technical program manager Northridge, CA
Job description
Careers That Change Lives
Come Engineer the Extraordinary as an Engineering Program Manager on the Sensor and Infusion Engineering R&D team within Medtronic Diabetes. As a member of the program core team representing the sensor function, you will be responsible for providing engineering leadership and facilitating the ideation, design, development, clinical testing, and regulatory submissions of micro-fabricated electrochemical glucose and/or multi-analyte bio-sensors for our next generation diabetes management products. This role involves leading sensor research, development, and integration programs through cross-functional collaboration with technical subject matter experts and an extensive understanding of the product development process. These efforts span across the research and development of the sensor chemistry, electrodes, algorithm, manufacturing processes, sterilization, and conducting in-vivo feasibility studies to meet specific patient and business needs.
This is an in-person full-time position and may require travel less than 10% of the time.
A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.
A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Develop clear and attainable project objectives, build project requirements, and manage the triple constraints of time, cost, and technical scope
- Develop and maintain a detailed project plan for the sensor subsystem and engage with the technical team to deliver on milestones
- Work across engineering teams (chemistry design, sensor electrode design, sensor manufacturing, algorithms, system engineering, clinical feasibility, etc.) to manage technical effort and design integration
- Manage technical risks and issues by working with the technical team to develop and maintain risk burndown plans, tracking metrics that relate to the sensor performance goals, investigating issues and implementing solutions in a timely manner
- Engage with program core teams, senior leadership, and external partners to ensure adequate visibility, communication, and feedback
- Interface with key functions to align on stakeholder needs during technology feasibility and formal product development
- Develop strong understanding of the system interdependencies as they relate to sensor signals, and drive requirements accordingly
- Maintain system and platform level visibility to ensure seamless integration of continuous monitoring devices into stand alone and closed loop systems
- Documenting and presenting work products to management and senior level leadership
- Manage internal and external customers
- Apply design control procedures to project development effort
- Mentoring of junior staff to develop best practices
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or other science related field and 5+ years R&D, product development, or program/project engineering experience.
OR
Advanced Degree in Engineering or other science related field and 3+ years R&D, product development, or program/project engineering experience.
Nice to Have
- BS or Advanced degree in electrochemistry, biochemistry, or material science and engineering
- Experience leading technical cross-functional teams
- Experience with design and manufacturing of medical devices
- Relevant experience in product development including product concept generation, conducting trade-off analyses, requirements flowdown, subsystem integration, technical risk management, requirements verification, and clinical validation
- Experience with regulatory submissions and FDA regulations (e.g. 510k, PMA)
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a team environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present information to cross functional audiences including management, and write technical documents related to engineering work
- Strong ability to interpret technical reports and statistical analysis
- Extensive experience with MS Project or similar software
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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. Learn more about our benefits here .
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here .
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.About Medtronic
CEO: Geoff Martha
Revenue: $10+ billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Company - Public
Website: www.medtronic.com
Year Founded: 1949
