Project Manager -Operations New Product Introduction

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 -Operations New Product Introduction

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 works out of our Plymouth, MN location, supporting our Electrophysiology (EP) medical device 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.

We are seeking a high caliber, motivated, self-driven leader to join New Product Introduction (NPI) - Operations team in Abbott’s Electrophysiology business unit.

Individuals in this role will work on new product launch working cross functionally with partners from operations, supply chain and development teams. This position will own or lead activities as individual contributor, as well as manage projects with members from cross functional teams to enable successful transfer of design to manufacturing, initial launch and future ramp.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead various aspects of Operations Readiness as part of launching new products for Abbott’s Electrophysiology business unit

• Engage with development (Research and Development and Process Development) teams to build knowledge for current state operations and use insight to build plans and execute successful design transfers and ramp.

• Engage with operations (Production and Supply Chain) teams to build ramp plans, new line introduction plans including equipment ordering, receipt, qualification and validation. 

• Drive cross functional engagement to support process, product and equipment improvements.

•  Provide guidance to other engineers and technicians.  Additional responsibilities include:

  • Provide technical mentorship to engineers and technicians

  • Conduct Process FMEAs and Process Validations

  • Improve product quality, labor efficiency, and throughput through the use of Lean manufacturing concepts

  • Coordinate the design, procurement, build and debug of tooling, machinery and test equipment

• Work with Product Development to ensure Design for Manufacturability

• Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.

•  Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.

•  Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

• Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.

•  Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.

•  Consults with internal project groups by sharing project manage