NPD Global Product Manager

MED Medtronic Inc; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 134,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with match

Paid time off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking an NPD Global Product Manager in electrophysiology to translate customer and market insights into strategy, requirements, and roadmaps. You will identify growth opportunities and partner with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Sales, and regional marketing to advance solutions from concept to launch.

We value a strategic, collaborative, and commercially minded leader who can influence across functions and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management in a commercial medical device setting.
• Strong ability to translate customer insights into product requirements and roadmaps.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Regulatory, Marketing, and Sales.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy, roadmap, and requirements.
• Lead VOC/VOB activities to guide product decisions.
• Partner with global teams to launch products successfully.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Voice of customer

Market research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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):$133,600.00 - $200,400.00 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).

• 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
• 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)
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

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.

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Medical Device Experience

Specific medical device experience in the electrophysiology field. Previous clinical support or mapping experience is preferred. Proven track record to physician and KOL engagement. Single use device and capital product launch experience.

Job Overview

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Sep 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 Join Medtronic as an NPD Global Product Manager and help shape the future of electrophysiology innovation. In this high‑impact role, you will translate customer and market insights into product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps; identify unmet needs and growth opportunities; and partner with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Sales, and regional marketing teams to advance meaningful solutions from concept through launch. We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and commercially minded product leader with medical device experience who can influence across functions, engage customers and physicians, and thrive in a fast‑paced global environment. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In‑person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite a minimum of 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 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. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Formulates and reviews corporate short and long‑range plans, goals, and objectives for specific product or product line, in order to define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Conducts competitive product analysis and market research of product consumer behavior and professional audience. Determines the profitability and viability of new products or product enhancements. Drive market analysis, segmentation and positioning development. Identify unmet customer needs and commercial opportunities. Develops product user needs and marketing strategies and tactics to ensure effective product placement relative to market opportunity, working closely with product development for a specific product, brand, or product area over its entire life cycle. Leads voice‑of‑customer (VOC) and voice‑of‑business (VOB) activities to guide the product user needs at each stage of product development partnering with all markets, and convert insights into clear product requirements. Works with other functions to finalize product specifications. Work closely with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Sales, Clinical, and Medical Affairs to ensure alignment on product definition and development. Serves as technical adviser, demonstrating products and troubleshooting product issues. Constructively garners input and challenges assumptions with Global counterparts to refine product decisions. Positively represents the company by visiting accounts and users to solicit feedback on company products and services. Consolidates and disseminates a deep understanding of the competitive global EP Ablation landscape by region. Supports regional training of marketing and sales teams. Develop and leverage marketing insights to simplify segmentation, product positioning, message development, channel identification, tool creation, and execution to meet business objectives. Network with colleagues in other divisions and cross‑functional departments to align strategies and opportunities. Demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality.

Minimum Requirements

Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have broad knowledge of project management. Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience).

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, clinical or related Healthcare/Biomedical field
• 5+ years of work experience in marketing, strategy, business, and/or sales operations
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in product management in a commercial medical device setting
• Excellent Project Management skills and ability to work cross‑functionally
• Must have ability to drive communications strategies and influence stakeholders
• Proven Business Acumen
• Experience defining and utilizing a broad range of secondary research, primary qualitative and primary quantitative research techniques to identify and address customer insights into clinical data
• Ability to create and sustain relationship development/collaborate with a broad set of stakeholders, Marketing, Clinical, R&D, Health Economics, and Sales
• Clinical and/or product marketing experience
• Experience with market and revenue modeling
• Outstanding customer service skills, both internal and external to the organization
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self‑starter that anticipates and has a desire to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to collaborate with and influence key stakeholders without direct authority
• Flexibility to travel up to 20% (including international) in support of tradeshows, internal meetings and customer programs as required
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines
• Advanced degrees including MS, PhD or MBA
• Specific medical device experience in the electrophysiology field
• Previous clinical support or mapping experience is preferred
• Proven track record to physician and KOL engagement
• Single use device and capital product launch experience

Specialist Career Stream

Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

Differentiating Factors

• Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.
• Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.
• Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation. Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems.
• Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding, and influence decision‑making.
• Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.

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