NPI & Manufacturing Readiness Lead - Medical Devices

Medtronic plc; Fridley (MN); On-site; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic plc in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager to lead cross-functional operations for new product introductions, ensuring manufacturing readiness, supply chain preparedness, and quality compliance. You will coordinate design transfer activities, scale-up plans, and regulatory support across the product development lifecycle.

The role partners with product development teams and manufacturing sites, aligning schedules, risks, costs, and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or program management.
• 7+ years of engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or program management experience.
• Experience in regulated industries and quality management systems.
• Experience influencing stakeholders and leading matrixed teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional Operations teams to deliver new product introduction milestones and manufacturing readiness.
• Represent Operations as the primary interface to product development core teams.
• Develop and manage operations project plans, timelines, budgets, dependencies, risks, and metrics.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Regulated industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Medtronic plc in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is seeking a Senior Engineering Program Manager to lead cross-functional operations for new product introductions, ensuring manufacturing readiness, supply chain preparedness, and quality compliance. You will coordinate design transfer activities, scale-up plans, and regulatory support across the product development lifecycle.

The role partners with product development teams and manufacturing sites, aligning schedules, risks, costs, and execution.