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Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
A Day in the Life
The Product Development Program Manager leads a set of energy-component projects for internal customers. The role combines hands-on leadership of small, matrixed teams with an understanding of business needs, differing quality systems, and functional best practices. Scope includes Program Management of Research and Technology (R&T) energy solutions projects and business relationships, alongside development and qualification of externally sourced battery cells. Program execution is the primary responsibility, supported by capability improvement and new project estimation.
This position will be based at our Brooklyn Center, MN facility which requires a minimum of 4 days per week on-site for in-person collaboration. This role may require up to 10% travel to support business objectives, in-person meetings and project activities.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Program Execution
•Lead concurrent projects from initiation through closure, maintaining customer-specific scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and completion criteria while coordinating shared resources and dependencies
•Translate business needs into executable requirements and plans, navigating multiple different OU quality systems and Product Development Process (PDP), R&T, development, or qualification processes; Align internal customers, suppliers, Quality, Reliability, and Supply Management on required deliverables and evidence while preserving functional ownership of technical and quality decisions
•Direct small, matrixed teams and external partners to establish priorities, clarify accountability, review deliverables, and resolve cross-functional barriers while balancing differing customer and functional objectives
•Monitor delivery and budget performance
•Load, monitor, and update multiple resource management tools for your programs
•Investigate difficult or undefined issues, and implement timely interventions to meet business, quality, productivity, and customer-satisfaction objectives
•Communicate status and resources or funding trade-offs, resolve issues within your authority, escalate issues and roadblocks through the tier escalation process
2. Improve Capabilities
•Apply lessons from program delivery, external technology evaluations, and battery-cell qualifications to improve program management practices, tools, development processes, and functional work packet standards in partnership with functional owners; Partner with functional owners to implement agreed improvements
•Use execution measures to strengthen project governance, capacity planning, and visibility to shared-resource constraints and risks, supporting cross-functional collaboration and the MECC Mission
3. New Business Proposals
•Partner with OU customers and management to estimate project scope, cost and schedule for our business partners
•Coordinate external partner relationships supporting the evaluation of new energy solutions, alignment with stakeholder needs, and risk mitigation
•Maintain a project roadmap and provide scope, schedule, resource, and funding recommendations to business leaders for strategic and AOP planning
Requirements
•Requires a Baccalaureate degree AND minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, OR advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
•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
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
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.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package, with a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support employees at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $138,400.00 - $207,600.00
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. Some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
The application window for this opening is anticipated to close on 18 Nov 2026.
