Senior Product Development Program Manager

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Nov 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first - developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

The Senior Product Development Program Manager leads a diverse set of concurrent energy-component projects for multiple operating units (OUs) as internal customers. The role combines hands-on leadership of small, matrixed teams with an understanding of business needs, differing quality systems, and functional best practices.

Scope includes Research and Technology (R&T) exploration of novel energy solutions and external business relationships, alongside development and qualification of externally sourced battery cells. Program execution is the primary responsibility, supported by capability improvement and new business development.

• This position is based in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
• The role follows an onsite work model requiring a minimum of 4 days per week in the office to support cross-functional collaboration.
• Travel is expected to be less than 10%.

Primary Responsibilities

• Program Execution
• Lead concurrent projects from initiation through closure, maintaining customer-specific scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and completion criteria while coordinating shared resources and dependencies
• Translate business needs into executable requirements and plans, navigating multiple different OU quality systems and Product Development Process (PDP), R&T, development, or qualification processes; Align internal customers, suppliers, Quality, Reliability, and Supply Management on required deliverables and evidence while preserving functional ownership of technical and quality decisions
• Direct small, matrixed teams and external partners to establish priorities, clarify accountability, review deliverables, and resolve cross-functional barriers while balancing differing customer and functional objectives
• Monitor delivery and budget performance
• Load, monitor, and update multiple resource management tools for your programs
• Investigate difficult or undefined issues, and implement timely interventions to meet business, quality, productivity, and customer-satisfaction objectives
• Communicate status and resource or funding trade-offs, resolve issues within your authority, and recommend decisions requiring management approval
• Improve Capabilities
• Apply lessons from program delivery, external technology evaluations, and battery-cell qualifications to improve program management practices, tools, development processes, and functional work packet standards in partnership with functional owners and implement across the team
• Coach teams in disciplined planning, issue resolution, and mutual accountability
• Use execution measures to strengthen fit-for-purpose governance, capacity planning, and visibility to shared-resource constraints and risks, supporting cross-functional collaboration and the MECC Mission
• New Business Development
• Partner with OU customers and management to identify energy-component needs and shape opportunities supporting CRM Energy Components Strategy and broader business priorities
• Identify and develop external business relationships to evaluate new and novel energy solutions, defining business objectives, evaluation criteria, deliverables, decision points, and risks with business and functional stakeholders
• Define a roadmap and present opportunities to internal business leaders and recommend priorities, resource needs, funding, and trade-offs through strategic and annual operating plan (AOP) activities

Requirements

• Requires a Baccalaureate degree AND minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Additional information

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. 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.

Benefits

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):$178,400.00 - $267,600.00
• 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.