Principal PD Project Management Specialist - NM - Fridley/Rice Creek, MN
Medtronic
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
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 Neuromodulation Operating Unit provides advanced therapies for chronic pain, movement disorders, and other neurological conditions. Through spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and targeted drug delivery systems, we deliver personalized treatments that restore function, reduce symptoms, and improve quality of life worldwide.
Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Brain Modulation and Pain Interventions
As a Principal PD Project Management Specialist, you will lead and manage the operational execution of ongoing projects, serving as a key liaison between project management and planning functions. You will oversee the development and implementation of products and services, working with cross-functional teams to deliver new and existing solutions. This role includes monitoring project performance, budgets, and timelines; preparing status reports; and ensuring projects progress smoothly from initiation through delivery. You will proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and implement strategies to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction objectives, while establishing effective mechanisms for tracking progress and driving timely interventions.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the creation of integrated, cross-functional project schedules through work breakdown, activity estimation, and dependency mapping
Perform advanced schedule analysis, including critical path, near-critical path (+X days), and Monte Carlo simulations
Proactively communicate scheduling risks, conflicts, and deadlines to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Drive schedule recovery and re-planning efforts as needed
Partner with Project Leads to establish and maintain program milestones and interdependencies
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support lifecycle management of products and programs
Monitor project status, budgets, and performance, and provide clear, actionable reporting
Develop and implement tools and processes for tracking progress, managing risks, and resolving issues
Ensure alignment and transfer of risk-based activities across risk registers, schedules, and planning tools
Promote best practices in cost, schedule, and resource tracking, staying current with project planning tools and methodologies
Support core teams in preparing recommendations and deliverables for business phase gate reviews
Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure outcomes align with business objectives and solve key challenges
Location: Rice Creek East/Fridley, MN
Onsite Requirement: We bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness, and in-person collaboration is vital to how we work. As part of our commitment to innovation, we operate a minimum of 4 days a week onsite to accelerate problem-solving, build trust across teams, and elevate the capabilities of our program management community.
Must Have:
Bachelor degree in technical or related field with minimum of 7 years of experience, OR
Master degree in technical or related field with minimum of 5 years of experience, OR
PhD in technical or related field with minimum 3 years of experience
Nice to Have:
Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project planning tools
Knowledge of medical device product development process
Familiarity with software development methodologies
Understanding of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) mobile devices and related technologies
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.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
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 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.
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