Full-Time

Product Owner

Posted on 9/18/2024

Medtronic

Medtronic

10,001+ employees

Develops and manufactures medical devices and therapies

Biotechnology
Healthcare

Entry, Junior

London, UK

Willingness to travel with some overnight stays.

Category
Product Management
Product Strategy
Product
Required Skills
Agile
UI/UX Design
Requirements
  • 1-3 years of software development, product ownership, or UX experience with Agile teams
  • You understand the Agile process and can successfully drive Agile projects
  • Proven experience of working in an agile development environment with Product Managers and Engineers to create new digital/hardware products and services
  • Exceptional attention to details and great organizational skills
  • You are flexible – You can independently solve problems as they arise, but are comfortable asking for help when you need it
  • You are a great communicator – You are comfortable talking with developers, customers (surgeons and hospital leaders), business leaders, and everyone in-between
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills combined with a flexible and adaptable approach in order to achieve successful stakeholder satisfaction
  • Self-driven with ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • You love the technology you have, but love building tomorrow’s tech even more
  • Experience working with clinicians and health professionals/ surgeons
  • Knowledge of Test Driven Development and Behaviour Driven Development environments
  • Understanding of health software systems and medical devices - preferably in the surgical arena
  • Willingness to travel with some overnight stays
Responsibilities
  • Participation in Roadmap Planning and Goal Setting - As a member of the Product Team, the PO is heavily involved in backlog refinement and prep for roadmap planning. The PO updates the team backlog and typically reviews and contributes to the vision, Roadmap, and content presentations. During the planning, the PO is involved with story definition, providing the clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimates and sequencing.
  • Maintaining the team backlog – With input from Product Manager/Engineering and other stakeholders, the PO has the primary responsibility for building, editing, and maintaining the team backlog. Consisting mostly of user stories, it also includes defects and enablers. Backlog items are prioritized based on user value, time (Impact vs Effort), and other team dependencies.
  • Sprint Planning – The PO reviews and reprioritizes the backlog as part of the prep work for Sprint Planning, including coordination of dependencies with other POs. During the sprint planning event, the PO communicates story detail and priorities and ensures the team aligns and agrees on a final sprint plan. Just-in-time story elaboration – most backlog items are elaborated into user stories for implementation. This may happen before the sprint, during sprint planning, or during the sprint. While any team member can write stories and acceptance criteria, the PO maintains proper flow.
  • Apply Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) – POs collaborate with their team to detail stories with acceptance criteria and examples in the form of acceptance tests.
  • Accepting stories – The PO works with the team to agree on accepted story completion. This includes validating that the story meets acceptance criteria, that it has the appropriate, persistent acceptance tests, and that it otherwise complies with its Definition of Done (DoD). In so doing, the PO also assures a level of quality, focusing primarily on fitness for use.
  • Understand enabler work – While POs are not expected to drive technological decisions, they are supposed to understand the scope of the upcoming enabler work and collaborate with Engineering to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the critical technological infrastructures that will host the new business functionality.
  • Participate in team demo and retrospective – POs collaborate with their team and any other stakeholders in the team demo. They also participate in the Sprint Retrospective, where the teams gather to improve their processes.

Medtronic provides medical technology, services, and solutions to improve patient care. The company develops a variety of medical devices, including pacemakers, insulin pumps, surgical tools, and neurostimulation devices, which help diagnose, prevent, and treat chronic diseases. These products are used by hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals around the world. Medtronic stands out from competitors by not only focusing on product development but also offering comprehensive services such as training for healthcare providers and patient management programs. The goal of Medtronic is to enhance patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs through its advanced medical solutions.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$3.2M

Headquarters

Fridley, Minnesota

Founded

1949

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for connected medical devices boosts Medtronic's product and patient management solutions.
  • Personalized medicine trends create opportunities for customized Medtronic devices and therapies.
  • Increasing chronic disease prevalence expands Medtronic's market share in diabetes and cardiovascular solutions.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging competitors like Anteris challenge Medtronic's market share and innovation pace.
  • Spine biologics market growth requires rapid innovation to maintain Medtronic's competitive edge.
  • Talent retention challenges may arise following Ira Bindra's departure to Reliance Industries.

What makes Medtronic unique

  • Medtronic offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for diverse medical conditions.
  • The company invests heavily in R&D to drive innovation in medical technology.
  • Medtronic's global presence in over 150 countries enhances its market reach and influence.

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