Senior Software Engineering Program Manager - CRDN

Medtronic; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, seeks a Senior Software Engineering Program Manager to drive software quality within cross‑functional teams. You will lead engineers (internal and vendor), manage budgets and schedules, and ensure compliance with global regulatory standards across ICT programs.

In this highly visible role, you will partner with engineering, regulatory, clinical, and operations stakeholders, drive risk management, and enable timely decision‑making while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (or advanced degree) is required.
• Experience leading software development projects in Med‑Tech or regulated environments is preferred.
• Proven understanding of software and embedded systems and SDLC impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate software engineers (employees and vendors) to meet program commitments.
• Oversee program planning, budgets, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Provide status updates to Core Team Leaders and stakeholders; manage quality, risks, and issues.

Skills

Software leadership

Embedded systems

Scrum Master

Vendor management

PM certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree (5+ years)

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Aug 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

Senior Software Engineering Program Manager

Careers That Change Lives

At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

As part of Interventional Cardiology Therapies (ICT), we are united by a shared purpose to bring life-changing therapies across Renal Denervation (RDN), Coronary and Structural Heart to more patients around the world. Guided by the Medtronic Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we are building a more connected ICT organization that leverages the strength of our people, capabilities, and portfolio to drive meaningful impact for patients, physicians, and healthcare systems.

In this highly visible role as a Quality Core Team Member - Software Quality, you will serve as the primary Quality representative on cross‑functional software product development teams, partnering with engineering, regulatory, clinical, and operations stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.

You will provide quality leadership for software design controls, risk management, verification and validation activities, cybersecurity, defect management, and product release decisions while ensuring compliance with global quality system and regulatory requirements.

As a trusted member of the Core Team, you will help drive alignment, proactively manage risk, and enable effective decision‑making across complex development programs.

You will also partner with Quality Systems, Regulatory, and functional stakeholders to further evolve the Quality Management System (QMS), enabling software innovation while ensuring continued compliance with global regulatory standards and industry best practices.

This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership, and collaboration skills to balance innovation, quality, compliance, and speed to market. Through a commitment to quality excellence and continuous improvement, you will play a critical role in delivering software‑enabled products and supporting strategic programs across the ICT portfolio.

This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Coronary & Renal Denervation (CRDN) operating unit. 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 on‑site 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. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Software Engineering Program Manager role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Responsible for program estimation and planning including identifying requirements, developing work plans, managing program annual and strategic budgets, building schedules, and partnering with team members to determine and communicate functional and/or resource requirements.
• Own and Manage execution against an aggressive but achievable program and or project plan, provide work direction to team members, work with peer program managers, cross functional program team members to monitor dependencies and ensure critical program milestones and deliverables are met.
• Collaborate with Core Team Leaders, Platform Leaders, Product Owners, Human Factors Engineer, Architects & Systems Engineers to drive program within scope, cost and schedule
• Lead team(s) of software engineers (employees and vendor resources) to deliver on program commitments
• Communicate program status and issues to internal and external stakeholders regularly including the Core Tam Leader and Development Lead in the Program Core Team as appropriate. Proactively manage quality, risks, and issues at all stages in the program
• Provide input for setting team members’ performance objectives and provide feedback to the functional leaders about performance against project deliverables and core competencies.
• Conduct Scrum events including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, sprint review and retrospective.

Qualifications –

Must Have - Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math and minimum of 7 years of technical work experience OR advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math, with 5 years of technical experience.

Nice to Have

• 5+ years of experience leading software development projects within Med‑Tech industry
• Strong understanding of software and embedded systems
• Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering on projects in a matrix environment
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams
• Track record of effective vendor management to deliver results
• Experience as a Scrum Master in SW teams and Scrum Master Certification
• Project Management Certification such as PMP
• Experience working in regulated environments and delivering new products in compliance with global regulatory standards

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - 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 accommodation 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 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. (ADA-United States of America)

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.

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 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 & 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):$175,200.00 - $262,800.00

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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic Benefits And Compensation Plans

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.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.