Senior Program Manager – EU MDR Operations Leader

Medtronic

Sr Program Manager leading complex operations for EU MDR transition at Medtronic. Ensuring product availability and regulatory compliance across multiple functions and teams.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeLafayette • Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $178,400 - $267,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead one of the Surgical Operating Unit’s most complex regulatory and operational programs
Enable the EU MDR transition while maintaining global product availability with a heavy operations focus
Provide direct leadership to a program team of four reports
Orchestrate execution across regulatory, supply chain, operations, quality, clinical, and commercial organizations
Integrate regulatory transition plans, global market access strategies, and operational readiness to ensure continuity of product supply across international markets
Address complex operational challenges associated with regulatory transitions, product lifecycle decisions, and global supply continuity
Guide prioritization, resolving cross-functional tradeoffs, and ensuring navigation of regulatory change without disruption to patients or customers
Define and implement the EU MDR program strategy and Globalization approach aligned with regulatory requirements and business priorities
Establish governance structures, decision frameworks, and operating mechanisms that enable effective program execution across multiple teams and regions
Drive integrated program planning that aligns regulatory transition activities, market access planning, and operational readiness

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
5+ years leading complex cross-functional programs in a matrixed environment
5+ years managing multiple concurrent projects or programs of increasing complexity
5+ years managing program budgets or financial tracking
5+ years leading stakeholder communications across multiple organizational levels
5+ years directly managing or mentoring project managers or program team members
Experience working in the medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industry
Experience supporting supply chain, manufacturing, or operational programs where regulatory, product lifecycle, or market access decisions impact product supply continuity
Demonstrated ability to build or scale programs from concept through execution
Demonstrated experience building and developing high-performing program or project management teams
Ability to operate effectively in complex and evolving environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory transitionprogram managementproject managementfinancial trackingmarket access strategiesoperational readinesssupply chain managementproduct lifecycle managementgovernance structuresprogram strategy

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional collaborationstakeholder communicationproblem-solvingmentoringprioritizationdecision-makingorganizational skillsadaptabilityteam building