Principal Product Manager, R&D Diabetes

A Day in the Life

As a Technical Product Manager – CareLink Cloud you will have responsibility for coordinating efforts between technology and business to drive innovation by supporting the product lifecycle from concept through launch. In addition to driving programs, you also set product vision and keep it on-track, working with the engineering teams to execute, and risk-manage very complex product development programs. Be part of CareLink team focused on transforming how diabetes is managed through application of modern data science & engineering application solutions, catering to both your engineering mentality and desire to make a difference in world. You will help create solutions that simplify diabetes care and improve clinical outcomes.

Medtronic Diabetes is focused on transforming diabetes care for better freedom and great health, serving patients across the continuum of diabetes. Our goal is to become a holistic diabetes management company focused on making a real difference in outcomes and cost. We want to transform healthcare toward value-based models by driving both product and business model innovation with the goal of elevating patient experience, improving clinical outcomes and lowering the total cost of care for our customers.

Responsibilities

1. Lead product vision, management and development of the multiple applications and platforms
2. Work directly with key stakeholders to understand requirements, address business and system issues
3. Identify and clarify key product requirements, business needs and customer needs, along with regulatory and regional expectations.
4. Drive multiple development projects end-to-end - Maintain schedules, track key milestones and program interdependencies and preempt risks.
5. Lead change control reviews and apply critical analysis to make crisp decisions that manage scope, effort, time and risk.
6. Assess product issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
7. Develop mechanisms for monitoring product experience and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
8. Oversee and manage the operational aspects of new initiatives and serve as liaison between business stakeholders and technical, cross-functional R&D teams.
9. Effectively communicate the product design and details and incorporate technical feasibility
10. Drive new product introduction, including pre-release field trials and controlled rollout to international customers.
11. Communicate program status using clear metrics and specific actions plans, applying organizational acumen appropriate for a senior level audience.
12. Review status of projects; manage schedules and prepare status reports.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelors degree required
2. Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have

1. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Math, or similar field.
2. Prior experience with medical devices.
3. Experience with pumps and sensors technologies
4. Demonstrated ability to work and lead within a team-based project environment
5. Experience with developing the product vision and requirements for successful product experience
6. Experience with maintaining the feature backlog
7. Ability to effectively communicate technical information through presentation and through the preparation of technical documentation and/or manuscripts
8. Strong attention to detail and an ability to deal with ambiguity
9. Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
10. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
11. Experience with CI/CD technologies
12. Experience with managing products involving development of cloud-native technologies and micro-services framework
13. Experience in a Medical device or regulated industry and exposure to regulatory submissions. Understanding of FDA regulations including (ISO) 13485
14. PMP certification

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.

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 - $211,200.00. 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).

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 90,000+ 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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.