PD PMO Manager - New Ventures

USA-MiniMed Distribution Corp. 1018; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a PD Program Manager for our New Ventures group in Los Angeles. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive strategy and execution of programs delivering emerging diabetes solutions that benefit patients.

As a key leader, you will own program plans, manage scope, risks, resources, and schedules, and work with engineering, regulatory, quality, marketing, and operations to bring new products from concept to launch.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or advanced degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience managing programs in the medical device domain.
• Strong mastery of product development and new product introduction with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with MS Project and other project management tools.
• #BetterDaysStartNow

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead New Product Introduction and Sustaining programs from conception through commercialization.
• Program planning: charters, plans, budget, risks, schedules, interdependencies.
• Lead the program team against plan and provide guidance.
• Coach and mentor team members; manage risks and issues.
• Regularly communicate updates to leadership and stakeholders; build a high-performing team.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Communication with leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced degree

Tools

MS Project

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Dec 2026

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

MiniMed is looking for a PD Program Manager for our New Ventures group. As a key member of the team to lead New Venture programs. In this exciting role as a Program Manager, you will have responsibility for providing program leadership to cross-functional New Venture programs.

New Ventures is focused on developing new diabetes systems, products and solutions in an inorganic, accelerator environment. Our team is unique in that we can adapt to a variety of business, patient and marketplace needs that span the entire spectrum of our product portfolio today and in the future. Our mission drives the need to be a highly skilled, flexible, extremely efficient, versatile and agile team in medical device product development for the benefit of our patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in need of intensive insulin therapy.

The Program Manager is responsible for driving strategy and the execution of programs that deliver products for patients in need of emerging solutions to help manage their diabetes. Using broad cross-functional knowledge and comprehensive management skills, the program manager will provide leadership and direction to and collaborate with a cross-functional program development team including co-collaborators, outside partners and internal members with expertise from a wide variety of engineering and product development disciplines. Some of these team member disciplines include engineering (mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, manufacturing), operations, marketing, clinical regulatory affairs, quality and other key business functions. In addition, the program manager will generate a program plan based on input from the team which details a comprehensive plan for the program including scope, risks, work product, resources, interdependencies and schedule. As the leader of the program, the program manager will engage senior leadership and be the owner of the program performance.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Plan and lead New Product Introduction and Sustaining programs from conception through commercialization
• Program Planning: Program charters, program plans, Resource (expense and FTE), key risks and mitigation strategy, program schedule and interdependence
• Program Execution: Leading the program team against plan
• Coaching and mentoring team members
• Effective risk management
• Tracking program schedule
• Creation, reconciliation and tracking of program budget
• Effective conflict resolution
• Communication with leaderships, management and team members including appropriate risk and escalation management
• Build a solid and high performing team with clear communication to leadership, extended team members, and enabling functions
• Engages team members to ensure effective team dynamics and mutual accountability.
• Bring and implement program management best practices within team. Influence positive change outside of Program Management team
• Provides regular updates and strategies for executive management review and decision making around program priorities, budget, timing, resources and assumptions, including impact on the customer, enterprise-wide resources, and revenues.

Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience
• Program management experience in the medical device domain
• Mastery and proficiency in product development and new product introduction, including clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of cross-functional project teams and functional management
• Mastery with MS Project and other Project Management tools
• #BetterDaysStartNow

Nice to Have

• Experience in Class III Implantable medical devices and external devices that communicate with them
• Experience managing Contract Development/Manufacturing organizations
• Strong program management skills
• Project Management Certification, such as PMP
• Mastery and proficiency in product development and new product introduction, including clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of cross-functional project teams and functional management
• Knowledge of Program Phase-In and Phase-Out Planning
• Influence management skills; experience working collaboratively at all levels in matrix environment to build and maintain the positive relationships required to accomplish organizational goals
• Business acumen: ability to think and act from an overall "best for the business" perspective
• Results oriented, self-starter with a strong initiative and sense of urgency
• Enthusiasm and a desire to