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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.

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Careers that Change Lives

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people. Help us engineer the extraordinary!

Help bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. We reward you in the ways that matter most to you. We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards programs to recognize the important role you play in our Mission to transform healthcare.

We are currently looking for a Senior PD Project Management Specialist to join our Released Product Engineering (RPE) team supporting the Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health (NMPH) Operating Units (OU) in Fridley, Minnesota at our Rice Creek facility. Work at coordinating and facilitating engineering projects in a dynamic environment supporting fielded implantable Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Pelvic Health (PH), Targeted Drug Delivery (TDD), and Interventional Pain systems and products. Medtronic’s mission-driven culture sets the highest standards of product quality and reliability in serving patients and health care professionals.

This will be a hybrid position, with the expectation that the individual will work onsite at least 3 days per week at Medtronic’s Rice Creek facility, working with cross-functional teams. Anticipated business travel for this position is minimal.

In this exciting role as a Senior PD Project Management Specialist-Released Product Engineering , you will:

• Organize, facilitate, and/or lead R&D engineering and quality personnel in the evaluation, action planning and execution, and documentation of product nonconformances (NCs).

• Organize, coordinate, and document design-related product and Quality Management System (QMS) CAPA (Corrective Action/Preventive Action) issues.

• Support the NMPH Change Control Board (CCB) in its role of reviewing design control evidence and approving a large and varied portfolio of design, manufacturing, and supplier associated changes.

• Work with a wide variety of products within implantable NMPH systems that utilize the latest technologies across several therapies.

• Author quality records for NCs and CAPAs that clearly and effectively describe the quality-driven work. Write narratives of this work that are clear and concise and will be easily comprehended by stakeholders (e.g., CAPA Board, regulatory bodies, etc.).

• Develop and maintain data sources, and produce associated data metrics and visualizations, that communicate status and portfolio health of NC, CAPA, and change control projects.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Lead or leverage cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes and therapies.

• Oversee and manage ongoing projects and serve as a liaison between individual team members and project management or line management.

• Manage the development and implementation process of a company’s products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new, changed, or existing products and processes.

• Author quality records that demonstrate and clearly articulate Medtronic’s compliance to quality system regulations for issues associated with released products.

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

• Facilitate the use of root cause analysis and problem-solving tools with small teams.

• Identify project/timeline risks, develop mitigation plans, and/or escalate to management with appropriate judgment.

• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals and objectives.

• Develop mechanisms (e.g., metrics, visual dashboards, etc.) for monitoring work portfolio progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and cross-functional team members.

• Communicate with stakeholder(s), influence peers (without direct authority) to effectively complete work, and obtain stakeholder engagement to ensure the project outcomes will solve the business and quality problems.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile and on your resume.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in a relevant technical discipline.

• 4+ years of relevant experience. Examples: working in a program/project management, project coordination, product management, and/or project analyst role.

• Experience in using root cause analysis and problem-solving tools.

• Experience working as part of or leading a team in a released product (i.e., sustaining life cycle) environment.

• Medical device industry experience (preferably with Class III implantable devices).

• Experience working in a regulated environment.

• Experience working in an R&D (Product Development) or Quality functional area.

• Previous work on or familiarity with nonconformance and/or CAPA workflows and success criteria.

• Strong experience working across a matrixed organization using written and verbal skills to communicate and understand cross-functional teams’ interactions and responsibilities.

• Influence management skills: experience working collaboratively at all levels in matrix environment to build and maintain the positive relationships required to accomplish organizational goals.

• Experience owning MS Project schedules.

• Experience using generative AI tools (e.g., MS Copilot) to automate or save time/resources in the completion of repetitive activity in a professional (or any) setting.

• Experience organizing project task completion data, reducing the data, and presenting it effectively in visual mediums (e.g., dashboards, charts/graphs, slides) with use of tools (e.g., MS Excel, Power BI, Minitab, or similar) that enable metrics for team efficacy, portfolio health, or similar.

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):$109,600.00 - $164,400.00

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 (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) .

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here (https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/medtronic-wide/public/united-states/employee-support-services/careers/la-county-legal-notice.pdf) a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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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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