Sustaining Project Manager Office - Manager; MedSurg - Hybrid - Eagan, MN​/San Antonio, TX

Sustaining PMO Leader (Med Surg) (Solventum)

The Manager Sustaining PMO will report to the Med Surg R&D PMO and play a critical role in partnering with Cross-Functional Leadership to drive effective portfolio management and predictable project execution. This highly visible role provides strategic leadership for building and executing program/project management capabilities to ensure predictable execution of Solventum's product lifecycle management.

This highly visible role requires equal parts team leadership, cross-functional strategic planning, and disciplined program management. You will provide insights and recommendations to the Leadership Teams for budget, scope, and schedule decisions supporting strategic objectives.

• Develop and mentor engineering and project management staff, building capability to lead initiatives ranging from small projects to complex, enterprise‑wide programs. Provide ongoing coaching, opportunities, and career development pathways.
• Lead structured governance meetings and deliver clear, data‑driven updates to senior business and functional leaders, covering progress, risks, budget, schedule, scope, and resource needs.
• Foster a high‑performance culture by guiding team members, identifying development needs, and strengthening organizational project and program management competencies.
• Establish, maintain, and improve consistent governance processes. Ensure transparent, timely communication of project and program status to leadership to ensure informed decision‑making.
• Evaluate the use of existing tools (Microsoft Project Server, Accolade, PLM, etc.) and develop strategies to optimize the use of such tools to provide real‑time leadership reporting to functional and business leadership of portfolio metrics.
• Incorporate problem solving and clear communication to executive staff.
• Work with functional leaders to drive resource management planning, tracking, and leveraging estimating tasks, and the ability to work with project managers and functional staff to determine resource requirements to meet project and program goals.
• Oversee resource planning, workload forecasting, and task estimation. Collaborate with project managers and functional leaders to align staffing with project and program objectives.
• Contribute to the annual operating plan and lead long‑term strategic planning efforts. Support business goals related to product lifecycle management, market expansion, capacity growth, quality and compliance improvements, and cost optimization. Develop systematic prioritization that considers the strategic and business goals to ensure annual planning supports long‑term business plan.
• Participate in corporate initiatives to identify enhancements to existing tools and capabilities related to program and resource management.

• An undergraduate degree from an accredited four‑year college or university in a technical field is required AND Minimum of 10 years of experience in medical device development, engineering, operations, project management, or comparable roles within a regulated industry.
• Three years of formal leadership experience or people management capacity guiding teams within a program‑driven environment.
• Experience communicating clearly and effectively, including regular communication with executive leadership.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Project Server, including implementation or enterprise‑level deployment, strongly preferred.
• Advanced degree such as an MBA is preferred.
• PMP or ACP certification preferred, or willingness to obtain certification within one year of hire as a part of ongoing professional development.

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Eagan/San Antonio at least 3 days per week)

• May include up to 25% domestic/international travel

• May be authorized

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The expected compensation range for this position is $163,200 - $224,400, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for…