Abbott · 5 hours ago
Director, Product Development MCS
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$197K/yr - $395K/yr
12+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Director of Product Development will provide leadership and direction for R&D functions, focusing on the development of medical device technologies and ensuring effective management of teams and strategic partnerships.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Recruits, coaches, and develops organizational talent
Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives
Creates an entrepreneurial environment, transform the R&D teams with can-do and result-oriented culture, and turn around challenge programs to deliver
Provides general direction to directors and managers, exempt specialists and non-exempt support in various areas, groups and/or operations
Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action
Demonstrates effective change management and leadership
Lead and shape the technology roadmap and build/develop the relevant technical competence in the R&D teams to deliver the business product roadmap and support the product life cycle management
Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives
Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, outside regulatory agencies, customers, vendors and suppliers
Coordinates across functional areas, business units, and/or geographies to achieve company or area goals
Utilizes technical/professional knowledge and skills to establish, interpret and execute company policies in a major segment of the company
Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations, etc.)
Makes and executes operational decisions with a strategic perspective
Directs and controls the activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups and/or operations
Leads assigned departments by developing, communicating, and building consensus for goals and programs that support division, business unit and company objectives
Creates mid- to long-range plans to carry out objectives established by top management; develops and calculates a budget for one or more departments to meet organizational goals; forecasts future departmental or group needs including human and material resources and capital expenditures; determines and establishes organizational structure and supervisory relationships subject to top management approval
Typically makes decisions that translate programs established by top management into operational plans and schedules; work is performed without appreciable direction; consequences of erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in failure to achieve goals critical to the major objectives of the organization and would seriously affect the financial, employment, or public relations position of the company
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in related field
Minimum of 12 years of related work experience and 10+ years of managerial role
Successful medical device class III NPI launch
Preferred
Ph.D. degree highly preferred
Benefits
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
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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