R&D Program Manager - Surgical

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 Making the best possible surgery accessible to every patient. We believe the future of surgery is less invasive and more precise, predictable, and personalized. We bring together sharp surgical expertise, extensive medical knowledge, and cutting edge technology with a single-minded focus on each patient — wherever they are, and however they need to be treated Each surgical specialty faces unique challenges, yet the goal is universal: better care for patients. By understanding these differences, we deliver solutions that empower surgeons and keep patients at the heart of every decision. We are seeking an R&D Engineering Program Manager to serve as the execution and integration engine of a multidisciplinary R&D team supporting a strategic industrialization program for complex precision electromechanical systems. This hands on program leader will own selected engineering workstreams while maintaining the integrated view across team priorities, deliverables, dependencies, risks and decisions. The role will coordinate the progression from engineering-lab setup and pilot-line execution through Design Transfer, Manufacturing deployment and production ramp-up, turning ambiguous technical objectives into executable plans and driving commitments to closure. The role will be based at the Mervue Campus in Galway, Ireland. Come for a job, stay for a career! • Own and drive selected engineering workstreams from definition through delivery, establishing clear scope, milestones, deliverables, ownership and dependencies. • Drive day-to-day execution by following up on commitments, removing blockers and ensuring actions, decisions and escalations reach timely closure. • Maintain the integrated execution picture across workstreams, including lab and pilot-line readiness, Manufacturing transfer, priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions and resource constraints. • Establish and lead effective operating rhythms, including workstream reviews, action tracking, decision forums and concise leadership updates. • Identify cross-workstream gaps, competing priorities and emerging execution risks early, and coordinate R&D, Quality, Operations and Manufacturing stakeholders to resolve them. • Partner with the Technical Lead and functional owners to translate technical objectives into structured, sequenced and executable work packages. • Provide clear, decision-oriented visibility of progress, transfer readiness, critical issues, commitments and areas requiring leadership intervention. • Build a culture of ownership, transparency and disciplined execution across multidisciplinary engineering teams. Key Skills & Experience • Engineering degree or comparable technical qualification with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience, with significant experience in engineering program management, R&D execution, product development, industrialization or complex technical project leadership. • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex engineering workstreams, create structure from ambiguity and drive multidisciplinary teams toward delivery. • Strong capability in integrated planning, prioritization, dependency management, risk management, governance and escalation. • Technical understanding su