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:

Job Title

Senior Program Manager

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works onsite in our Alameda, CA location 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.  

Also, 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.

What You’ll Work On

• Formulate, harmonize and consolidate 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.
• Confirm the ongoing strategic rationale and value proposition for projects
• Lead project planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting of projects.
• Ensure Division-wide thinking and problem-solving are incorporated into project execution.
• Drive 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
• Prioritize activities across programs to balance resource availability, program deliverables and schedule, and business needs.
• Execute 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.
• Identify areas for process improvement, and defines and implements solutions, liaising with other stakeholders such as Project Owners, functional managers and senior management as appropriate
• Ensure that the cross-functional members work as a “team” focused on business unit goals identified and managing program and solution interdependencies.
• Has the flexibility to quickly adapt and produce in a rapidly changing environment, meeting aggressive product launch schedules
• Champions PMO best practices to drive better project planning, execution, project prioritization and change management within Commercial Pro