Senior R&D Manager – Peripheral Vascular Health

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life We are looking for a Senior R&D Engineering Manager to join our Peripheral Vascular Health (PVH) team. The PVH R&D team is working on innovative products to advance Medtronic’s portfolio of products that treat patients with Peripheral and Carotid Artery Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease, Superficial and Deep Venous Diseases, and a variety of conditions treated with Peripheral Embolization. The operating unit leads the way in the Superficial Venous, Deep Venous Stenting, AV Access and Drug-Coated Balloon markets, caring for over 1.1 million patients globally with lifesaving and life-enhancing therapies.   The Senior R&D Engineering manager is a functional business leader responsible for R&D engineering team to execute critical development projects. You will be accountable for engineering staff in Galway and are expected to create a high performing team culture. Additionally, you will formulate partnerships with cross-functional leaders to foster collaboration and cross-functional effectiveness. You will be the key champion in planning, directing, and coach team members. This position is hybrid with a 4 day per week onsite requirement. Come for a job, stay for a career!   A Day in The Life Of: • Plans, directs and implements all aspects of the company's design and development of new medical device products • Oversees the investigation and evaluation of existing technologies. • Guides the conceptualization of new methodologies, materials, or products • Directs the development of new concepts from initial design to market release • Manages feasibility studies of the design to determine if capable of functioning as intended • Monitors documentation maintenance throughout all phases of research and development • Ensures best practices are followed and R&D participates in the coordination of activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery • Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function • Mentor team members to ensure each team member is fully engaged and contributing to project success • Champion product development best practices such as collecting high-quality Voice of Customer inputs, early risk burn-down and Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) • 25% or less domestic/international travel   Key Skills & Experience   • Level 8 Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5 years relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years prior relevant experience • Experience with people management of engineers including 1-1's, performance review’s, recruiting, disciplinaries, and career development is essential  • Prior R&D core team member experience and DRM certification is a distinct advantage • Experience with the full product development lifecycle from concept development to product launch • A dynamic team player and influencer and can work effectively and proactively with local as well as global cross-functional managers • Experienced in the medical device market and have a proven result driven record of accomplishment    Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package   Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to t