Sr. Engineering Program Manager
Medtronic
Summary
Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) is an Operating Unit within the Cardiac portfolio at Medtronic. At CAS, we are developing next generation medical technologies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. Our technologies save lives and improve the quality of living for millions of patients across the world by advancing innovation for the diagnosis and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias and enabling clinicians to perform procedures with superior outcomes.
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Engineering Program Manager (PM) to join the CAS R&D team. You will be part of a cross-functional Core Team responsible for leading the planning, integration, execution, and delivery of complex software development programs supporting the Affera portfolio. This leader serves as the central integrator across software engineering, systems engineering, quality, regulatory, marketing, manufacturing, and clinical teams to ensure successful execution of software release trains and portfolio commitments.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of Affera software release programs.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and execution strategies.
- Drive alignment and accountability across software, systems, quality, regulatory, clinical, operations, and commercial stakeholders.
- Manage program risks, technical dependencies, integration activities, and escalation processes.
- Facilitate governance reviews and provide leadership with clear visibility into program status, risks, and delivery confidence.
- Partner with engineering leaders to support software release readiness, prioritization decisions, and execution predictability.
- Coordinate resource and capacity planning activities to align staffing with portfolio priorities.
- Prepare executive-level communications, decision materials, and recommendations that support timely business decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years experience
- Proven experience in program or project management, specifically leading large-scale software development programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing software-intensive medical device or regulated product development programs.
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies, release management, systems integration, and product lifecycle processes.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
- Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of program/project management experience
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS Engineering, Computer Science, or related field).
- Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices.
- Experience with Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or related certification.
- Experience supporting global regulatory submissions and commercialization activities.
- Experience leading software, systems, and quality integration across multiple concurrent release trains.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years experience
- Proven experience in program or project management, specifically leading large-scale software development programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing software-intensive medical device or regulated product development programs.
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies, release management, systems integration, and product lifecycle processes.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
- Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare FSA
- Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability
- Dependent Daycare Account
- Tuition Assistance
- 401(k) Matching
- Short-term Disability
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Incentive Plans
Company overview
Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader and one of the world's largest medical device companies, founded in 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates in over 150 countries and employs more than 90,000 people worldwide. Medtronic's mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life through innovative medical technologies. The company develops and manufactures devices and therapies to treat more than 70 health conditions, including cardiac devices, cranial and spine robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. With a rich history that began with the invention of the battery-powered pacemaker, Medtronic has grown into a diversified healthcare technology company with four main business units: Minimally Invasive Therapies Group, Diabetes Group, Restorative Therapies Group, and Cardiac and Vascular Group. The company's therapies help approximately 72 million people annually and represent a significant force in advancing medical technology to address some of humanity's most challenging health problems.