Sr. Manager, Product Stewardship

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:

Senior Manager, Product Stewardship

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 based out of the Plymouth, MN location in the Electrophysiology Division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives

The Product Stewardship Manager will lead the Electrophysiology Division’s Product Stewardship program. This role will ensure compliance with global regulations regarding material usage for our life-saving medical devices. This role is part of the Electrophysiology Global Operations team. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with teams in Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Research and Development, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain. This role will also collaborate with the corporate Product Stewardship team.

What You’ll Work On

• Ensure compliance with applicable Product Stewardship legislation. Current legislation includes, but is not limited to: REACH-like, RoHS-like, EU MDR, EU BPR, EU POPs, CA Prop 65, US Conflict Minerals, and EPR (WEEE, Battery, Packaging). 
• Manages the advancement Abbott objectives on emerging chemical/environmental issues with trade associations such as MedTech Europe and other similar country organizations.
• Interacts with governmental agencies and trade associations to address technical questions related to product stewardship and compliance.
• Monitors and manages communication of Product Stewardship regulatory issues. Identifies and analyzes emerging regulations and trends, evaluates impact on Abbott businesses and develops strategies to address.
• Advances Abbott's objectives on Product Stewardship with agencies, trade associations, peer companies and governmental organizations through advocacy.
• Provides expert regulatory support and interpretations for Abbott divisions.
• Develops, implements, and manages the global Product Stewardship program for the coordination, prioritization and tracking of regulatory activities.
• Provides leadership support to global Product Stewardship initiatives and regulatory compliance. 
• Initiates or contribute to improvements within Product Stewardship that impacts business and work collaboratively with other functional areas. 
• Lead Product Stewardship compliance checks, being accountable for the identification and closure of compliance deficiencies.
• Develop long range plans to support Product Stewardship strategy.
• Mentor others by sharing knowledge expertise and providing feedback and guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in EHS, Toxicology, Chemistry, Engineering, or other science.
• 12 years of Product Stewardship, Regulatory, Operational or Research & Development experience. Post-graduate education / degree may contribute towards desired years of experience.
• Supervisory and employee development experience.
• Medical device manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience in restricted substance management (e.g., REACH, RoHS) preferred.