We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Jul 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

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.

This position represents Operations on NPI (New Product Introduction) project core teams as an Engineering Program Manager and provide leadership to an extended project team comprised of individuals from Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers / OEM, Supplier Quality, and other functions as needed to drive continued commercialization of products.  This position is responsible for the overall operational aspects, including value stream selection, planning, execution, and successful implementation of activities in the production of products. The Program Manager has the responsibility to ensure that the voice of operations is properly captured, and all team commitments and project contract metrics are met and communicated in a timely manner. 

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

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

As an Engineering Program Manager, you will own:

• Responsibility for all Operations activities and deliverables in product planning and execution. 
• Overall value stream development and process responsibility from technology through market release.
• Lead the manufacturing and supply chain schedule risk burn down
• Define and meet operations objectives for NPI program: COGS (Labor, Burden, Material, Scrap), Cycle Time, Capacity, First Run Yield, Cum Yield, Process Ppk, etc…
• Manages one or more developed or mature programs with well-defined program plans and delivery methodologies
• Lead cross-functional teams, including Design, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers / OEM, Supplier Quality, through the product development process to ensure successful completion of development projects and business goals.
• Provides tactical and/or operational leadership and coaching. Receives assignments in task and objective-oriented terms. 
• Establishes operational plans and implements policies and strategies. Decisions impact program schedules, customer satisfaction levels, or allocation of time, material resources, expenditures, and funds. 
• Responsible for developing, communicating, and documenting project strategies and plans, including operations budget and detailed schedule creation and maintenance
• Champion and document the Voice of Operations.
• Ensure the quality policy/system is planned, understood, implemented, and maintained.
• Ensure the Operations aspects of Quality System Compliance, Design History File, and Regulatory Submissions documentation 
• Coordinate Development builds 
• Ensure alignment between operations and the core team
• Champion manufacturing strategy and sourcing strategy for the program
• Lead decision-making for facility locations, make-buy decisions, and business continuity.
• Ensure Design for Reliability and Manufacturing (DRM) is consistently and rigorously applied
• Facilitate launch, build planning, capacity planning, and execution, and Commercialization Readiness activities
• Indirect People Management & Development
• Actively coach and mentor the extended operations team

Qualifications

Must-Have: Minimum Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience..

Nice to Have

• Experience in medical device manufacturing, operations, and supply chains
• Project Management: Extensive experience leading a complex project/program, including financial accountability, with a strong preference for PMP certification
• Product/Process technical expertise, including Qualifications (i.e., Validation including IQ, OQ, PQ activities; CPAP or related)
• Manufacturing Engineering experience
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability/DRM/DFSS or similar methodology
• Experience or extensive knowledge of at least 3 related disciplines (with knowledge of all) such as:
    1. Product software and hardware development
    2. Supply chain planning/capacity planning for launch
    3. Sourcing, including component qualification
    4. Quality engineering, including new product
    5. Manufacturing supervisor/manager
• 6. Managing Product Design Projects  
• Business acumen and understanding of operations costing (LBM, OPC, Inventory deferrals, capital project management, etc.)
• Ability to strongly advocate for and represent Operations to a cross-functional team related to project and business needs.

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):$140,800.00 - $211,200.00

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 95,000+ 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.