We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Jun 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

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 June 2025.

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.

As a Rice Creek based Senior Engineering Program Manager in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, you’ll take the lead in managing cross-functional teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time/budget, within scope, and aligned with strategic business goals.

Your primary program will be managing a multi-year site shutdown and manufacturing line replication/transfer for a portfolio of pharmaceutical and combination device products. Your primary interfaces will be Rice Creek Pharma Operations/Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Ear Nose & Throat Operating Unit, and Global Ops/Supply Chain.

In this role, you’ll oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of engineering programs, from initial planning and resource allocation to execution and delivery. Your leadership will be critical in coordinating efforts across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other key functions to achieve project milestones and deliver innovative solutions to our customers. As our customer portfolio continues to grow and evolve, our program managers often get to interface with numerous businesses across Medtronic. Some examples include Diabetes, Cardiac Rhythm Mgmt., Cardiac Surgery, Ear Nose & Throat, Neurovascular, and Surgical.

Additional responsibilities may include leading other programs in promoting Rice Creek engineering/manufacturing capabilities, exploring new technologies, and supporting other initiatives across the Twin Cities campus.

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

• Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the assigned program.

• Leads goal setting and cross functional alignment. 

• Leads efforts in resource planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and reporting for assigned program.

• Coordinate and communicates with a strong network of stakeholders spanning multiple functions, levels, and organizations within Medtronic.

• Execute a consistent, predictable communication plan across the cross functional teams, customers, and stakeholders. 

• Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.

• Oversees the conceptualization of new methodologies, technologies, materials, machines, processes or products.

• Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of the program.

• Facilitate proper project completion, closure, and lessons learned.

• Support general PMO initiatives related to business process improvements and continuous improvements.

• Provide coaching/mentorship to engineering staff interested in the program management career track. 

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years experience.

Nice to Have

• PMP Certification

• MBA or other advanced degree

• 10+ years working in medical device (highly regulated) environment. 

• Experience with site transfers and/or medical device manufacturing

• Pharmaceutical and/or combination device development and manufacturing experience

• Familiarity with Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM)

Travel

• Approximately 10% travel annually

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):$168,800.00 - $253,200.00

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.