Senior Project Manager, R&D

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This Senior Project Manager, R&D position can work remotely within the U.S.

The Senior Project Manager, R&D, manages the development and implementation process of the company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on delivering new or existing products.

What You’ll Work On

• Estimate project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.

• Prepare project plans, schedule and budget by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.

• Direct project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

• Assure project quality by using standard development methodologies and by working with SQA to develop and execute project quality plans.

• Communicate project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.

• Resolve project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.

• Consult with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques.

• Participate in external project management organizations, conferences and seminars to keep current with industry best practices in project management by joining professional associations and implementing a professional development plan with focus on project management.

• Influence/Leadership-Understand business environment and relates extensive knowledge of internal and external technological activities to trends.

• Interface with senior management on significant matters, often requiring coordination across organizational units.

• Participate in the development of other technical contributors by facilitating training, providing feedback, and offering guidance.

• May lead a project team.

• Provide technical leadership to business units, acting as a mentor to less-experienced staff and potentially supervising other technical employees.

• Plan and organize project assignments of substantial variety and complexity.

• Initiate or maintain schedules for projects and project milestones.

• Establish priorities for individual or project assignments.

• Select methods and techniques to lead a project to completion.

• Erroneous decisions or recommendations could typically result in failure to achieve major organizational objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum 8 years of project management experience with a thorough understanding of technology functional areas.
• Extensive knowledge in a specific technological field, utilizing in-depth understanding of business unit functions and cross-group dependencies/relationships.
• Experience in a quality system environment, where inadequate performance can lead to noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Strong cognitive skills, capable of tackling complex problems through detailed analysis of various factors.
• Ability to exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies, selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve results.
• Broad knowledge of various technical alternatives and their potential business impacts.

Preferred:

• Experience in managing portfolios and cybersecurity projects.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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