Associate Engineering Program Director

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.

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.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAREER STREAM: Program Managers and Directors focus on tactical, operational activities for a major program with broad or ongoing impact. Levels within the program management career stream typically accomplish program objectives through matrixed employee teams and / or vendors who are not direct reports but for which the incumbent has direct accountability to lead. Most time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility, managing program/team performance, communicating project and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of program team members. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of program team members.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned Strategic portfolio management role with accountability for multiyear year roadmap, stakeholder engagement, financial accountability  & delivering value by working with global team.  

• Program Leadership
  • Manages one or more small-scale, developed or mature programs with well-defined program plans and delivery methodologies.
  • Drive large-scale, cross-functional programs strategic in nature - new product introduction (NPI), technology deployment, or connected care solution —ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to scope  
  • Oversee end‑to‑end lifecycle: planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk/issue tracking, and stakeholder communication .
  • Lead cross functional teams including Design teams and Quality through the product development process to ensure successful completion of projects and business goals.
  • Plan and Manage portfolio level AOP/Budget. Budget accountability at portfolio level. Lead financial planning: forecasting, budgeting, and scenario analysis 
  • Act as the key liaison between Operating Units and global teams  
  • Present analysis and updates to senior leadership  
  • Drive process standardization, continuous improvement, and deployment & lead  simplification initiatives
  • Communicates with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.
  • Recommends new policies and procedures that affect program management.
  • Modifies programs management processes to improve program.
  • Exceptional influencing and interpersonal skills, negotiating; managing change; goal setting; planning and organizing teamwork; ability to address difficult situations; conflict resolution; resource constraint and problem solving.
  • Apply structured methods DRM
• Digital Automated Dashboard : 
  • Lead the design and development of interactive dashboards using Power BI for tracking program performance, milestones, and KPIs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, visualize data insights, and drive data-informed decisions.
  • Ensure dashboards align with executive reporting needs, enabling real-time visibility into program health and resource allocation.

• Required Knowledge and Experience:
  • Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline with Software Experience
  • 18+ years of overall IT experience with 10+  years of project management relevant experience in Medical Device
  • Must have hands on experience in architecting complex dashboard using Power BI / Other tools.
  • Certifications : PMP/ equivalent, CSM, SAFe/ RTE or handling ART Experience
  • Good to have Lean/Six Sigma certification
  • Good to have Experience with Microsoft Project and ProChain scheduling methodologies
  • Well-versed in Med tech product / Software / R&D, product development, and clinical/regulatory process (e.g., IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485)
  • Strong written and oral communication skills and able to influence all customers  
  • Independent thinker with the ability to take both a commercial and operational view of complex situations.

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. 

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.
 

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.

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