Project Manager, US Commercial

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:

Project Manager – Diagnostic Instrument Implementation

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 position location will be remote, based on the East Coast of the United States. This role is within our Abbott Core Diagnostics division.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

As a Project Manager, you will lead diagnostic implementation projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope. You will collaborate with sales and service teams to create project plans that meet agreed-upon solutions within the desired timeframe. You will be the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle.

What You’ll Work On

• Develop detailed, cross-functional timelines that include resource requirements and management reserves.
• Actively manage project scope, changes, risks, and issues, working with stakeholders to overcome obstacles and mitigate risks.
• Maintain up-to-date project records in the enterprise management tool.
• Recommend innovative ways to improve project management processes and performance within the PMO.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve conflicts, manage changes, and adjust activities to meet new requirements.
• Establish regular communication mechanisms with Abbott and customers to ensure alignment and good communication.
• Drive on-time project execution and customer satisfaction.
• Lead the team in translating management and customer needs into project goals.
• Identify resource requirements and time schedules for all projects.
• Develop implementation plans, conduct risk assessments, and create contingency plans for unforeseen events and strategy changes.
• Ensure projects integrate effectively with existing programs and strategies to achieve long and short-term business goals.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory agencies, quality systems, ethics policies, and project goals.
• Manage resources (both direct and matrix) assigned to project tasks, including mentoring and providing feedback within the team.
• Ensure project requirements are met.
• Serve as the project contact with third-party vendors.
• Interface with other disciplines, customers, internal clients, project staff, and internal and external experts as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting diagnostics
• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline appropriate to the project environment with minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including one year of which must be in leadership/project management roles. 
• Negotiate with resource managers to resolve any resource limitations that cannot be resolved by the team. 
• Participate in division-initiatives to identify process improvements to accelerate projects.
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