Senior Principal Project Manager - Process & Analytics
Careers that Change Lives
Our Minimally Invasive Therapies group enables earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less-invasive solutions.
SURGICAL INNOVATIONS sets the standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on obesity and diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, abdominal wall, pelvic region, and the head and neck.
A Day in the Life
The Senior Principal Project Manager will be a leader within the Medtronic Surgical Robotics Program Management Office (PMO). This role will be the face of the product development process (PDP) in our business and will lead the coordination of our Project Decision Team (PDT) as our portfolio of initiatives advances. This Project Manager will ensure appropriate training and execution of projects against our process by supporting other members of the PMO who are managing the individual projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Exhibit strong technical expertise in product development processes (PDP) and provide mentorship to Project Managers and other team members
- Identify, charter, and manage a portfolio of continuous improvement projects across the PMO organization to achieve target key performance indicators
- Establish and coordinate the Project Decision Team (PDT) for the business; includes running effective meetings with senior leadership to ensure projects efficiently move through the stage gate process and necessary decisions are made
- Analyze data to identify and capitalize on improvement opportunities, seek out best practices, identify risks and issues, assess implications, formulate recommendations, and implement innovative process solutions that deliver measurable results
- Champion the use of visual management, advanced statistical techniques, data-driven decision-making, and other operational excellence proven methods to deliver optimal value while ensuring compliance and quality
- Create and deliver product development and project management training, provide mentorship to process improvement leaders, and drive improvement teams towards developing employee-centric, sustainable, innovative process solutions
- Lead and support project teams comprised of a broad range of diverse cross-functional members, potentially including numerous outside vendors and spanning multiple geographic locations
- Contribute to a high-performing, highly motivated, collaborative team environment of trust, empowerment, accountability and recognition
- Exhibit strong technical expertise in world-class product development processes including, but not limited to, traditional PMI standard project management techniques within a regulated medical device design control environment
- Identify key stakeholders, understand their expectations, and maintain clear forms of project communication that can be used throughout various levels of the organization, ranging from individual project contributors to senior leadership
- Assist with formation of project teams, initial project charter, and stage gate review criteria
- Benchmark best in class processes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Product Development and resource management processes
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Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Nice to Have
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)
- Bachelors degree required
- Requires a University Degree and minimum of 10 years of experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of experience
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in Engineering and/or scientific disciple, or MBA
- PMP Certification
- Knowledge in product development, project management, and commercialization in the medical device industry
- Experience with developing and/or commercializing large capital medical devices (e.g. Robotic systems, Imaging equipment, etc.)
- Experience establishing a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system for a business (connecting schedule, resource management, budget, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience in process improvement and/or program management techniques
- 5+ years of experience in a regulated industry (e.g. medical, automotive, aerospace, etc.) bringing projects through a product development process (PDP)
- High degree of competency in Microsoft Office Suite (Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Proven track record of successfully managing within a matrixed organization
- Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and non-verbal; expert active listening skills with a keen awareness for various messaging styles; and polished ability to tailor delivery to a broad range of audiences
- Must be able to lead cross-functional discussions; driving towards alignment, decisions, resolutions when necessary
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once while understanding cultural differences between various regions of the world
- Experience establishing a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system for a business (connecting schedule, resource management, budget, etc.)
- Experience supporting audits from regulatory agencies where elements of design controls and product development process are reviewed
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)
