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.
Medtronic’s ENT Operating Unit is dedicated to advancing surgical care through innovative technologies that enhance precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. With a comprehensive portfolio that includes the StealthStation™ ENT Navigation System, M4 & M5 Microdebriders, NIM™ Nerve Monitoring Systems, and Coblation™ Technology, we empower surgeons with cutting-edge tools for minimally invasive ENT procedures. Beyond technology, we are committed to clinical excellence, offering education, training, and research to support healthcare professionals. By continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation, Medtronic is shaping the future of ENT surgery and improving the quality of life for patients worldwide.
Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident – we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions.
Career that Changes Lives
In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of program managers driving complex, cutting-edge research and development initiatives within Medtronic’s ENT Operating Unit. You will shape and refine the program management methodology—building the systems, processes, and best practices that enable consistent, high-quality execution. As the owner of governance for New Product Development, you will guide teams through critical decision points, monitor performance metrics, and ensure alignment across the organization. ENT development programs operate at a high level of complexity, requiring coordination across large, multidisciplinary teams. Through strategic delegation and empowerment, you will enable program managers to lead cross-functional teams—from concept through commercialization—ensuring successful execution, innovation, and delivery of impactful solutions that advance patient care.
Supervisory Relationships:
Daily Responsibilities, typically via direct reports but sometimes directly:
Lead or guide cross-functional teams to evaluate, develop, and manage projects for new product development as well as ongoing product lifecycle management.
Own the Portfolio Strategy Board process, providing ENT leadership with clear updates on program status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Oversee and manage operational performance of ongoing projects.
Direct the development and implementation processes for new or existing products, services, and procedures with departmental or cross-functional teams.
Maintain accurate budget reporting and resource-charging tools.
Monitor projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with timelines, scope, and quality standards.
Identify project issues and drive resolutions that support productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Establish tools and mechanisms to monitor progress, intervene when needed, and solve problems proactively.
Lead requirements gathering, planning, elicitation, and management to meet stakeholder needs.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and engagement.
Provide regular briefings to senior and executive leadership on operations, project status, and strategic initiatives.
Influence across teams and business units to negotiate priorities and align on operational and strategic objectives.
Strategy and Business Impact:
Establish strategy for the Program Management / NPD PMO function and champion continuous improvement of the product development process and related processes.
Communicate frequently with senior business unit and group leadership; lead briefings and meetings with internal and external contacts.
Drives financial accountability and oversight for large program budgets.
Demonstrates deep mastery of project management methodologies, philosophies and tools.
Leads with high ethical standards.
Champions an environment of respect, inclusion and recognition of individual strengths.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
Bachelor’s degree in a technically related field required with 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
Medical device development experience
Nice to Have
Demonstrated track record of leading multiple successful projects that met business and product objectives.
Ability to build a strong cohesive cross-functional team through motivational and teambuilding skills.
Strong influence management skills; able to lead effectively in complex, matrixed environment.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Mastery of project management skills; knowledge of process and project planning best practices.
Ability to collaborate across all levels to build positive working relationship to accomplish organizational goals.
Demonstrates initiative, ownership and is results oriented.
Strong decision-making ability, balancing competing priorities and making timely calls amid risks and uncertainty.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
Experience with Lean Six Sigma, DFSS, DRM methodologies is preferred.
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.
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.
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
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