Engineering Program Manager - Sterilization

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 26 Aug 2025

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

In this role, you will lead Network Optimization within the Global Sterilization Transformation Program for Medtronic. You will be responsible for leading and implementing enterprise-wide Network strategy, managing relationships with new Suppliers and Strategic Medtronic Manufacturing sites. You will be responsible for implementing sterilization programs across the manufacturing network, driving collaboration and strategy development with the Global Design and Regulatory Workstreams, and will influence key decision makers across Medtronic to deliver harmonized “One Medtronic” sterilization centers across our operations network. You will coordinate and lead critical Supplier partnerships and metrics to deliver validation activities, process implementation, and to drive coordinated planning and forecasting across our businesses.

This role can be based at any Medtronic location

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Manage the Network Workstream to deliver network optimization across the enterprise with representatives across Medtronic Groups

Lead partnerships and collaborate with regulatory workstream and development workstream to prioritize products and maintain timelines

Partner with local Medtronic site leadership; lead coordination of all sterilization-related activities, including new supply chain routings and appropriate IT system updates

Collaborate in pilots of new regulatory strategies as developed in collaboration with the Regulatory Workstream

Develop and deploy standard process with strategic locations for measuring and monitoring internal sterilizers and sterilization suppliers performance for delivery, cost, and quality

Organize and Lead an Enterprise-level workstream to design and implement sterilization projects in strategic locations

Lead development and Project Management of all workstream milestones, including planning, meetings and executing all aspects of implementing, submitting to regulatory bodies, and implementation with a team that includes representation from across the company, global functions, and local sites.

Coordinate and centralize volume forecasting, network measurements, and business case development for specific strategic locations

Coordinate and collaborate on all contractual agreements with relevant Suppliers

Ensure team members are fully supported and that needs are met, including resources, data, and access to systems or functional partners

Lead by example, driving a seek-to-understand culture and positive change environment

Create a positive team culture for both technical subject-matter-experts and non-technical business process experts within the same program

Ensure team members collaborate and provide input for their business unit or Group to drive effective solutions across cross-functional platforms

dvise and define process-improvement throughout the program

Create, consolidate and communicate reports and key data to stakeholders

Collaborate with Leaders across the matrix to support program decision making and drive alignment proactively

Some travel to Strategic Network locations, associated Medtronic Operations sites, and contracted third party sterilizer locations

Must Haves

Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of Sterilization or Program Management experience OR advanced degree and 3+ years of experience

Nice to Haves

Experience managing Supplier relationships

R&D Technical experience or NPD experience

Experience leading cross-functional teams

Financial acumen and aptitude

ERP System and data or reporting system familiarity

Influencing : ability to accomplish goals through influence across the enterprise

Business-minded : ability to understand business challenges and opportunities

Strong communication and presentation skills

Global experience, inclusion and orientation

Ability to work collaboratively and partner with employees, leaders, clients, and vendors

Strong problem solving and decision making skills

Sterilization process

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.

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) : $140,800.00 - $211,200.00The 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, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees : 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), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

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