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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
Senior Product Development Program (Core Team Leader)
Careers that Change Lives
At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
The Structural Heart and Aortic integrated operating unit offers minimally-invasive approaches to restore proper structure and function of the heart and the aorta. We focus on the transcatheter replacement or repair of the four heart valves—aortic, pulmonic, mitral, tricuspid—and the placement of stent grafts to treat aneurysms and dissections of the body’s largest artery, the aorta.
Key Technologies:
- Evolut™ R, PRO, PRO+ and FX TAVR systems
- Melody™ and Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve
- Intrepid™ Transcatheter Valve System
- Endurant AAA Stent Graft System
- Valiant Captivia TAAA Stent Graft System
The Senior Product Development Program Manager (Core Team Leader) will be responsible for leading the development and launch of the next generation Valiant Thoracic stent graft platform within the Aortic business unit.
This position is in Santa Rosa, CA or Santa Ana, CA within the Aortic operating unit. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working on-site 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.
Responsibilities
In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Product Development Program Manager (Core Team Leader). This includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Strategic Program Leadership: Lead the definition and delivery of program scope, strategy, quality, cost, and schedule in alignment with business goals.
- Cross-Functional Team Mobilization: Secure and activate the right cross-functional resources to drive program success.
- Product Development & Launch Readiness: Champion development best practices and oversee launch evaluation to ensure commercial readiness.
- Governance & Strategic Interface: Lead Business Reviews while serving as the primary liaison for strategic insights.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Maintain clear, consistent communication and alignment with stakeholders and leadership.
- Team Culture & Leadership: Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing core and extended team environment.
- Decision-Making & Risk Management: Facilitate effective decision-making and manage trade-offs to maintain program predictability and mitigate risks.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
MUST HAVE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME
- Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, math or technical discipline and minimum of 7 years of technical work experience OR advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, math with 5 years of technical work experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a highly regulated industry, preferably implantable medical devices.
- Knowledge of product development cycles including clinical and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to coach and mentor engineering team members.
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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.
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): $191,200.00 - $286,800.00
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 pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for 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
- 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)
- 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:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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 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.
INTRODUCTION
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
Senior Product Development Program (Core Team Leader)
Careers that Change Lives
At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to make tomorrow better than yesterday and that makes it an exciting and rewarding place to work. We value what makes you unique. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
The Structural Heart and Aortic integrated operating unit offers minimally-invasive approaches to restore proper structure and function of the heart and the aorta. We focus on the transcatheter replacement or repair of the four heart valves—aortic, pulmonic, mitral, tricuspid—and the placement of stent grafts to treat aneurysms and dissections of the body’s largest artery, the aorta.
Key Technologies:
- Evolut™ R, PRO, PRO+ and FX TAVR systems
- Melody™ and Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve
- Intrepid™ Transcatheter Valve System
- Endurant AAA Stent Graft System
- Valiant Captivia TAAA Stent Graft System
The Senior Product Development Program Manager (Core Team Leader) will be responsible for leading the development and launch of the next generation Valiant Thoracic stent graft platform within the Aortic business unit.
This position is in Santa Rosa, CA or Santa Ana, CA within the Aortic operating unit. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working on-site 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.
Responsibilities
In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Product Development Program Manager (Core Team Leader). This includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Strategic Program Leadership: Lead the definition and delivery of program scope, strategy, quality, cost, and schedule in alignment with business goals.
- Cross-Functional Team Mobilization: Secure and activate the right cross-functional resources to drive program success.
- Product Development & Launch Readiness: Champion development best practices and oversee launch evaluation to ensure commercial readiness.
- Governance & Strategic Interface: Lead Business Reviews while serving as the primary liaison for strategic insights.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Maintain clear, consistent communication and alignment with stakeholders and leadership.
- Team Culture & Leadership: Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing core and extended team environment.
- Decision-Making & Risk Management: Facilitate effective decision-making and manage trade-offs to maintain program predictability and mitigate risks.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
MUST HAVE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME
- Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, math or technical discipline and minimum of 7 years of technical work experience OR advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, math with 5 years of technical work experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a highly regulated industry, preferably implantable medical devices.
- Knowledge of product development cycles including clinical and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to coach and mentor engineering team members.
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
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.
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): $191,200.00 - $286,800.00
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 pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for 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
- 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)
- 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:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
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 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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Which companies sponsor visas for senior product development managers in California?
Large tech companies are the most active sponsors for senior product development manager roles in California. Apple, Google, Meta, Salesforce, Adobe, and Qualcomm have consistent track records of filing H-1B visa petitions for product and engineering leadership positions. Mid-sized startups in the Bay Area and San Diego biotech firms such as Illumina also sponsor, though less frequently than established enterprise employers.
Which visa types are most common for senior product development manager roles in California?
The H-1B is the most common visa for senior product development managers in California, as the role typically requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as engineering, computer science, or business. Candidates with significant senior-level experience and recognized achievements may also explore the O-1A. Intracompany transferees from multinational firms can qualify for the L-1A if moving into a managerial capacity.
Which cities in California have the most senior product development manager sponsorship jobs?
The San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and San Francisco itself, accounts for the largest concentration of senior product development manager sponsorship jobs in California. Los Angeles has grown substantially, particularly in entertainment technology and e-commerce. San Diego is a strong market for product development roles tied to biotech, defense technology, and semiconductor companies.
How to find senior product development manager visa sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it easier to identify California employers actively hiring senior product development managers who need sponsorship. Rather than sorting through thousands of general postings, you can focus on roles where sponsorship has been confirmed. Given the seniority of the role, filtering by industry, company size, and location within California helps narrow results meaningfully.
Are there state-specific factors that affect visa sponsorship for senior product development managers in California?
California's prevailing wage requirements under Department of Labor rules reflect the state's higher cost of living, meaning employers must offer compensation that meets elevated wage thresholds for the San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego metropolitan areas. California also has strict worker classification laws, which can affect how employers structure sponsorship arrangements. The state's dense concentration of H-1B-dependent employers means some face additional attestation requirements under federal rules.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored senior product development manager jobs in California?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.