Senior Program Engineer

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

• Medtronic is looking for a Senior Program Engineer to join our Peripheral Vascular Health (PVH) Post Market Operations Team. This role will be supporting the identification and execution of multiple operations projects across the following operational areas:
• •Product Lifecycle Management
• •Margin Improvement
• •Portfolio and SKU Optimization
• •Business Continuity
• •SOGL Reduction
• •End to End Value Stream Mapping

This role will focus on giving opportunities to develop project management and leadership skills while having a direct and material impact on PVH’s released product portfolio. This role will also provide leadership for cross-functional initiatives partnering with internal stakeholders across our Global Operations and Supply Chain teams and the PVH Operating Unit.

This role requires on-site presence to support collaboration, innovation, and cross-functional partnership. The role will be based at our Plymouth, MN or Galway, Ireland facility.

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

• •Develop a governance and structure to track and manage project milestones and providing regular report outs to PVH leadership
• •Lead teams and identify milestones required for execution and track and report out on their execution
• •Partner with our internal Value Stream Managers, Manufacturing Sites, Supply Chain Planners, and other PVH Operations functions to build and execute inventory health and SOGL reduction strategies
• •Work cross functionally with global manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, quality, marketing, and regulatory affairs to identify and execute opportunities for Value Stream Transformation, margin improvement, and portfolio optimization
• •Support ideation activity for Portfolio Optimization improvement and PLM opportunities across the PVH network and help to build follow on projects (SKU optimization, inventory management, design changes, etc.)

Work to support cost down and margin improvement activities within the PVH portfolio to include Value Analysis/Value Engineering, supplier optimization, and other global operations strategic programs

Support the PVH operations team with running and executing business continuity projects as required

Provide effective information flow and communications, as you work across impacted functions ensuring all stakeholders are informed on milestones and progress to plan

Assess issues and risks, while developing resolutions and mitigations in order to meet strategic goals

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required

Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in the medical device industry

Experience in operations (manufacturing, engineering, process development, operations excellence sourcing, or supply chain)

Experience with reporting, program and/or portfolio management/skills, and managing through risk mitigations

Experience in project/program management in medical industry and/or medical device industry

• •PMP, PgPM, PfPM, Lean Six Sigma certifications
• •Experience with Microsoft Suite Apps (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, PowerApps, PowerBI, Project, Teams)

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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Benefits & Compensation

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$102,400.00 - $153,600.00

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 64,640.00 EUR - 96,960.00 EUR | ‌

The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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 , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are availa