We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 21 Aug 2025

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

This Sr Engineering Program Director position is a key leadership role within the Surgical Research and Technology (R&T) team responsible for managing projects related to Endoluminal Robotics (ELR) within the Surgical OU. This person will coordinate and drive cross-disciplinary teams focused on the architecture, specification, design, development, verification, and clinical evaluation of ELR platforms. They will also work directly with the R&D, Strategy, Business Development, and Marketing teams within the Surgical OU to ensure that the ELR products align with our strategy and advance our portfolio. Additionally, they will work with technical leaders across the company to support development of new ELR systems in other operating units, inspire knowledge sharing, and promote the development of common components and architectures. This is a strategic role within the company and Surgical OU with visibility and influence at the highest levels. We are looking for a seasoned, inspiring, strategic-minded leader with a track record of leading fast-paced innovation, coordinating multidisciplinary teams that deliver results, and driving collaboration across multiple business units in a large corporate environment.

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 do 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.

Key Responsibilities:
• Project leader and chief engineer for the development of endoluminal robotic systems within R&T
• Architect product concepts that address unmet clinical needs, align with clinical workflows, and enable safe and effective therapy
• Define and coordinate scope of work, budget, and deliverables of multiple teams (internal and external), project workstreams, and products required for the ELR system
• Drive aggressive but achievable schedules and strive for on-time delivery of key milestones and overall project timelines
• Hold team meetings and manage internal communication within the team
• Report ELR project strategy, objectives, and project progress to upper-level leadership
• Exhibit workflow agility and clear communication to handle changes in strategy and priorities
• Invent and develop strategic intellectual property that advances and protects product portfolios
• Develop talent and leadership of members of the Surgical R&T team as a people-focused leader
• Collaborate with R&D and R&T leaders across Medtronic to understand technology gaps, product roadmaps, and technology needs
• Actively promote and lead knowledge sharing through presentations, meetings, seminars, collaborative research, and companywide communications
• Travel domestically and internationally to other Medtronic facilities, conferences, strategic partners, and clinical sites.

Qualifications:
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor's degree
• 15+ years of experience in R&D of medical devices
• 10+ years of project leadership experience, Or advanced degree with a minimum 13 years of experience in R&D of medical devices and 10+ years of project leadership experience.

Preferred Skills and Experiences:
• Extensive knowledge and experience with robotic system design, architecture, and development
• Knowledge and experience in current endoluminal techniques, tools, and clinical applications
• Experience developing endoluminal robotic systems (instrumentation, capital hardware, software, visualization, workflows, user experience)
• Experience managing external design firms participating in internal, large scale projects
• Experience independently managing and prioritizing multiple projects or complex systems with resources, timelines, and budgeting
• Experience developing and releasing medical devices through a quality management system
• Experience developing software for medical devices using Agile development process
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes - both internal manufacturing and external partnerships with contract manufacturers
• Experience negotiating and defining formal agreements for strategic partnerships with other companies
• Track record of teaching and mentoring in technical areas of medical devices
• Experience in establishing, working within, and growing innovation teams and/or small businesses
• Comfort with ambiguity and seeks to design creative solutions to previously unsolved problems
• Track record as a continuous learner who adapts quickly, adapts positively to change, and drives innovation
• Active listener, strong and clear communicator, confident presenter, and excellent written communication skills

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.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAREER STREAM: Program Managers and Directors focus on tactical, operational activities for a major program with broad or ongoing impact. Levels within the program management career stream typically accomplish program objectives through matrixed employee teams and / or vendors who are not direct reports but for which the incumbent has direct accountability to lead. The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility, managing program/team performance, communicating project and operational developments, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of program team members. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of program team members.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Manages multiple major, strategic programs and initiatives across the organization that require strong influence outside of immediate program stakeholders.
Is accountable for overall program portfolio success.
Assesses business strategy and recommends new programs or program changes.

Organizational Impact: Establishes program portfolio objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets for multiple interconnected programs.
Identifies business need and establishes new policies and procedures that affect program management.
Has budget accountability for one or more strategic programs.
Program decisions are made independently with strategic or costly decisions recommended to higher level management.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are complex, undefined and impact multiple businesses, functions or programs, where information is typically difficult to obtain and extensive investigation to understand the root cause of problems is required.
Responsible for changing or improving upon entire processes or systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation skills.

Communication and Influence: Communicates and conducts briefings with senior or executive leadership regarding new strategic program proposals and critical program outcomes.
Serves as principal spokesperson for multiple programs, interacting with leaders and executives on highly significant matters .
Influences across functions, businesses and with external stakeholders to gain support of strategic programs where there are competing objectives and perspectives .

Leadership and Talent Management: Leads a matrixed large unit that typically includes multiple teams led by Program Managers and/or vendors.
Approves tasks and schedule necessary for successful program execution.
Not directly responsible for hire or fire decisions and people management.

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.

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):$223,200.00 - $334,800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.