Value Stream Program Manager - Plymouth, MN

Overview

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Jan 2026.

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 January 2026.

A career at Medtronic is like no other. We’re purposeful. We’re committed. And we’re driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

We are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and organized individual to join our Plymouth Nathan Lane team as a Value Stream Program Manager. In this role, you will lead the project development, planning, risk assessment, and issue tracking, for one of Medtronic s value streams.

You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal partners to successfully deliver projects on time, assess deliverable trade-offs, and leverage the PMO governance to ensure alignment. Successful VS Program Managers in this role demonstrate strong program management skills, communication, well organized and able to work under pressure.

As the Value Stream Program Manager
, you will:

• Lead and leverage cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.
• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as the liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Review the status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports.
• Monitor the project from initiation through delivery.
• 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.
• Gather and work on requirements planning, elicitation and management to ensure alignment with project initiatives and stakeholders.
• Communicate with and enable stakeholder engagement to ensure end products and processes meet business goals and initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required with a minimum of 5 years of business process/program management experience
• OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of business process/program management experience

Nice to Have

• Experience in project/program management in medical industry and/or medical device industry
• Experience with reporting, program and/or portfolio management/skills, and managing through risk mitigations
• PMP, PgPM, PfPM, Lean Six Sigma certifications
• Experience implementing or executing Operational Excellence strategy, new process, tools and program and/or portfolio dashboards
• Excellent mitigation management and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and relationship skills
• Strong presentation skills, both delivery and development
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft tool suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Power Apps, Power
  
  BI, Project, Teams)

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. 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 or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.

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