Program Director: Future TAVR

$188,000 - $283,200/Yr

Medtronic - Santa Ana, CA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Santa Ana, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

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. The Future TAVR Core Team Leader (CTL) is a member of the Structural Heart TAVR & Congenital (T&C) R&D leadership team. This leader is responsible for all phases of new product development from early definition through development, manufacturing, and global commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall program execution.
• Responsible to drive cross-functional core team and work directly with functional leaders, regional leaders, and extended teams to ensure clear communication of program objectives, deliverables, and timing of key milestones.
• Proactively resolves cross-functional conflict.
• Manages daily execution of project/programs including critical path tasks, budgets, resources, and risk.
• Effective use of project schedules and work breakdown to manage project critical path activities.
• Understands applicable product standards and procedures and navigates the matrix to provide the required regulatory deliverables.
• Maintains effective communication with the business leadership team on overall program strategy and approach.
• Delivers results with uncompromising quality, integrity, and ethics.
• Regular communication with T&C R&D leadership team and Structural Heart leadership team through regular program updates and product review committee discussions.
• Represent the program in frequent interactions with Key Opinion Leaders in the field, during scientific congresses and clinical investigator meetings.
• Drives financials for program including representation of program financial assumptions at Portfolio Strategy Board, Product Review Committee, Annual Operating Plan, and all financial forecasting.
• Travel approximately 25%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific field.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in project management and 7+ years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree with minimum of 8 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of managerial experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) new product development as core team member or core team leader.
• R&D, quality, or operations experience with transcatheter technologies.
• Familiarity with key opinion leaders in the interventional cardiology community.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability leave.
• Dependent daycare spending account.
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
• Simple Steps (global well-being program).
• Incentive plans.
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match.
• Short-term disability.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums).
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).