Senior Clinical PD Program Manager - PH - Fridley, MN (Onsite)
Medtronic
Operations
Fridley, MN, USA
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
As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most.
Our Pelvic Health operating unit advances care for bladder and bowel control conditions through restorative, minimally invasive neuromodulation therapies. By modulating sacral and peripheral nerves, we deliver personalized, programmable solutions backed by strong clinical evidence to help restore function and improve quality of life.
Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Pelvic Health
The Senior Clinical Product Development Program Manager is a cross-functional program leader responsible for driving decision-making and predictable execution within Pelvic Health development programs and clinical studies. You are accountable for the management direction of all phases of design and development of new medical device systems (including software and user experience) and for partnering with Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and Medical Safety to ensure clinical evidence is scientifically valid, ethically conducted, and aligned to regulatory approvals, reimbursement needs, and therapy adoption.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Lead cross-functional teams to align objectives, deliverables, decisions, and milestone timelines.
Own program scope, schedule, budget, and resources while proactively managing risks, dependencies, and financial performance.
Drive day-to-day execution to deliver programs on time, within scope, and on budget; escalate issues with clear recommendations.
Partner with global cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet business needs and regulatory requirements.
Integrate pre- and post-market clinical strategies and evidence-generation plans into program execution in collaboration with Clinical Research and Medical Affairs.
Coordinate clinical and regulatory deliverables to support approvals, labeling/claims, reimbursement evidence, and GCP compliance.
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, investigators, and key opinion leaders to support execution and evidence quality.
Champion development best practices, including Voice of Customer, risk management, and design for manufacturability/serviceability, while partnering with manufacturing on process characterization, ramp readiness, and design changes.
Mentor team members, improve team effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement through streamlined processes and digital tools.
Serve as a liaison between Operating Unit (OU) and enterprise functional teams to ensure alignment and execution excellence.
Location: Rice Creek East/Fridley, MN (Onsite)
Onsite: At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. We’re working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance, foster an environment of belonging, and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary. This role will require 25% of domestic or international travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
Must Have (Minimum Requirements)
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline with minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, OR
Advance degree in technical discipline with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)
Advanced degree or MBA strongly preferred.
Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and programs within a matrixed organization, with responsibility for scope, timelines, budgets, and risk management.
Medical device industry experience spanning new product development and sustaining engineering changes (e.g., design changes/DRM), including familiarity with regulatory submissions.
Experience incorporating pre- and/or post-market clinical evidence plans into program execution, with working knowledge of GCP and clinical trial compliance requirements.
Demonstrated experience managing product indication expansions and global market expansion initiatives.
Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all organizational levels in a global matrix environment.
Experience collaborating with manufacturing teams on process characterization, production ramp readiness, and implementation of design or process changes.
Strong problem-solving capabilities and risk-based decision-making skills, with a track record of driving meetings toward clear actions and outcomes.
Demonstrated cross-functional leadership within a global matrixed environment; experience partnering with manufacturing teams is a plus.
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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