Senior Engineering Program Manager
Careers that Change Lives
Position Description:
Sr. Engineering Program Manager responsible for the design of technologies for the treatment of High Blood Pressure within the Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) business. Drives timely, high-quality execution of new technology innovation through a full cross functional team and through personal expertise. Shapes continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen technical competencies and collaboration with other teams. Aligns activities of the group with evolving Business Unit priorities. Manages, mentors, and develops engineers and technicians. Engages directly with senior management stakeholders and external partners.
This position has the potential for an agreed upon remote set up.
Position Responsibilities:
• Drives innovation of C/RDN concepts to support current and next-generation ablation technologies and novel applications in other cardiovascular applications.
• Lead product development activities for the Renal Denervation (RDN) business including coordination with Marketing, Operations, Design Assurance and other associated development functions.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for the RDN business. Create rules of engagement & Best practices for working with cross-functional teams including quality, manufacturing engineering, contract manufacturing and supplier quality within the RDN business.
• Provide Strategic direction for RDN R&D, including building functional excellence and continuous improvement of associated processes. Interface with other R&D, Business Unit, and Operational leaders to determine projects and project priorities.
• Leads cost estimation, staff planning and AOP planning for major PDP projects within the RDN Business. Coordinates with other R&D leaders and finance for expense forecasting and AOP activities.
• Analyze and coordinate project staffing with other R&D leaders and cross-functional teams. Complete product development project execution tracking and reporting.
• Assign R&D resources to project design activities including those related to the full spectrum of development activities
• Provide engineering design leadership for cross functional partners in manufacturing and sourcing product changes as needed.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products or software systems.
- May develop, evaluate, implement and maintain technical quality assurance and control systems or reliability systems and standards pertaining to materials, techniques, or company products.
- Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies.
- Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, machines, processes or products.
- Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release.
- Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended.
- Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development.
- Organizes the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
- Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
Years of Experience
• experience managing R&D activities and teams
• experience of progressive leadership experience or Advanced Degree
Specialized Knowledge or Skills Required
• Experience with engineering of Medical Device Development (including all primary regulations FDA/ISO/PMDA)
• Experience with Advanced Project management (PMP preferred)
• Experience in medical device product development or manufacturing.
• Financial management skills. High level of financial acumen and the ability to quantify results (e.g. ROI analysis)
• Excellent verbal / communication skills.
Desired/Preferred Qualifications
• Experience from multidisciplinary environment & Cross-functional experience in R&D, Operations and Quality.
• Experienced in working with large, multi-site, matrix organizations.
• Product design related to cardiovascular products.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience with Design for Six Sigma.
• Detailed skill in organizing work for unstructured problems or execution tasks
• The ability to work independently and take the initiative on tasks
• Proven ability of working effectively in a virtual and global team
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline. Examples: Mechanical, Electrical, Software or Biomedical Engineering
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
