Senior Clinical Research Progran Manaager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 12 Aug 2026   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 Peripheral Vascular Health therapies are a critical part of the Medtronic vascular portfolio, treating patients with a broad range of conditions, including Peripheral and Carotid Disease, End Stage Renal Disease, Peripheral Embolization, and Superficial and Deep Venous Disease. We lead the way in the Superficial Venous and Drug Coated Balloon markets, caring for hundreds of millions of patients globally with lifesaving and life-enhancing therapies. 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’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite 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 position will be based in Plymouth, MN.                     In this exciting role as a  Senior Clinical Program Manager (CPM) , you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the global clinical evidence strategy and roadmap for multiple medical device products in the Peripheral Vascular Health portfolio. You will define clinical evidence needs across released and pipeline products, identify evidence gaps, and implement fit-for-purpose strategies to generate data that supports regulatory, clinical, and business objectives. The CPM collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, builds partnerships with key opinion leaders to understand therapy and market needs, and maintains strong knowledge of product applications, relevant anatomy, and clinical use of Medtronic technologies.  Role and Responsibilities Plans and oversees clinical research programs from concept through completion   Develops and maintains detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, resource allocations, decision logs, risks & mitigations   Prepares program dashboards to communicate the portfolio status, highlights, risks, mitigations    Present to, and partner with, clinical and medical science team members and leadership on the overall health of the portfolio, successes, and areas of opportunity   Interacts and works cross-functionally with (but not limited to) Clinical, Medical Science, Quality, Medical Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, Market Development, R&D, and regions (US and OUS) to ensure program execution to achieve business goals within regulatory requirements.    Ensure that clinical trials are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, and company SOPs   Identifies and leverage innovative real-world data and real-world evidence opportunities to fulfill evidence requirements, optimizing time and costs   Identifies, builds and maintains meaningful partnerships with key opinion leaders and innovators to understand clinical therapy/market needs from a clinician’s perspective   Coordinates clinical evidence strategies with other cross-functions to ensure robust CRMS strategy   Serves as Core Team representative:   Provides clinical subject matter expertise (SME) and CRMS representation on various technology development (pre-PDP), product development (PDP), continued development (CDP) and remediation projects   Leverages competitive intelligence around clinical/regulatory pathways,