Abbott · 1 day ago
Project Manager
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating multiple projects, developing project specifications, and leading cross-functional teams to ensure successful project completion within budget and timelines.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Coordinate input from multiple areas or multiple project managers on related projects
Develop project specifications and objectives, strategies, timelines and milestones/design and development plan. Utilize project scheduling software to plan and track projects
Identify resource requirements, cost, and time schedules. Develop an implementation plan, conduct risk assessments and develop contingency plans to accommodate unforeseen events
Lead cross-functional teams through project planning exercises to develop detailed schedules and integrated project plans
Define the nature of the stated business or technical problem
Develop alternatives to major business problems. Assist management in selecting the specific action plans that will best meet the identified long-term business issues
Anticipate long-term future problems, resolve current issues, learn and adjust based on prior results and prior project leadership experience
Assure that projects will effectively integrate with existing programs and strategies so that long and short term business goals are attained
Recognize the broader implications of actions and proposals on the final project outcome, related systems and activities, and general business strategy
Prepare and present project progress reports to keep management and team informed. Identify problems, their resolution, trends, and their impact on project success; propose recommendations for management action
Analyze date for true causes of problems
Negotiate project outcomes and deliverables to meet the conflicting demands of time, money and deadlines
Maintain project expenses within budget
Drive cross-functional teams to meet milestones and deliverables established in project planning and agreed upon with senior leadership
May function as the project contact with third party vendors
Provide leadership on strategic business issues
Accountable for the total project scope; completion within budget constraints and scheduled completion date
Accountable for the successful completion of project tasks under direct or matrix control
Level loads work to ensure effective use of available resources
Solicit the cooperation of a diverse group of disciplines and functions in a tactful and persuasive manner
Lead others in the completion of project tasks
Manage a cross-functional team which may consist of senior level individual contributors
Manage the decision-making process
Is the final decision-maker for conflicts when in context of agreed upon project plan
Creates a work environment that supports team effectiveness. Provides feedback to team members on performance
Interact with senior level management to reach agreement regarding significant program strategies
Interface with other disciplines, customers, internal clients, and project staff and internal/ external experts as required
Prepare and presents written and oral reports and other presentations to internal and external audiences. Adjusts presentation style and content to suit the audience
Negotiate resources, both human and financial
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in a related field
Minimum 10 years relevant experience
Has successfully led several high complexity projects from beginning to end
Demonstrated technical skills and management judgment appropriate to the project
Demonstrated expertise in PM tools and processes
Benefits
Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
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