Sr. R&D 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:

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

The Senior R&D Program Manager manages the development and implementation process of company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products.

As a Senior R&D Program Manager, you will oversee the product development and execution of complex software and hardware projects, ensuring alignment with business goals, development timelines, and budgets. You will act as the bridge between engineering teams, stakeholders, and leadership, optimizing workflows and enhancing productivity.

Abbott’s Diabetes Care team is at the forefront of innovation, building cutting-edge AI software and hardware solutions. Our team thrives on creativity, collaboration, and a passion for delivering high-quality, scalable technologies.  We are looking for a strategic thinker with a passion for software, system and hardware capital development and program execution to join us in our pursuit to help patients live a more full life.

What you’ll work on

• Ensure alignment of development programs with business strategy.
• Responsible for managing complex R&D product development programs involving multiple cross-functional teams focused on advancing the R&D pipeline.
• Leads and coordinates cross-functional team activities from Concept Phase through Product Launch Phase.
• Plans and organizes interdepartmental and cross-functional activities ensuring completion of the programs to timelines, and within budget constraints.
• Facilitates decision making through project management tools and cross-functional input.
• Analyzes complex problems, including those related to project risks; monitors risks and develops contingencies along the program path.
• Effectively communicates milestones and critical paths for each program and the portfolio to teams, peers, and executive staff audiences.
• Responsible for completing documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business and quality standards
• Travel up to 20% of the time both domestically and internationally by any means necessary to support organizational goals
• Understand and comply with applicable EHS policies, procedures, rules and regulations
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Engineering, science or a closely related discipline is desired) or equivalent technical experience and demonstrated competence; additional post-graduate education may contribute toward the desired years of experience.
• Requires minimum 11+ years of work experience
• Experience designing and testing medical devices.
• Project leadership and management skill required.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross divisi