Product Development Program Manager (CTOR) CardioVascular Surgery

Medtronic; Galway; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Program Manager in Operations for CardioVascular Surgery to shape and execute program strategy across new product development and lifecycle management. You will lead cross-functional teams across manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and planning to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals.

Based in Ireland, you will drive scope, timelines, and governance while collaborating with global partners to define future product requirements and ensure a robust path to commercial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 5+ years of experience in a regulated setting.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs in a regulated environment.
• Proven ability to influence across global matrix organisations and lead through indirect authority.
• Experience making strategic trade-off decisions to deliver cost, quality, and supply objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional operations programs, shaping strategy and execution across development and lifecycle phases.
• Define program scope, timelines, and governance, balancing priorities, risks, and resources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define requirements for future Aortic products and commercialization strategies.
• Drive manufacturing process development, supplier relationships, capacity planning and validations to support launches.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Regulated environment

Global matrix organisations

Trade-off decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree (NFQ Level 8)

Master's degree

Job description

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 CardioVascular Surgery is a vital component of the Medtronic Cardiovascular portfolio consisting of Aortic and Cardiac Surgery therapies. Aortic therapies treat thoracic and abdominal aneurysms, where Medtronic has led the market with durable products and will develop more products to treat complex endovascular conditions to serve more patients. Cardiac Surgery therapies offer a broad range of products to support both minimally invasive and open surgical valve replacement and valve repair procedures, along with left atrial appendage clipping. This includes surgical solutions, ablation tools, blood oxygenation and circulation management systems.

The Program Manager serves as the primary Operations interface to cross-functional product development Core Teams and is a highly visible leadership role responsible for shaping and executing Operations strategy across new product development, and commercial lifecycle phases, leading global teams to deliver product outcomes aligned with cost, quality, supply, and business objectives.

A Day in The Life Of: Leads team members across operations domains including process development, manufacturing engineering, technical sourcing, supply chain, site planning, and distribution, among others to shape and execute program strategy. Define and drive program scope, timelines, and governance, balancing priorities, risks, and resources across integration and next-generation product development workstreams Aligns with cross functional partners to define the requirements for future commercial Aortic products, and the strategy to bring them through all stages of product development through to commercial release. This includes the development of manufacturing processes, cultivating supplier relationships, planning for appropriate capacity across the value stream, and executing validations to prepare for launch Brings patient centric focus, strong business acumen, and domain knowledge of operations to the cross functional product development core team. Engage geographically remote stakeholders across operations functions and sites to accomplish program objectives Coaches personnel to ensure engagement of team members and execution of goals.

Key Skills & Experience Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (NFQ Level 8) with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs in a regulated environment, including new product development
• Proven ability to influence across global matrix organisations and lead through indirect authority
• Experience making strategic trade-off decisions to deliver cost, quality, and supply objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Operations leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain, supplier management, or process development
• Experience working with global, remote teams
• Experience applying Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM), First Time Quality (FTQ), and Flow Acceleration methodologies
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments

Benefits & Compensation

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 84,880.00 EUR - 127,320.00 EUR | This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

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.

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