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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most.
Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants, navigation and robotic guidance systems, advanced imaging, and data-driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures. Platforms such as AiBLE™ connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision, streamline workflows, and support improved patient outcomes worldwide.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand cross-functional collaboration. This role will require some travel to enhance collaboration and ensure the successful completion of projects.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
As a PD Project Management Specialist, you will own:
- Responsibility for Operations activities and deliverables in product planning and execution.
- Overall value stream development and process responsibility from technology through market release.
- Lead the manufacturing and supply chain schedule risk burn-down.
- Define and meet operations objectives for NPI program: COGS (Labor, Burden, Material, Scrap), Cycle Time, Capacity, First Run Yield, Cum Yield, Process Ppk, etc.
- Manages one or more developed or mature programs with well-defined program plans and delivery methodologies.
- Lead cross-functional teams, including Design, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers / OEM, Supplier Quality, through the product development process to ensure successful completion of development projects and business goals.
- Provides tactical and/or operational leadership and coaching. Receives assignments in task and objective-oriented terms.
- Establishes operational plans and implements policies and strategies. Decisions impact program schedules, customer satisfaction levels, and allocation of time, material resources, expenditures, and funds.
- Responsible for developing, communicating, and documenting project strategies and plans, including operations budget and detailed schedule creation and maintenance.
- Champion and document the Voice of Operations.
- Ensure the quality policy/system is planned, understood, implemented, and maintained.
- Ensure the Operations aspects of Quality System Compliance, Design History File, and Regulatory Submissions documentation.
- Coordinate Development builds.
- Ensure alignment between operations and the core team.
- Champion manufacturing strategy and sourcing strategy for the program.
- Lead decision-making for facility locations, make-buy decisions, and business continuity.
- Ensure Design for Reliability and Manufacturing (DRM) is consistently and rigorously applied.
- Facilitate launch build planning, capacity planning, execution, and Commercialization Readiness activities.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Baccalaureate degree
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $91,200.00 - $136,800.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information applies solely to candidates hired within the United States (local-market compensation and benefits will apply to others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
It is the policy of Medtronic 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, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic 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.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Jul 2026
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most.
Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants, navigation and robotic guidance systems, advanced imaging, and data-driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures. Platforms such as AiBLE™ connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision, streamline workflows, and support improved patient outcomes worldwide.
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand cross-functional collaboration. This role will require some travel to enhance collaboration and ensure the successful completion of projects.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
As a PD Project Management Specialist, you will own:
- Responsibility for Operations activities and deliverables in product planning and execution.
- Overall value stream development and process responsibility from technology through market release.
- Lead the manufacturing and supply chain schedule risk burn-down.
- Define and meet operations objectives for NPI program: COGS (Labor, Burden, Material, Scrap), Cycle Time, Capacity, First Run Yield, Cum Yield, Process Ppk, etc.
- Manages one or more developed or mature programs with well-defined program plans and delivery methodologies.
- Lead cross-functional teams, including Design, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers / OEM, Supplier Quality, through the product development process to ensure successful completion of development projects and business goals.
- Provides tactical and/or operational leadership and coaching. Receives assignments in task and objective-oriented terms.
- Establishes operational plans and implements policies and strategies. Decisions impact program schedules, customer satisfaction levels, and allocation of time, material resources, expenditures, and funds.
- Responsible for developing, communicating, and documenting project strategies and plans, including operations budget and detailed schedule creation and maintenance.
- Champion and document the Voice of Operations.
- Ensure the quality policy/system is planned, understood, implemented, and maintained.
- Ensure the Operations aspects of Quality System Compliance, Design History File, and Regulatory Submissions documentation.
- Coordinate Development builds.
- Ensure alignment between operations and the core team.
- Champion manufacturing strategy and sourcing strategy for the program.
- Lead decision-making for facility locations, make-buy decisions, and business continuity.
- Ensure Design for Reliability and Manufacturing (DRM) is consistently and rigorously applied.
- Facilitate launch build planning, capacity planning, execution, and Commercialization Readiness activities.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Baccalaureate degree
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $91,200.00 - $136,800.00
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information applies solely to candidates hired within the United States (local-market compensation and benefits will apply to others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
It is the policy of Medtronic 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, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic 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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Project Management Specialist
Align your degree to the role
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to project management functions. A business administration, engineering, or information systems degree strengthens your H-1B petition. A general studies or unrelated degree creates specialty occupation risk.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before accepting
Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the Level I through Level IV wage for your metro area under SOC code 13-1082. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage, and a lower tier can affect your long-term sponsorship renewals.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Nonprofits, government research organizations, and universities are cap-exempt, meaning no lottery. If you're on OPT and missed the H-1B lottery, these employers can file your H-1B petition at any point in the year.
Find H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to identify Project Management Specialist employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history by location and industry. This filters out postings from companies that don't sponsor, so you focus your applications where sponsorship is confirmed.
Confirm the employer's E-Verify enrollment before signing
USCIS requires H-1B petitioning employers to be registered. If you're on STEM OPT and accepting a project management role, your employer must also be E-Verify enrolled to authorize your OPT extension, not just your H-1B.
Request premium processing during offer negotiation
Standard H-1B adjudication can run several months. USCIS premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day decision on your I-129 petition. Negotiate this into your offer, especially if your OPT expiration date is close to the October 1 cap-gap period.
H-1B Visa Project Management Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Management Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer defines the role. USCIS requires the position to normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific related field. A project management role tied to engineering, IT systems, or finance typically qualifies. A generalist coordination role without a degree requirement may face an RFE. O*NET classifies Project Management Specialists under SOC 13-1082, which supports specialty occupation arguments when the job description reflects that profile.
How do I find Project Management Specialist employers who sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate lets you search Project Management Specialist roles filtered by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. This means you're only seeing companies that have already filed for workers in this occupation, not self-reported claims. Focusing your search this way avoids wasting time on applications that stall when employers cite sponsorship costs or unfamiliarity with the H-1B process.
What happens to my H-1B status if my project management contract ends before my visa expires?
You have a 60-day grace period after involuntary termination to find a new H-1B employer, change status, or depart the U.S. A new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition during this window, and you can begin working as soon as USCIS receives the petition, not after approval. Missing the 60-day window puts you out of status, which affects future visa applications.
Can a staffing agency or consulting firm sponsor my H-1B as a Project Management Specialist?
Yes, but the employer-employee relationship requires extra documentation. USCIS scrutinizes third-party placement arrangements for project managers because the day-to-day work happens at a client site. The petitioning employer must demonstrate it controls your work, sets your schedule, and has the right to fire you. A strong offer letter and client work agreement help establish this control and reduce RFE risk.
Does my PMP certification affect my H-1B petition as a Project Management Specialist?
A PMP certification from PMI doesn't substitute for the degree requirement, but it strengthens the specialty occupation argument by showing the field requires specialized knowledge beyond general management. USCIS evaluates the degree requirement first. If your degree is in an unrelated field, work experience evaluated through a credential assessment may help, but professional certifications alone don't satisfy the statutory requirement.