Senior Product Development PMO Manager - Onsite
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A Day in the Life
U.S. Candidates: This role offers a flexible work style that may include a combination of onsite and remote work. Please note that flexible arrangements are not guaranteed for all positions and may change over time based on business needs and facility space. Future adjustments could include transitioning to full-time onsite.
Job Description
Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey.
Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) operating unit advances surgical care for spine and cranial conditions through an integrated ecosystem of implants, navigation, robotics, imaging, and planning tools. Platforms like AiBLE enhance precision, efficiency, and outcomes for complex procedures worldwide.
Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic CST
As a Senior Engineering Manager and Operations Portfolio Leader, you will champion the NPI Ops Mission: delivering sustainable, scalable, and profitable supply chains that enable the next generation of care for cranial and spine patients. You will represent Operations on new product introduction project core teams, providing strategic leadership to an extended team spanning Manufacturing Operations (software and hardware), Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers/OEMs, Supplier Quality, and other critical functions.
You’ll be responsible for all operational aspects—including value stream selection, planning, execution, and successful implementation of activities throughout the development and commercialization of new products. Your mission: ensure the voice of Operations, both strategic and tactical, is fully integrated, project commitments and contract metrics are achieved, and progress is communicated with clarity and urgency. This is your chance to make a real difference, not just for business, but for every patient whose life depends on the products we deliver.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Portfolio Oversight: You are responsible for the successful delivery of operations activities and metrics for your assigned program(s), whether that means overseeing a portfolio or owning a given project. You coordinate the implementation of sustainable and scalable supply chains across all NPI programs, ensuring robust, cost-effective value streams that will serve patients for the next decade.
- Operational Excellence: You own Ops NPI delivery and the critical metrics for your program and/or portfolio. You are responsible for driving consistency across the CTOR team’s mechanisms and approaches (e.g., PPAP, Design Transfer, Value Stream Readiness Reviews, AOP, Goals, Launch Stability Metrics, DRM, etc.)
- Strategic Ownership. You are responsible for defining and executing on a strategic direction for your portfolio that goes beyond the needs of the new products you are developing and also improves the operational performance of the value stream they are part of, partnering with leadership and peers to deliver strategic enhancements in business performance.
- Team Development and Collaboration and Direct Leadership: Whether through direct management or by influence, you actively coach and mentor, organize teams for peak performance, set direction, provide guidance, and establish frameworks that elevate project delivery and teamwork. Based on organizational needs and your individual performance, you may have opportunities for direct management responsibility.
- Enterprise Leadership: As the first point of escalation for NPI Operations between CST, ET Ops, and GOSC, you own the end-to-end supply chain and ensure seamless communication and problem-solving across the entire organization.
Key Business Performance Indicators:
- Revenue: You ensure new products are launched on time, are available to patients, and maintain supply continuity at launch and beyond.
- Gross Margins: You align ASP and LBMS targets to deliver accretive margins, always striving for costs lower than predicate products.
- Inventory: You drive demand and supply planning alignment, maintaining inventory levels that protect supply while actively managing scrap, inventory, and obsolescence risks.
Must Have:
- Requires a Baccalaureate degree
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience.
Nice to Have:
- Hands-on experience in new product development (NPD) and new product introduction (NPI), with a proven track record of navigating uncertainty and delivering results.
- Strong project/program management expertise with financial accountability; PMP or similar certification preferred.
- Technical proficiency in product or process development, including qualification/validation activities (IQ, OQ, PQ, PPAP).
- Strong business acumen and understanding of operational costing (LBM, OPC, inventory management, capital project planning).
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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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.
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 applies solely to candidates hired within the United States (local-market compensation and benefits will apply to 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.
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