Sr Program Manager – Regulatory Real Estate & Site Strategy

Medtronic is a leader in global healthcare technology, dedicated to alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead regulatory real estate initiatives, ensuring efficient site exits and optimizations through collaboration with local regulatory teams.

Responsibilities:

• Act as an execution support lead for local and regional Regulatory Affairs teams, helping accelerate site exits by directly partnering on development of site-specific regulatory exit plans aligned to real estate closure timelines
• Support regulatory planning for priority sites with regulatory impact, while execution accountability remains with local RA teams
• Provide hands-on support for data collection, consolidation, and verification across sites (licenses, registrations, site attributes, manufacturing scope), ensuring data is complete, accurate, and ready for regulatory action without repeated follow-up cycles
• Build on the initial high-level datasets developed in FY26 by driving increased depth, validation, traceability, and usability for execution
• Proactively identify and resolve execution blockers by working directly with regional and local RA resources, addressing issues early rather than escalating late
• Establish interim sources of truth where systems are fragmented, clearly documenting assumptions, gaps, and validation steps to support audit readiness and decision-making
• Capture practical execution learnings as work progresses and translate them into reusable frameworks, templates, and playbooks that local teams can immediately apply to accelerate additional site exits
• Prepare clear, decision-ready updates for senior leadership (Director, Sr Director, VP) that distinguish execution status, risks, dependencies, and required decisions
• Manage work performed by external partners or consultants to ensure outputs are execution-ready, realistic, and aligned to Medtronic operating constraints

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in program management, regulatory operations, regulatory strategy, or complex cross‑functional initiatives within a regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or healthcare preferred)
• Demonstrated experience leading work in ambiguous, data‑poor environments requiring judgment, synthesis, and proactive stakeholder engagement
• Strong understanding of regulatory site concepts (registrations, listings, licenses, legal manufacturer, manufacturing scope) and how they interact with real estate decisions
• Proven ability to operate at both strategic and execution‑support levels, including hands‑on data work when needed
• Executive‑level stakeholder management and clear escalation
• Structured problem solving without reliance on perfect systems or complete SME support
• High judgment in confidentiality‑sensitive situations
• Strong written synthesis and ability to translate complexity into decision‑ready materials
• Ability to influence and coordinate across teams without direct authority
• Experience supporting site exits, footprint optimization, or large‑scale operational change
• Familiarity with FDA FURLS, global registration and licensing models, or RIM systems
• Experience developing playbooks, frameworks, or reusable operating models for global teams
• Background in regulated operations, quality systems, or regulatory transformation initiatives