2x R&D Program Directors - CAS

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

Growth! Bring business acumen, exceptional communication skills, broad cross-functional knowledge and laser focus on program execution to shape, develop and commercialize Cardiac Ablation solutions. In collaboration with a talented and passionate core team, you will develop our products and bring them to new markets and regions. You will own defining scope, schedule, and budget for Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) development programs and will be accountable to the CAS business and Product Review Committee (PRC) for overall project execution. Bring your leadership skills and passion for delivering best-in-class customer experience.

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Our Purpose

Growth! Bring business acumen, exceptional communication skills, broad cross-functional knowledge and laser focus on program execution to shape, develop and commercialize Cardiac Ablation solutions. In collaboration with a talented and passionate core team, you will develop our products and bring them to new markets and regions. You will own defining scope, schedule, and budget for Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) development programs and will be accountable to the CAS business and Product Review Committee (PRC) for overall project execution. Bring your leadership skills and passion for delivering best-in-class customer experience.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

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

• Continuously develops and advocates for creative strategies that improve time to market and reduce risk on development programs.

• Partners with Core Teams to define and deliver solutions, within agreed upon timelines and cost.

• Communicates to business leadership about the progress and health of development activities

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

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

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

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

• Ensures requirements gathering, requirements planning, and requirements management meet the demands of the project's key stakeholders, both external and internal.

• Communicates with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will meet the customer and business needs.

• Builds highly effective core teams. Provides feedback and team member coaching to ensure effective team dynamics and mutual accountability

• Accountable for execution of all documentation and phase gate deliverables.

• Facilitates engagement of the field and our customers, to gain knowledge about product application and customer needs.

• Prepares, facilitates, and leads successful program phase reviews and updates to senior leadership review teams including the PRC (Project Review Committee) and other business leadership forums

• Accountable for project performance, risk management, financial management, budgeting, capital planning, financial and head-count forecasting and issue resolution.

• Engages with cross-functional resource managers to ensure resources are assigned and held accountable for task and goal completion.

Key Skills & Experience

• Level 8 Bachelor's degree required

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience

• Minimum 8 years of medical device product development experience

• Minimum 3 years of Project and/or People management experience

• Strong business acumen, ability to think and act from an overall "best for the business" perspective.

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal/team effectiveness -- ability to communicate to various levels of the business succinctly and accurately.

• Proven ability to deliver results in a matrixed organization.

• Influence management skills; ability to build relationships and work cooperatively at all levels in the business

• Detail oriented with a focus on cost, scope, and schedule.

• Demonstrated ability to show high integrity and gain the respect of peers and subordinates

• Strong analytical, planning, organizational skills to effectively develop and execute comprehensive programs and budgets

• Nice to Have

• Masters Degree in technical field or MBA

• Proven track record leading complex product development projects in Medtronic or other large Medtech companies

• Ideally being located at one of Medtronic's CAS manufacturing sites, to enable close collaboration Manufacturing Operations

• Ability to travel regularly to Medtronic's sites in the US, Canada, Ireland and China

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

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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).

U.S. Candidates

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.

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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.

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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.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That's who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will...

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it's about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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