Job Description

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

At Medtronic we lead the market in Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) solutions, developing innovative technologies for patients across the Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Patient Monitoring therapy spaces. Our Galway based product development teams focus primarily on the creation of catheter technologies that deliver these therapies to patients, ensuring the procedure is safe and reliable for patients and physicians.

As a R&D Program Manager within the Galway CRM Team, you will work with cross functional core teams throughout product lifecycles to develop, commercialize & maintain CRM delivery system products.

Come for a job, stay for a career!

A Day in The Life Of:

• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products, processes and therapies
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Build cross functional project schedules from first principles. Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with cross functional peers and stakeholders
• Monitor the project from initiation through delivery and manage changing priorities on projects through effective schedule management and deployment of Project Management methodologies
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports
• Participate in implementing best practice tools and techniques in project management within projects and within CRM Galway R&D
• Support resource management & tracking activities & support the overall project management infrastructure (metrics, reporting, program updates, design & business reviews etc.)
• Communicate organizational capacity constraints, program risks, issues and decisions to core team leaders, cross functional core team members and key stakeholders
• Be a recognized expert in your role, manage large projects or processes. Provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within the job area
• Operate as role model by striving for continuous improvement and being an agent of change

Key Skills & Experience

• Qualified to Degree level in Engineering/Science or related discipline and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• PMP, Agile and/or master’s in project management is preferrable
• Experience with medical device design control is desirable.
• Dynamic team member and leader who can work effectively and proactively on cross functional, global teams.
• Excellent communication, organization, presentation & leadership skills
• Experienced with MS project, MS Office and other PMO tools
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 84,880.00 EUR - 127,320.00 EUR |

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).