Product Development Program Director

Onsite

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Full time

R76617

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 Sep 2026

At Medtronic Neuroscience , we bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve outcomes and transform lives for people living with neurological, spine, and chronic pain conditions.

Medtronic Neuromodulation delivers life-changing therapies that restore function and improve quality of life. We help patients find relief, regain control, and live with confidence.

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This position is based in Fridley, Minnesota and operates in an onsite work environment. The role partners closely with teams across Research & Development, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Reimbursement, and Commercial functions to advance next-generation therapy platforms from concept through global launch. Travel up to 20% is required.

Program Director, Core Team Leader (CTL) , is responsible for the management direction of all phases of design, development, and launch of next-generation Neuromodulation systems. This role provides end-to-end leadership from product definition through development, manufacturing process characterization, production ramp, and global commercialization. The CTL serves as the overall program leader, coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver innovative therapies that improve patient outcomes while meeting business objectives.

• Lead complex cross-functional product development programs from concept through global commercialization, ensuring alignment to scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Establish and execute program strategies, roadmaps, resource plans, budgets, and key milestones to support successful product development and launch.
• Drive collaboration across Engineering, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Reimbursement, and Commercial teams to achieve program objectives.
• Manage program risks, dependencies, critical path activities, and issue resolution while proactively communicating impacts and mitigation plans to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with Clinical, Research & Technology, and Marketing teams to align technology capabilities, customer needs, clinical evidence generation, and product roadmap priorities.
• Oversee development, verification and validation activities, regulatory submission readiness, manufacturing process characterization, production ramp, and commercialization planning.
• Communicate program status, business impact, and strategic recommendations to business leadership, functional leadership, and key stakeholders.
• Represent program vision, roadmap, technology capabilities, competitive positioning, workflows, and clinical value proposition with internal stakeholders, clinicians, and key opinion leaders.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Scientific field and a minimum of 10 years of technical work experience with 7+ years of managerial experience (no direct reports); or an advanced degree in Engineering or Scientific field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional product development programs through multiple phases of development, regulatory execution, and commercialization.
• Experience managing program budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Experience collaborating with Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing, and Engineering functions within a regulated industry.

• Master's degree in Engineering or Scientific field, or Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Experience leading software development programs utilizing Agile methodologies and managing multiple release cycles.
• Experience with Software as a Service (SaaS) development in a regulated environment.
• Experience supporting global, matrixed teams across multiple functions and geographic regions.
• Experience with in medical device, neuromodulation, implantable technology, or other highly regulated healthcare industries.

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.

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