We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Jun 2026

 

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.
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’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

         

         

A Day in the Life:

The Sr. Product Specialist (Global Product Manager – Stewardship and Optimization) is responsible for owning and optimizing a legacy and core product portfolio within Perfusion and Blood Management. This role drives end-to-end lifecycle management, ensuring sustained revenue, margin expansion, operational reliability, and customer value for established global product lines.

This position is focused on portfolio stewardship—protecting and enhancing the performance of existing offerings, simplifying complexity, and enabling scalable execution across global markets.

This individual works cross-functionally across Marketing, Operations, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure the portfolio remains competitive, compliant, and aligned to evolving clinical and customer needs.

Position Description:

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

Portfolio Ownership & Lifecycle Management

• Own the global stewardship strategy for assigned Perfusion and Blood Management product portfolios
• Develop and execute lifecycle plans focused on revenue sustainability, margin optimization, and SKU rationalization
• Lead end-of-life (EOL), product transition, and simplification initiatives to reduce complexity and risk
• Ensure product availability, supply continuity, and alignment with global demand planning

Business Performance & Strategy

• Monitor and drive portfolio financial performance (revenue, margin, cost optimization)
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, pricing optimization, and portfolio harmonization
• Partner with finance and operations to improve profitability and working capital efficiency
• Support annual planning (AOP), long-range planning (LRP), and portfolio forecasting

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality to address supply risks, shortages, and manufacturing challenges
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs to maintain global compliance and manage changes/updates
• Work with R&D and Sustaining Engineering on product modifications, material changes, and technical improvements
• Align with regional marketing and commercial teams to ensure market needs and customer feedback inform portfolio decisions

Customer & Market Insights

• Maintain deep understanding of clinical workflows (perfusion, cardiopulmonary bypass, blood management)
• Gather and translate voice of customer (VOC) insights into actionable portfolio improvements
• Support field teams with product expertise, issue resolution, and technical guidance
• Monitor competitive landscape and evolving customer requirements

Execution Excellence

• Lead and manage cross-functional projects tied to product updates, transitions, and operational improvements
• Ensure strong governance, documentation, and communication across stakeholders
• Drive standardization and scalability across global markets
• Enable effective change management across internal teams and customers

Travel 

• Ability to travel up to 15% within the U.S. and internationally 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
• Product launch or product or program management experience 

Nice to Have:  

• MBA 

• Prior experience w