In this exciting role as a Principal Project Management Specialist, you will have primary responsibility of supporting the successful execution of clinical studies within the Peripheral Vascular Health Operating Unit.You will work with clinical study teams to plan and execute to clinical study milestones.This will include developing project plans, identifying and mitigating risks, coordinating with cross-functional partners, and sharing best practices.You will play an important role in defining the scope and responsibilities of this role with Clinical Operations managers.

This candidate should have a strong background in project management and familiarity with clinical study processes.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Review the current forecasts on project milestones and budget, and assist with tools to document an action plan
• Review short and long-term resource allocation plans with management
• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and study team, study team partners and study managers.
• 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 timelines and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with study teams.

Performs independently and is accountable for the following tasks:

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve the project management process, guidelines, tools / templates, best practices, and overall implementation. Train teams on adopted practices. Train and coach team members as well as new resources on project management methodologies/ best practices.
• Seek and analyze information from all cross-functional sources to understand the project scope and what activities need to be accomplished (including who, how, duration and effort).
• Partner with the clinical study teams to identify risk in clinical study lifecycle (planning through closure) deliverables and guide study teams in developing and executing mitigation plans.
• Present to and partner with clinical leadership on the overall health of the portfolio, successes, and areas of opportunity.

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of program/project management and/or clinical research experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of program/project management and/or clinical research experience

• Medtronic Clinical Research experience
• PMP certification; Project Management Certification (preferably PMI) and/or Green Belt Certification
• Experience in Communication Plan development and execution, strategic planning, and risk and change management
• Expertise in MS Project (or similar scheduling software), project management techniques and tools; and both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as PowerBI
• Experience in resource and expectations management in a matrix organization
• Ability to drive to completion in adherence to aggressive project schedules

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