We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 May 2025

 

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

The preferred working location for this role is the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View, Minnesota; however, the individual may also work remotely within the US or onsite at another US-based Medtronic facility.

Science and Technology represents the broad technical talent distributed across our Medtronic Operating Units and functions, in Research and Development organizations, Technology Development Centers, and more. Thousands of scientists, researchers, and engineers work tirelessly to ensure success with new therapies, new technologies, delivering our pipelines, and pursue strategic innovation. Product DNA is an ecosystem that creates a connected thread of product information, harnessing the collective ingenuity of employees across functions, enabling better collaboration with customers and partners, to rapidly deliver quality products and services, ultimately improving more patients’ lives.

As the GT&I Product DNA Wave Deployment Program Manager, you will play a critical role in driving local deployment activities at the local Operating Unit (OU), Region and Function level for each release wave. The release waves include capabilities such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Mechanical CAD/PDM. In this role, you will
liaise closely with Medtronic Operating Units (OUs), Regions, and Functions as well as various factions of the Product DNA team including Migration, PMO, Organizational Change Management, Training, and other teams to ensure alignment of the Product DNA program deliverables.

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. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career that changes lives. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of the Product DNA project at the local level; serve as liaison between local project management and planning, local project team, and Product DNA management and team.
• Review status of local projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare and deliver status reports.
• Monitor the project for each wave from initiation through delivery.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with the Product DNA and OU/Regional teams.
• Communicate with stakeholders and obtain stakeholder engagement to ensure the end deliverables will solve the business problems.
• Execute deliverables to assure OUs remain on track to the project plan, including role mapping, identification of local procedures needing updating, data migration, etc.
• Assist the Organizational Change Management (OCM) Lead at the local level.
• Adapt the Enterprise communications and engagement strategy to define the local communications and engagement plan.
• As stakeholder liaison, answer implementation readiness questions, including but not limited to local procedures redlines, training development, role mapping activities.
• Champion Product DNA in a way that engages and excites the end user community.
• Prepare and participate in Design Pilots, Usability Pilots and User Acceptan