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.

A Day in the Life

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.

The Core Team Leader (CTL) for MCS portfolio is a cross-functional business leader, accountable for decision-making within development projects using the Core Team model. This CTL role will lead the Auxiliary Battery Core Team to drive results that are aligned with the MCS 10 year plan. The CTL is accountable for all aspects of the Core Team project(s), including the formation of high-performance teams that are adept at project planning and execution for the predictable delivery of reliable solutions for commercial release. The CTL also plays a significant partnering role in mentoring and developing Core Team Members so that they operate as an effective cross-functional team. They are the primary champion for overcoming barriers, driving decisions and creating a culture of empowerment in the broader organization.

Program Leadership:

• Accountable for the formation of high-performance, cross-functional Core Teams
• Accountable for ensuring that Core Team(s) are focused on predictability through rigorous planning and execution of project baselines including scope, cost, schedule, resources, risk, and quality.
• Accountable for driving the collection of high-quality VOX input to define solutions that optimize outcomes for the patient.
• Accountable for leading the team to gather requirements, works on requirements planning, requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of project's key stakeholders.
• Accountable for communicating with stakeholders, obtaining stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.
• Accountable for providing leadership on key project decisions surrounding change control, trade-off’s, etc. - arbitrate and resolve escalated issues.
• Accountable for championing resource management discussions with functional organizations to ensure that all Core Teams are staffed to be successful.
• Accountable for ensuring that the Core Team(s) achieve contracted commitments and performance metrics.
• Accountable for the development and execution of market commercialization plans and releases to all markets that are in scope.

Talent Development Leadership:

• As part of Core Team development, leverage the talents of individual Core Team Members through role definitions within the team.
• Mentor and coach Core Team Members as part of a cross-functional partnership with functional organizations to build a sustainable pipeline of talent.
• Create and cultivate an empowered culture where Core Team Members are encouraged to think critically and make decisions – build competency and capability across the core team. 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements (To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume):

• Requires advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple functions.

• Typically has mastery of project management competency, with broad understanding across multiple related engineering disciplines.
• Has good knowledge of marketing and/or commercial best practices.
• Knowledge of system product development and good understanding of strategic decisions
• 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)
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated executive leadership presence.
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Financial acumen

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

• Medical Device industry experience- knowledge of new product development, DRM, clinical trial management, quality systems, global regulatory experience.
• Experience developing solutions for battery technology.
• Demonstrated success in effectively and efficiently leading a team through the ideation phase of a project 
• Advanced degree such as MS, MBA, with strong financial acumen
• Knowledge of patient safety, quality, clinical research, strategic planning.
• Strong