Senior BP Program Manager, Clinical Operations PMO - Structural Heart & Aortic

In this exciting role as a Senior Program Manager within the Clinical Operations PMO Team, you will have the primary responsibility to provide ongoing portfolio, program and project management support for our clinical teams. This includes leading or contributing to the standard operational processes, business process improvement initiatives, resource management, standard reporting and systems and other key centralized activities to support the multiple functional groups and programs within our integrated operating unit.

Careers That Change Lives

The SH&A integrated operating unit offers minimally invasive approaches to restore proper structure and function of the heart and the aorta. We focus on the transcatheter replacement or repair of the four heart valves-aortic, pulmonic, mitral, tricuspid-and the placement of stent grafts to treat aneurysms and dissections of the body's largest artery, the aorta.

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It's no accident - we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it's the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions. To learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at Medtronic Click Here

Location: This role can be remote-based. Preferred locations: Santa Rosa, CA; Mounds View, MN

Ability to travel up to 25% (primarily domestic with potential for international trips each year)

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.

• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.

• Monitors the project from initiation through delivery.

• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required with a minimum of 7 years of business process/program management experience

• Or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of business process/program management experience

Nice to Have

• Internal Medtronic employees with reporting, program and/or portfolio management/skills and experience in Clinical Research highly preferred

• Experience in a Program or Project Management role within Clinical Research in the medical device industry

• PMP, PgPM, PfPM, Lean Six Sigma certifications

• Proficient in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and/or regulatory compliance guidelines for clinical trials

• Experience implementing or executing Operational Excellence strategy, new process, tools and program and/or portfolio dashboards

• Strong presentation skills, both delivery and development

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft tool suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, PowerApps, PowerBI, Project, Teams)

• Experience with Siebel CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System), Spotfire, Smartsheet, and other PPM tools

• Advanced user of Medtronic's Clinical Development Analytics (CDA) experience or similar clinical databases

About Medtronic

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)