Senior Manager, Project Leadership

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Manager, Project Leadership

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.
• Employees can qualify for 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, 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 is an exciting onsite opportunity within Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC), where we are transforming diabetes management through innovative technologies that empower people to make more informed health decisions. Our groundbreaking glucose sensing technology is redefining how individuals monitor and manage their glucose levels, helping improve health outcomes worldwide.

ADC is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Leadership based in Alameda, CA to lead the strategy, planning, and execution of key digital health initiatives. In this role, you will partner with cross-functional teams to assess opportunities, prioritize investments, and drive the successful delivery of innovative products and programs. You will be responsible for leading complex, business-critical initiatives from concept through commercialization, ensuring effective stakeholder alignment, execution excellence, and achievement of strategic objectives.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the strategy, prioritization, and delivery of complex digital health initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and consumer needs.
• Manage, mentor, and develop Project Leaders, fostering a high-performing organization while providing leadership across cross-functional and matrixed teams.
• Define and maintain program roadmaps, business cases, scope, schedules, budgets, and release strategies.
• Drive portfolio prioritization and strategic decision-making, balancing business value, resource constraints, dependencies, and timelines.
• Partner with stakeholders across R&D, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functions to ensure successful program delivery.
• Establish clear program objectives, success metrics, and KPIs, and hold teams accountable for results.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies while driving timely resolution of complex cross-functional challenges.
• Lead product launches, market introductions, and geographic expansion efforts, ensuring readiness and execution excellence.
• Evaluate and approve significant changes to program scope, budget, timeline, and resource allocation.
• Influence and align senior leaders and stakeholders by translating ambiguity into clear strategies, priorities, and actionable plans.
• Develop compelling executive presentations and communications, leveraging strong storytelling skills to effectively convey program status, business impact, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
• Present complex information clearly and effectively, enabling informed decision-making and organizational alignment.
• Champion PMO best practices, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning, execution, and delivery performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and vendors to ensure successful business outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience leading product development, program