About the Role
We are looking for a dynamic professional that leads and manages successful product launches across global markets by navigating regulatory, technical, and operational complexities. This role ensures business continuity by managing strategic end-of-life product transitions with precision and urgency, fostering seamless collaboration between project management, planning, and line management while maintaining full compliance with Quality Regulation Standards. This is a highly collaborative, matrixed role requiring the ability to lead without direct authority, serving as the primary liaison between project teams, line management, and planning functions, orchestrating complex programs while keeping all parties informed, engaged, and accountable. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker and natural collaborator who thrives in fast-paced, globally distributed environments and is passionate about bringing innovative healthcare solutions to patients worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage geographical expansion programs in close collaboration with Marketing, Regulatory, Technical Communications, and Operations teams to successfully launch products across global markets.
- Drive end-of-life program management, overseeing the strategic transition and replacement of legacy products within strict deadlines to ensure business continuity with minimal disruption to operations and customers.
- 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.
- Manages the development and implementation process of a company’s products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products and processes.
- Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
- Monitors the project from initiation through delivery.
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
- Gathers requirements, works on requirements planning, requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of project’s key stakeholders.
- Communicates with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Project Management Certification (PMP) preferred.
- Risk management and data-driven approach.
- Knowledge of quality management systems.
- Experience in product development of drug delivery devices, preferably insulin delivery devices.
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance including ISO Regulation and Medical Devices Regulations.
- Strong project management skills with experience effectively and efficiently executing against project contracts; knowledge of process and project planning best practices.
- Experience in leading within matrix organizations requiring strong influenced management skills.
- Influence management skills; experience working collaboratively at all levels in matrix environment to build and maintain the positive relationships required to accomplish organizational goals.
Skills
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Lifecycle Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
- Quality Management
- Influence Management
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
Location
- On Site
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of relevant experience with advanced degree
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Advanced degree
Salary/Compensations
- $138,000.00 - $234,000.00 USD (U.S. excl. PR)
- $153,000 - $261,000 USD (California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City)
- Eligible for Short Term Incentive (STI)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible benefits package
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Short-term disability coverage
- Paid time off and holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan
About the Company
- MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it.
- For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most.
- At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the policy of MiniMed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
- In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
- MiniMed will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
