivery.


• Assess project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.


• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.


• Gather requirements, works on requirements planning, requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of project's key stakeholders.


• Communicate with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 7 years related experience or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in electrical engineering design and manufacturing organizations, as well as mastery of the design interfaces involving electrical, mechanical, and chemical interactions. This can include experience such as in advanced packing, PCB/PWB assemblies, IC design, and medical device design.


• Understands design controls as part of regulatory standards


• Minimum of 10 years in Product or Program Management discipline


• Strong engineering background and ability to ask good critical questions to prevent and mitigate risks


• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.


• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix organization and positively influence strategies and outcomes.


• Technical depth to drive electrical development, electrical issue to root cause and train employees to do the same.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Leadership skills associated with influence management.


• Responsive Customer focus.


• Systems mind-set


• Solid judgment and problem solving skills

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):$164,800.00 - $247,200.00

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).

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.

Further details are available at the link below:

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.