AST OU Operations Program Director
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- 24000550 Vacaturenummer
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- Tue 23 Apr 12:01 Datum plaatsing
- Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years program/project management related to product development and 7+ years of people management/technical leadership experience
- Advanced Degree with 7+ years program/project management related to product development and 7+ years of people management/technical leadership experience
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the job function.
Autonomy:
- Experience managing large teams (directly and indirectly) consisting of both experienced professionals and managers.
Organizational Impact:
- Establishes program objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets.
- Decisions impact projects or operations, affect the deadlines, resources, and funds, and the achievement of organizational objectives.
Innovation and Complexity:
- Problems and issues faced are complex, difficult and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
- Develops new objectives, new operating policies, products, processes and standards in support of the job function strategy.
Communication and Influence:
- Communicates and conducts briefings with senior or executive leadership regarding critical program outcomes.
- Influences across functions and businesses while balancing divergent objectives to gain cooperation of other parties.
- Communicates with internal and external customers and vendors concerning ongoing operations, programs or processes.
Leadership and Talent Management:
- Recommends strategies, goals and plans for a group.
- Authorizes hiring, firing, promotion and reward within own area.
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills (oral & written) – builds relationships
Adaptability:
- Effectively adjusts to changes and deals with uncertainties.
- Self-starter, ability to work independently under pressure, reacting to changing priorities. Effectively copes with change.
- Demonstrates openness to new organizational structures, procedures, and technology
Creative Problem-Solver:
- Ability to generate valuable ideas and effective solutions to difficult problems.
- Identifies many possible causes for a problem – strong problem-solving capabilities
- Recognizes patterns, trends or themes in situations, behaviors, or information
Cross-Cultural Respect:
- Realize the worth of all people and respect others, regardless of background or cultural differences. Respects differences.
- Acceptance towards individuals with different views and values.
- Advanced Degree in engineering or scientific discipline or an MBA
- Program Management Qualification: PMP Certification
- Medical device experience a plus.
- Strong track record of leading complex projects requiring strong influence management skills and willingness and ability to institute change
- Exceptional project management skills; knowledge of process and project planning best practices.
- Competent in ERP systems namely DRP, MRPII, JIT, IBP/S&OP processes and methodologies (SAP, Blue Yonder experience an advantage).
- Business Acumen: ability to think from an overall “best for the business” perspective
- Operational Excellence mindset: Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing certification, is an advantage.
- Able to adapt communication style to varied audiences and stakeholder groups.
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.
Salary and benefits
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.
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here.
This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) here.
At Medtronic, most positions are posted on our career site for at least 3-7 days.
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)
