Principal Project Management Specialist

Description:

Medtronic - Digital Technologies is creating ambitious new products that bring connectivity, real-time guidance, and decision support to the operating room. To support this mission, we are developing compact, high-performance, embedded systems that enable edge computing and connectivity. Working closely with other teams across Medtronic, we are creating a connected ecosystem and leveraging the state of the art in computer vision to provide the most comprehensive view of surgery. If you’re interested in using cutting-edge technology to improve the standard of care in surgery on a global scale, this could be the place for you.

As a Principal Project Manager within Digital Technologies R&D team, you will be working alongside developers, designers and product owners to drive forward the development and delivery of the next generation surgical technology. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a strong delivery-focused mindset who is well versed in managing multiple complex projects at any one time.

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

• Leading cross-functional development teams to design, implement and commercialize Digital and Electro-mechanical Medical Devices.
• Planning, coordinating, monitoring and managing the risks within a development team to achieve business objectives.
• Leading cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes, and therapies.
• Overseeing the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between functional and business management.
• Managing the development and implementation process of a company’s products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products.
• Monitoring the project from initiation through delivery.
• Identifying and assessing project risks and issues and developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Developing mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with functional managers and business partners.
• Supporting requirements planning, requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of project’s key stakeholders.
  
   

Required Knowledge and Experience:
 

• Strong end to end project management experience within Hardware and/or Software Development
• Comfortable with a range of project management methodologies (sequential/waterfall, Scrum, Agile, etc.)
• Experience leading diverse and complex projects and programs
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience with highly regulated and/or safety-critical systems is preferred (medical device experience strongly preferred)
• Degree in any Engineering or related technical field
• Recognized Project Management related qualification/ certification (PMP, Prince2, SaFE).