We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Sep 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

Careers That Change Lives 

Our Diabetes Business is looking for a Sr. BP Program Manager to drive transformational gross margin improvements to create a competitive advantage for the business. You will have responsibility for identifying and leading programs to drive cost efficiencies and margin improvement within the Diabetes Business. The Senior Program Manager will lead and direct day to day activities for managing project plans, issues tracking, and accountability for deliverables across multiple functional organizations. They will also take on other responsibilities around establishing robust governance models, performing data analysis, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement.

DIABETES OPERATING UNIT:  

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions are designed to provide customers greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose​ control, while spending less time managing their disease. 

A Day in the Life 

- Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Leads Temporary Service Agreement (TSA) exit strategy and execution for all of Diabetes
operations
- Leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business
processes
- Collaborates with cross functional partners to define future state processes to accelerate TSA exit.
- Identify opportunities to drive gross margin improvements across Diabetes operations and other
areas of the P&L as appropriate
- Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between
project management and planning, project team, and line management
- Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
- Monitors the project from initiation through delivery
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-
satisfaction goals and objectives
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving
with project managers, line managers, and clients
 

Must Have:

Minimum Requirements 
Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of program management, product development or other relevant experience OR Advanced degree with a minimum of 5+ years of program management, product development or other relevant experience 

  

Nice to Have 

• Masters in Engineering or MBA 

• Project Management Certification – PMP 

• Program management experience in the medical device, aerospace, automotive or other highly regulated industry 

• Experience in product development of drug delivery devices, preferably insulin delivery devices 

• Experience devising and implementing streamlined processes and strategic programs to improve efficiency, timeliness, and productivity 

• Experience in leading within matrix organizations requiring strong influence management skills 

• Change agent --willingness and ability to lead and institute change 

• Influence management skills: experience working collaboratively at all levels in matrix environment to build and maintain the positive relationships required to accomplish organizational goals 

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal/team effectiveness with ability to succinctly and accurately communicate to various levels of management and employees 

• Business acumen: ability to think and act from an overall “best for the business” perspective 

• Results oriented, strong sense of urgency 

• Strong analytical, planning, organization, and time management skills to effectively develop and execute comprehensive programs and budgets 

• Effective decision-making skills with ability to negotiate and balance decisions and priorities across needs of several functional departments and willingness to make tough decisions 

Physical Job Requirements