Senior Principal Engineering Project Mgmt Specialist - Product Development

Location:

Mounds View, Minnesota, United States

Requisition #:

22000DR3

Post Date:

4 days ago


Careers that Change Lives:

Engineers and Scientists create our market-leading portfolio of innovations. Join us to make a lasting impact. Help bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide.

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology 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.

Join us to make a lasting impact. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result,and everyone wins.


Operations Innovation is a new organization within Medtronic Global Operations Supply Chain designed to shape and transform operations through the application of breakthrough innovation, digitalization, automation and continuous improvement. Working closely with global manufacturing our high performing teams work across 60+ manufacturing sites in 60 countries helping 72 million people get back to living their best life every year.


The Operations Innovation Senior Principal Project Management Engineering Specialist position has the responsibility and authority for applying, executing, and coaching the implementation of Design, Reliability, Manufacturability (DRM) / Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies into the Operations Innovation New Product Development organization. This position is responsible for global standardization and implementation across 20 Operating Units and 67 Manufacturing sites.


The role is responsible for executing a Technical Rigor Review Strategy in Operations New Product Development. The candidate will ensure there is a mature feedback mechanism throughout the development lifecycle. The primary measure of success is the release of mature, high yielding, stable, and robust processes for manufacture of implantable medical devices. A successful person in this role will be able to identify when DFSS tools should be applied and be able to teach others to apply the tools. Tools include, but are not limited to conjoint analysis, TRIZ, design thinking, P-Diagrams, DoE, QFD, Pugh Analysis, Regression, MSA, VSM, capability, reliability prediction, and multiple problem-solving methodologies.


This role will be part of the Enterprise Operations Innovation PDP office for strategic initiatives and will have the responsibility for implementing the strategy in partnership with Core Team Operations Representatives (CTORs) and with Manufacturing sites. This position will also partner with the broader Operations Innovation team and Operating Units to ensure tactical implementation and process maturity is ready at appropriate times to realize the manufacturing floor of the future


A Day in the Life:

A recognized master in their discipline. They will influence across large teams and multiple Operating Units to implement standardized Technical Rigor outputs. The role typically interfaces with experienced professionals and senior leadership. Interactions may be individual or group. This person is expected to turn the department and Enterprise Ops PDP strategy into a commercial reality by developing, communicating, and implementing tactical plans to achieve business results. Will be expected to determine and pursue the courses of action necessary to obtain the preferred results.


Organizational Impact: Strongly influence the design for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group result. They will contribute to innovations and best-in-class practice deployment for long-term impact on launch stability and financial performance. This position will be a change agent to create implement innovations for long-range impact on launch stability and financial results.


Position Responsibilities

DRM Strategy and Tactical Implementation (~25%)

Ops in PDP Interface between Enterprise Operations, Manufacturing Sites and OUs - collaborate on strategy and lead OU implementation

Stable Launch Strategy identify critical factors then design and implement controls, practices, or procedures to strive toward flawless launch for disruptive, new platform, and iteration type products.

Manufacturing Standard Architecture (VSM) Support the creation, maintenance, application, use, and analysis of value stream maps bridging product development and released product production.

PMO solutions are expected to solve complex, incompletely defined problems and be simple to apply practices or solutions. When and where possible, solutions should include automation, use of IT tools, and be standard across the enterprise.

Develop prediction models that will accurately reflect time to market, time to stability, and serve as leading indicator metrics.

Technical Rigor (~50%)

Maintain tactical execution and usability for the CTOR Scorecard Master. This includes, but is not limited to scorecard front end interface management, refreshing data, implementing changes guided by the Enterprise Ops PDP office, working with CTORs for interpretation and accuracy, and training on how to use scorecards

Create Power BI scorecards and confirm accurate data transfer

Organize technical reviews for projects in alignment with the department strategy.

Provide product-specific technical rigor coaching, mentoring and guidance to the CTOR

Active engagement, in RD, Technology, and Operations Technical Review meetings.

Provide situational coaching and DRM process guidance to project teams and sites for unique needs.

Become an expert in Design Transfer; develop OUs to deliver best-in-class Design Transfer compliance.


DRM Black Belt (~25%)

Coordinate Teach DRM classes with the community of other Certified Master Black Belts

Maintain DRM training dashboard alignment

Coach GB, BB, MBB candidates, Operations candidates are priority

Identify and support coaches for BB and GB candidates

Build the DRM certification community across Network OU

Conference Leadership, Planning, Organizing, Executing and Contributing (e.g. DRM, US ST, Predictive Engineering, Statistics/Data Analytics)

Communications Influence

Influences across functions and businesses while balancing divergent objectives to gain cooperation of other parties.

Dynamic communication abilities to hold effective conversations with engineers, project managers, functional managers, and business executives.

Conducts briefings with senior leaders within the job function

Communications will likely be internal and external with suppliers or vendors.

Negotiates with others to reach understanding or agreement.

A Remote Working Arrangement is possible for this role


**Must Have: Minimum Requirements**


+ Bachelors degree required

+ Requires a University Degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience


Nice to Have:

Advanced degree in Engineering or Statistics discipline or MBA

Expert experience with databases, Excel, creating macros, visual basic and be comfortable with simple computer programming.

Medical device product development experience and a strong understanding of FDA, ICH and IEC standards

Experience across the entire product lifecycle.

Experience leading across geographies and functions

Experience in new product development

Experience with at least one extended Operations function (e.g. Supplier Management, Process Development, Manufacturing, Sourcing/Purchasing, Demand Planning, Distribution)

DRM Black Belt Certification


**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. Lets 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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