Lean Sigma Program Manager
Careers that Change Lives
A Day in the Life
In this exciting role as an Lean Sigma Program Manager, you will conceptualize, plan and execute key projects in post market PMO portfolio for Twin Cities Campus GO&SC Sites’ to include Brooklyn Park, Plymouth Annapolis, Plymouth Cheshire and Rice Creek Pharma Operations. You will engage with cross-functional partners to tackle the most critical challenges affecting safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
This position will work onsite at one of these four manufacturing plant locations across the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Working in a multi-site team, provides exciting challenges and opportunities to learn about a wide variety of our products and therapies across many Operating Unit portfolios.
A Day in the Life
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes to achieve programmatic savings.
- Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
- Manages the development and implementation process of a company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery existing products.
- Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
- Analyzes improvement programs and potential results and monitors the project from initiation through delivery.
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
- Develops, implements and sustains process improvement initiatives utilizing Six Sigma methodologies.
- Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies.
- May Facilitate and coach improvement teams.
- May define, design and implement continuous improvement programs to ensure programs are integrated vertically and horizontally across the organization
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Nice to Have
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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
- 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
- - Medical device industry experience
- - Lean Sigma Certification (Green Belt or Black belt)
- - Operations Experience
- - Project Mgmt Experience and/or certifications
- - Medtronic change control experience (IQ/OQ/PQ, CIF, etc)
- - Demonstrated financial acumen (Daisy experience or similar)
- - Ability to work in a matrix organization with the desire to develop collaborative relationships within the organization and across other Medtronic sites.
- - Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interface at all levels in the organization
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, recruiter 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) here.
The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
