Hybrid Senior Program Manager, Post-Market Surveillance

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About the role

  • Senior Program Manager at Medtronic leading post-market surveillance strategies and ensuring patient safety compliance. Collaborating cross-functionally to drive innovation and regulatory excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Assess the current Post-Market Surveillance (PMS) processes and develop proactive, safety/compliance driven strategies.
  • Monitor and analyze post-market surveillance data, metrics and KPIs (e.g., complaints, adverse events, external signals) to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for process and product improvement.
  • Advise Operating Units and enterprise functions regarding post-market surveillance processes and activities in collaboration with Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Medical Safety teams.
  • Support internal and external audits related to PMS activities, serving as the subject matter expert (SME) and ensuring alignment with global regulatory standards.
  • Identify opportunities to improve seamless integration of PMS with risk management frameworks, including methodologies to ensure the life-cycle processes, activities and documentation alignment and integration.
  • Collaborate with Risk Management Center of Expertise (COE) experts and cross-functional teams to proactively assess and mitigate risks associated with Medtronic products, ensuring patient-centric decision-making.
  • Drive initiatives to position Medtronic as a best-in-class organization in PMS by identifying and implementing innovative tools, technologies (e.g., Digital, AI/ML), and methodologies.
  • Proactively address gaps in systems and processes, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory expectations and industry standards.
  • Establish and optimize meaningful KPIs to measure PMS effectiveness, performance and efficiency, ensuring actionable insights and continuous improvement.
  • Maintain and continuously improve quality system procedures related to PMS to meet evolving regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
  • Provide strategic guidance and leadership to support PMS-related initiatives across multiple business units, driving safety and compliance-oriented solutions.
  • Represent the PMS COE in cross-functional and executive meetings, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory priorities.
  • Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in post-market surveillance, risk management, CAPA, FCA (recalls), and complaints handling within the medical device industry or other regulated health care industries.
  • OR advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in post-market surveillance, risk management, CAPA, FCA (recalls), and complaints handling within the medical device industry or other regulated health care industries.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related STEM field (Nice to Have)
  • Advanced degree preferred (e.g., MS, or PhD) in STEM fields (Nice to Have)
  • Proven track record of establishing and improving PMS processes and systems with a focus on patient safety.
  • Strong understanding of EU MDR, FDA, and other global regulatory requirements.
  • Strong working knowledge of global regulations (e.g., FDA’s 21 CFR 820, EU MDR and other global regulations) and international standards (e.g., ISO 13485 and ISO 14971).
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, analytical, influencing and interpersonal skills.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to balance visionary goals with realistic, practical execution.
  • Action-driven and focused on delivering measurable results.
  • Experience leading complex projects/programs
  • Experience with SPC, CAPA, NCMR, PDP processes
  • Effective planning and organization skills including the proven ability to work against multiple objectives simultaneously.
  • Ability to establish and maintain a trusted role with the various stakeholders in coordinating multiple functions across the organization.
  • PMP Certification (Nice to Have)
  • Manufacturing Experience (Nice to Have)
  • Green Belt (Nice to Have)
  • Six Sigma/DRM Training/Certification (Nice to Have)
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of process validation, statistical methods, risk management

Benefits

  • Health, 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)

Job title

Senior Program Manager, Post-Market Surveillance

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$168,800 - $253,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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