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Operations Project Manager

Employer
Abbott Laboratories
Location
Saint Paul
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
Technology
Role
Project Manager
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

We aim to lead the markets we serve by requiring the solutions we offer customers provide an improved benefit/risk profile as compared to existing standards of care; a performance threshold that by definition, guides and ensures the productive output of our engineering, business development, and clinical research efforts result in outcomes that advance the standard of care.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Abbott's Structural Heart Division has an exciting opportunity for a newly created position as an Operations Project Manager. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. You will be responsible for the cross-functional management and technical leadership of sustaining engineering projects within the Structural Heart Business Unit.

We are seeking an experienced, high caliber Project Manager who will have responsibility for planning and leading the resources and processes required for successful implementation of operations/sustaining engineering projects. The Project Manager is involved in the management of activities to ensure that scope and project plans are implemented in accordance with Abbott project methodologies, through proposal and project start up, execution and completion.

The Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day direction of their matrixed project team and representing the team in project status reporting to all levels of Structural Heart management. This position requires exemplary motivation, communication, organization skills, and attention to detail, as well as the ability to create and manage an effective team environment.

* Leads cross-functional project teams to achieve project objectives
* Defines project scope
* Develops project schedule and establish project milestones and actions
* Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans
* Demonstrates appropriate leadership skills to influence others without direct authority
* Identifies project issues and makes recommendations for resolution
* Determines resources needed for project execution and take actions to ensure appropriate staffing to achieve project objectives
* Identifies critical project success factors for tracking, analysis, and reporting
* Communicates project status including schedule, cost, issues and risks across the functions within the business unit and to all levels of management
* Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies and Business Units operating procedures
* Acts as a mentor to less-experienced team members and provides work direction
* Maintains resource database in project & portfolio management software
* Trains project and functional managers in effective use of project & portfolio management software
* Manages one or more Project Coordinators

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required

* Bachelors degree in engineering or related field
* Eight (8) years of medical device experience in R&D, Manufacturing and/or Quality Engineering
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate to all levels of the organization as well as Abbott suppliers and consultants
* Experience collaborating with cross-functional team members in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization
* Ability to initiate, prioritize and coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
* Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
* Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically and/or internationally

Preferred

* Master's degree in a technical or business field
* PMP certification
* Experience as a Core Team Member, leading project teams or as a functional manager
* Familiarity with Windchill (Product Life-Cycle Management Document Management System) and SAP (Enterprise Resource Management software)
* Familiarity with project & portfolio management software such as DAPTIV or PDW

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

* Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
* Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
* Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
* Paid time off
* 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
* The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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