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

The ACM OU is committed to excellence in innovation and commercialization to pursue our vision and long-term business growth. The ACM OU R&D organization is refining its product delivery, innovation, and commercialization approach to enable product leadership across all segments of our product portfolio. This will require enhancing our innovation processes, refining our design and delivery approaches to deliver an integrated and comprehensive portfolio that enables product development excellence across ACM.

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.

This role is based out of Lafayette, CO (we may consider Mounds View, MN for the right talent).

Innovation Delivery Core Team Leader -CTL is accountable to deliver an integrated & comprehensive program & project management capability across the Franchise. As a CTL for Perioperative Franchise, this leader will be accountable for delivery execution of a portfolio that contributes roughly ~$ 400M in revenue for the ACM OU. The CTL will bring focus to delivery of business outcomes that are aligned with the ACM business strategy. Product portfolio includes focus areas around hemodynamic monitoring and depth of sedation inclusive of BIS, INVOS, McGrath Mac, Temperature blankets and probes and 2 distribution deals

This leader is accountable for all aspects of the Core Team programs(s), including the formation of high-performance teams that are adept at franchise portfolio planning and execution for the predictable delivery of reliable solutions for commercial release. This role 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.

Business Leadership
Responsible for a successful delivery of business aligned portfolio of products and solutions by:

• Acting as a strategic partner for franchise marketing leadership, R&D technology & product development leadership, and cross functional leadership teams
• Accountable for delivery of product portfolio and works very closely with responsible NPD PMO, RPE PMO and Commercialization PMO to meet the timeline, revenue and margin expectations of the operational roadmap
• Owns portfolio-program-project roadmap. Sets franchise budget over strategic planning (strat plan) period and annual operating plan (AOP).
• Leads active franchise management: facilitating decision making within delegation of authority (DOA). Accountable for Portfolio optimization, business goal alignment, value alignment and program selection
• Effectively leveraging product program management and Core Teams(s) as the primary vehicle for working in a project-centric, cross-functional matrix. Best Practice Process Leader - Champion DRM practices and drive the collection of high-quality VOX input to define solutions that optimize business outcomes.
• Setting objectives, timelines, milestones, budgets across the full Franchise POI.
• Stakeholder Management - Accountable for all Core Team communications with key sponsors and stakeholders.
• Project governance voting member for Innovation Delivery (stewardship, steering, etc..)

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 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.

Customer Focus and Market Awareness

• Ensure familiarity with global market needs by regular