Abbott · 5 hours ago
Program Manager
United States - California - San Diego
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $228K/yr
6+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The position of Program Manager is within their Infectious Disease business unit, where the role involves managing large-scale projects from start to finish, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Design, communicate, and implement an operational plan for completing a project; monitor progress and performance against the project plan; resolve operational problems, minimize delays
Identify, develop, and gather necessary resources to complete the project
Prepare designs and work specifications; develop schedules, budgets and forecasts; select materials, equipment, project staff, and contractors
Estimate costs, resources, and time required to complete
Monitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure targets are met
Liaise with other areas in the organization to secure specialized resources and contributions for the project
Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team
Coach and mentor project staff and assist them to solve problems
Travel up to 20% mostly in the USA, some internationally
Understanding similar business environments working with products that are aligned with molecular, toxicology, reagents, assays, etc
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, sciences or related field
6 or more years of end-to-end program management experience in Engineering within a diagnostic, medical device/biomedical, high technology, and/or any other regulated industry
Demonstrated experience collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members to ensure proper systems and plan alignment
Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels in the organization
Previous experience working in a matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and MS Project experience
Ability to travel for the role as needed up to 20% including internationally
Preferred
Advanced level degree(s) in Engineering with 10 years of relevant experience. as R&D leader, project manager and/or alliance manager, ideally in medical devices
Experience with hardware and software development of complex systems
Program/Project Management certifications
Additional cross-functional experience in the areas of Manufacturing, Operations, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, and Quality
Software project management experience
Working knowledge of FDA 510(k) and/or EU IVDR regulatory requirements
Agile Methodologies, Waterfall, Kanban, Six Sigma and other project management theories and certifications/understandings are a plus!
At least 2 years of working in Medical Device or similar company environment
Benefits
Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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.
10001+ employees
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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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