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Abbott · 8 hours ago

Director Program Management

Plymouth, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$147K/yr - $295K/yr

12+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Director of Program Management will lead the team developing Abbott Electrophysiology’s Next Generation platform projects, ensuring successful project execution and alignment across functions.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional core teams and development activities to meet program objectives including scope, quality, budget, and schedule

Project planning and contracting

Budget planning

Resource planning

Regular executive status updates

Project financial metrics such as ROI, budget, COGS, and capital

Creating and maintaining schedules

Risk Management

Devise and execute against a system-level plan that incorporates cross-functional dependencies including those between sub-functions within R&D

Drive accountability through identifying dependencies, critical path tasks and forward looking forecasting of program and technical risks, mitigations for those risks and key team decisions with trade offs

Adhere to the business process governance and complete phase deliverables to drive project progression

Communicate and drive alignment with all levels of the organization on the objectives, risks, and needs for the program

Identify opportunities for improving overall business performance of the program

Develop plans with core members to eliminate and/or mitigate risk. If risks cannot be mitigated within the core team, determine appropriate means to communicate and elevate issues to appropriate individuals within the organization

Analyzes the impact of changes in existing projects or addition of new projects and identifies strategies (resources allocation/project sequencing) for accomplishing all desired projects----identifies project interrelationships that affect priority and resources allocation decisions

Manage/mentor program managers directly involved with the same project

Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors

Maintain a safe and professional work environment

Establish and maintain the program and product Design History File

Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments

Identifies and implements continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of the PMO

Qualification

Program ManagementProject PlanningRisk ManagementLeadershipMedical Device ExperienceBudget PlanningPMP CertificationCross-functional CollaborationMulti-taskingInfluencing Without AuthorityContinuous ImprovementCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelors degree in Engineering or Science discipline

12+ years of leadership experience in Engineering, R&D, and/or Quality within a medical device/biomedical, high technology, and/or regulated industry

5+ years in Program Management leading large scale, electro-mechanical system programs

Demonstrated success bringing a complex medical devices through development to commercial launch

Disposables/high volume medical device design and manufacturing experience

Experience managing direct reports

Exceptional planning, multi-tasking, and influencing without authority

Exceptional Leadership skills

Strong communicator with proven executive presence

Effective cross-functional collaborator

Result driven with strong accountability (both for themselves and for team members)

Proven ability to adapt and lead through change, highly visible and critical programs

Preferred

Knowledge of EP and left atrial appendage closure procedures

Advanced level degree(s) in Engineering, Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline

PMP Certification

Company

Abbott

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Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.

Founded in 1888

Illinois City, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.abbott.com

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