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A Day in the LifeSenior Engineering Program Manager
Careers That Change Lives
Help shape the future of a transformative therapy. The Interventional Cardiology Therapies (ICT) Operating Unit is seeking an accomplished, high-impact Quality Core Team Member (QCTM) to lead Quality for the next-generation Renal Denervation (RDN) platform—one of ICT’s highest-priority innovation programs. Positioned at the intersection of strategy, product development, and execution, you will influence critical business and technical decisions, mobilize cross-functional partners, and help bring innovative therapies to patients worldwide.
This position is on-site 4 days per week at the Mounds View, MN campus as the Quality lead on a cross-functional new product development team within the Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) operating unit. This role will require less than 10% travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result—and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.
A Day in the Life
A Senior Engineering Program Manager leading the Quality team will:
- Lead the Quality strategy for a high-priority new product development program, translating PDP milestones into an actionable plan that proactively manages timelines, dependencies, technical risks, and resource needs.
- Serve as the Quality voice on the Core Team, partnering across Research & Development, Clinical, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Project Management Office, and Operations to shape strategies that advance quality, compliance, patient safety, and customer impact.
- Drive key Quality-owned technical deliverables that support product development, including Risk Management, Design Verification, and Design Transfer, while ensuring strong alignment across engineering, regulatory, and manufacturing partners.
- Use program metrics and risk indicators to monitor Quality performance, communicate progress, and drive timely mitigation plans with Quality and program leadership.
- Influence cross-functional execution by clearly communicating priorities, progress, risks, and key decisions to technical teams, Quality leaders, and senior stakeholders.
Key Skills & Experience
- Product development and program delivery: Demonstrated ability to lead Quality planning and execution within large, complex PDP programs, translating technical milestones into clear priorities, integrated workstreams, risk-based decisions, and measurable outcomes.
- Capital equipment and systems expertise: Strong understanding of complex system-level product development, including the integration of software, hardware, mechanical design, and clinical or user needs in a regulated medical device environment.
- Cross-functional leadership: Ability to lead through influence across engineering, quality, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, and supply chain partners, building alignment and driving decisions in a matrixed, global environment.
Qualifications
Must Have - Minimum Requirements
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE ENSURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME.
- Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math and a minimum of 7 years of technical work experience; or an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math with 5 years of technical experience.
Nice to Have
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional product development initiatives from strategy through execution, with the ability to drive alignment, manage risks, and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Experience influencing and collaborating across geographically distributed teams, with the ability to build strong partnerships across functions, sites, and leadership levels.
- Experience working in highly regulated environments and supporting new product development in alignment with global quality system and regulatory expectations.
- Proven ability to lead resolution of high-risk Quality issues by bringing together technical experts, assessing patient and business impact, driving disciplined root cause analysis, and executing effective risk-based mitigation plans.
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
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 accommodation 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 representative to understand the work conditions and physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
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.
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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.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$171,200.00 - $256,800.00
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.
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