Program Director: LINQ HF Core Team Leader - Cardiac Diagnostic and Services Business
Full Time
Mounds View, MN
Posted
Job description
Program Director: LINQ HF Core Team Leader - Cardiac Diagnostic and Services Business
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Location: Preference to Minnesota, however; we may consider remote for the right talent
The LINQ HF Core Team Leader (CTL) a member of the Cardiac Diagnostics and Services R&D staff. This leader is responsible for the management direction of all phases of design and development of new implantable device systems from product definition through development, manufacturing process characterization, production ramp, and global commercialization.
This role requires a blend of strengths in three key areas:
- Program Leadership of a complex multi-functional program, with strong interpersonal skills
- Clinical Acumen: understanding of the clinical value the new product brings into the market in the context of the current Standard of Care.
- Business Acumen with strong ties to partners in commercialization of products (Operations, Marketing, Customers, etc.)
Day in the Life:
- Accountable for overall program execution. Works with functional core/extended team members and Regional leaders/teams to ensure clear communication of project/program objectives, deliverables, and timing of key milestones. Proactively resolves conflict.
- Manages daily execution of project/programs including critical path tasks, budgets, resources, and risk.
- Effective use of project schedules and work breakdown to manage project critical path activities.
- Understands applicable product standards and procedures and navigates the matrix to provide the required regulatory deliverables.
- Maintains effective communication with the business leadership team, team members and regional/functional leadership in all activities
- Monitors progress toward pre-established objectives, assesses risk and implements strategies to ensure successful delivery of the efforts that align with business and region goals.
- Maintains strong focus on time-to-market while solving problems creatively; cuts through complexity
- Delivers results with uncompromising quality, integrity, and ethics
- Program Leadership. The LINQ HF Core Team Leader will coordinate all program efforts among multiple functions through Core Team Members and Functional Leaders to facilitate high quality, comprehensive, and efficient on time/on budget development, verification/validation efforts, clinical study phase, regulatory submissions, manufacturing ramp, and commercialization. They will also ensure the right extended team members are included within the planned budget and available when needed by the team. Regular communication with the CDS R&D Leader and the rest of the CDS Senior Leadership staff is critical to ensure issues are resolved and alignment of messages are clear to maintain schedule milestones and adherence to spend (both expenses and capital allocation).
- Clinical Acumen. The LINQ HF Core Team Leader will work closely with the clinical, marketing and market development organization to ensure the clinical study is on track and the learnings from the clinical trial are appropriately reflected in the commercialization and future market development plans. The LINQ HF Core Team Leader will also represent the program in frequent interactions with Key Opinion Leaders in the field, during scientific congresses and clinical investigator meetings.
- Business Acumen. The Program Director has responsibility for the entire program and will work with program team members and functional leaders on ensuring crisp and clear information exchange within the team and to DS/CRM stakeholders, communicate the business case for the program, and commercialization needs/plans to achieve the planned revenue and ROI agreed to for the product or system.
- Travel- Less than 25%
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
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 in Engineering or Scientific field
- Minimum of 10 years of technical work experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
- MS degree in engineering or scientific field. Ten years of technical work experience; over five years of project and/or people management experience.
- Passion for the Medtronic Mission, Our Patients and Customers.
- Demonstrated track record in successfully leading projects to completion on time and within budget.
- Working knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, particularly on Risk Based Decision Making.
- Demonstrated strong business acumen and planning.
- Demonstrated clinical and scientific aptitude.
- Strong communication skills (written, verbal, listening (with all levels of the organization).
- Strong interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Influence management skills. Ability to influence both OU level leaders and individual contributors.
- Ability to facilitate team meetings, creates and delivers presentations, and drive meetings to action-oriented decisions.
- Experience supporting cross-functional and cross-regional teams in a matrixed org. developing collaborative relationships.
- Results oriented. Ability to drive to completion in adherence to aggressive project schedules.
- Enthusiasm towards process improvements and change management.
- Identifies and resolves issues in a proactive, creative, and timely fashion.
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)
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