PD Program Manager
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
Nice to Have
Working knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools. PMP certification preferred.
• Demonstrated strong business acumen and strategic planning. Ability to think and act from an overall “best for the business” perspective
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, listening (with all levels of the organization with ability to communicate difficult and sensitive information tactfully and present information to cross functional audiences and management confidently
• Strong interpersonal, quantitative analysis, and problem solving skills.
• Experience in leading within matrix organizations requiring strong influence management skills, with the desire to develop collaborative relationships within program level core team model and multiple functional organizations
• Ability to effectively facilitate team meetings, create and deliver presentations, and drive meetings to action-oriented decisions.
• Effective decision making skills -- experience negotiating and balancing decisions and priorities across needs of several functional departments and willingness to make tough decisions. Makes timely decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty.
• Experience in leading virtual cross-functional teams.
• Strong initiative; results oriented; strong sense of urgency. Ability to drive to completion in adherence to aggressive project schedules.
• Enthusiasm towards process improvements and change management.
• Identifies and resolves issues in a proactive, creative, and timely fashion.
•Demonstrated ability to manage internal and external customers/vendors.
• Experience working in or with Asian countries, specifically China.
• Professional language proficiency in Mandarin.• Track record of successfully leading projects to completion
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)
