Senior Program Manager

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position is an onsite opportunity in the Lingo Biowearables division. We are helping people lead healthier, happier lives.   As a global leader in healthcare, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers. 

As a Senior Program Manager, you will be a key part of the Lingo team, responsible for the development and launch of new products based on the Lingo consumer platform. As a leader of new product programs, you will drive complex projects to commercialize products including wearable sensors, coaching programs, and product software.  

As a Senior Program Manager, you will set the System Programs strategy, evaluate ideas, prioritize features, define releases with R&D, manage product roadmap, timelines, budget, coordinate and drive Lingo worldwide R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing and Product activities associated with these projects.  Communication and reporting of project status and progress to Lingo Senior Management. This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA. 

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

• Formulates, harmonizes and consolidates project scopes, plans, strategies, and budgets for one or more projects, working closely with functional Project Managers and other Subject Matter Experts from Product (Commercial), Tech (R&D), Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functions.
• Confirms the ongoing strategic rationale and value proposition for projects
• Leads project planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting of projects.
• Ensures Division-wide thinking and problem-solving are incorporated into project execution.
• Drives for resolution in cross-functional problem solving, communication, and integration.
• Liaises with other Project Owners, functional managers, and management to prioritize activities across programs to balance resource availability, program deliverables and schedule, and business needs.
• Liaises with other Project Owners, functional managers, and management to monitor business processes
• Prioritizes activities across programs to balance resource availability, program deliverables and schedule, and business needs.
• Executes programs to completion and assures successful market entry, or makes a timely recommendation to Management to terminate a program if required by technical, commercial or other developments that may result in project failure if not resolved through creative problem solving.
• Identifies areas for process improvement, and defines and implements solutions, liaising with other stakeholders such as Project Owners, functional managers and senior management as appropriate
• Ensures that the cross-functional members work as a “team” focused on business unit goals identified and managing program and soluti