BP Program Manager

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life Medtronic is a 75-year global healthcare technology leader guided by a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — delivering life-transforming technologies across 70+ health conditions in cardiovascular, neuroscience, and surgical care. Today, our 95,000 employees, including 13,500 engineers and scientists, work across 150+ countries, helping treat more than 75 million patients each year. Innovation at Medtronic is disciplined and well-resourced, with $2.7B USD invested annually in R&D, 2,700+ patents, and 174 active clinical trials, all grounded in a deep commitment to quality, ethics, and putting patients first. As our business grows and we expand our operations in Malaysia, we’re looking for individuals excited to join a team, one where purpose meets potential to build careers that change lives.

Description Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Lead, develop, and monitor all phases of the program/projects from feasibility, planning, execution, and closure aligned to SOPs and PMO business processes. Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Lead extended cross-functional operations team to ensure on-time and on-budget performance. Review status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports. Manage projects end-to-end, including manufacturing facility setup, line qualification, and technology product transfer implementation. Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients. Program Management Career Stream Program Managers and Directors focus on tactical, operational activities for a major program with broad or ongoing impact. Levels within the program management career stream typically accomplish program objectives through matrixed employee teams and/or vendors who are not direct reports but for which the incumbent has direct accountability to lead. The majority of time is spent overseeing their area of responsibility, managing program/team performance, communicating project and operational developments, planning, prioritizing, and/or directing the responsibilities of program team members. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of program team members. Differentiating Factors Autonomy: Manages one or more small-scale, developed or mature programs with well-defined program plans and delivery methodologies. Accountable for overall program process, performance, and customer satisfaction. Organizational Impact: Provides input to establishing program objectives, timelines, milestones, and budgets. Recommends new policies and procedures that affect program management. May have budget accountability for one or more programs. Program decisions are generally made only after consultation with higher-level management. Innovation and Complexity: Problems faced are difficult and require detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation. Problems typically impact multiple workstreams, departments, or specialties. Modifies program management processes to improve outcomes. Communication and Influence: Communicates and leads meetings with internal and external customers and vendors. Conducts