Operations Program Manager

Operations Program Manager

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

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on July 1, 2025. 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 are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and organized individual to join our MECC team as an Operations Program Manager. In this role, you will strategically lead a portfolio of projects aligning to the value stream's strategic initiatives. As a member of the PMO, the program manager enables the site strategy through the identification, estimation, and securing of project funding in support of the MECC Mission, and continuously improves the business processes used by the PMO and the functional organizations they interact with to achieve efficient project execution and deliver the projects with world class quality. You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal partners to successfully deliver projects on time, assess deliverable trade-offs, and leverage the PMO governance to ensure alignment. In this role, successful Operations Program Managers demonstrate strong program management skills, communication, organization, and ability to work under pressure.

As an Operations Program Manager, you will :

• Lead and leverage cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.
• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as the liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management for complex projects.
• Review the status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports.
• Monitor the project from initiation through delivery.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Improve mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with core operations managers, project leaders, and stakeholders.
• Establish best practices for developing, implementing, and maintaining program management processes.
• Collaborate with project teams and finance to improve project spend, forecast, and ROI financial cost modeling and reporting.
• Communicate with and enable stakeholder engagement to ensure objective and processes meet business goals and initiatives.
• Identify projects in support of the 5-year site strategy.
• Work with management team and stakeholders on initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, closing and re-prioritizing projects.
• Initiate and pitch project opportunities to business leaders internal and external to MECC.
• Provide feedback to functional department heads during AOP / strategic planning process.
• Exceptional project management skills; knowledge of process and project planning best practices.
• Experience with reporting, program and / or portfolio management / skills, and managing through risk mitigations.
• Strong track record of leading complex projects requiring strong influence management skills and willingness and ability to institute change.
• Strong communication and relationship skills.
• Strong presentation skills, both delivery and development.
• Business acumen; ability to think from an overall "best for the business" perspective.
• Customer-first mentality and ability to understand customer requirements and incorporate into business decisions.
• Ability to negotiate and manage competing priorities across multiple functional areas.

Minimum Requirements

Nice to Have

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) : $115,200 - $172,800 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.

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