Associate Director IBP

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 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 Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. 

As the Associate Director IBP, you will have the chance to lead and drive ADC strategy, scope definition and value proposition for product-portfolio operations. You will work on Integrated Business Process (IBP) Product / Portfolio Management and will be responsible for managing the on-going monthly review cycle, which requires specific actions from Day 1 to Day 30. Report project status and progress to ADC Management. Define, implement, monitor and improve business processes in support of project management.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Integrated Business Planning process.

• Act as a point of contact for IBP process reporting and updates. Identify and drive implementation of improvements to the Product Management IBP review.

• Drive improved accuracy in reporting of product milestones (launch and discontinuation dates)

• Coordinate and collate Product Portfolio and Integrated Business Plans, critiquing and challenging assumptions, risks and opportunities.

• Facilitate project managers through the project management and IBP process; ensure cross-functional team is working within process definition for reporting to Sr. Management. Resolve project team conflicts and project data integrity.

• Interface with the Supply; Demand and IR process teams to ensure alignment and consistency

• Maintains Divisional Product Management Schedule for the division by scheduling meetings and preparing agendas

• Facilitates strategic decisions on issue resolution and gap closure

• Elevate and work to resolve key issues arising from the Product Management IBP and Division StageGate processes

• Prepare and collate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports as required per the IBP and Division StageGate processes

• Formulates, harmonizes and consolidates project scopes, plans, strategies, and budgets for one or more projects, working closely with functional Project Managers and other Subject Matter Experts from R&D, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functions.

• Confirms the ongoing strategic rationale and value proposition for projects.

• Ensures Division-wide thinking and problem-solving are incorporated into project execution.

• Liaise with other Project Owners, functional managers, and management to prioritize activities across programs to balance resource availability, program deliverables and schedule, and business needs.

Accountability / Scope / Budget

• This position is responsible for strategic scoping, value definition, and successful and timely implementation of product portfolio.