We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 29 Nov 2024

 

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

As a Principal Business Process Project Management Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Surgical Clinical Project Management Office (PMO). We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced professional to be a key player in development and launch of our Clinical Research Project Management Office (PMO). This role is pivotal in establishing robust project management practices, frameworks, and methodologies to support our strategic goals and operational excellence.

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

• Design and implement a comprehensive PMO organizational and technical structure to effectively manage deliverables and projects for clinical research projects.
• Plan, execute, and monitor clinical research projects aligning with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders for to align on project goals through effective planning and communication.
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. 
• Lead teams to evaluate and allocate resources efficiently to maximize productivity and project success.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to assess effectiveness of project management practices and identify areas for process improvement.
• Provide training and support on PMO processes, tools, and best practices.
• Implement, monitor and report on quality control to preserve data integrity and operational standards.
• Foster interdepartmental collaboration and improve sustainable processes.
• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.

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 or agreement, 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.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 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.

Physical Job Requirements

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