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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Sr. Business Analyst - Software Development

Charlottesville, VA

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, N utritionals , and branded generic medicines. Our 107,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries

About Abbott

Diagnostic testing is a compass, providing information that helps in the prevention, diagnosis , and treatment of a range of health conditions.

Abbott's life-changing tests and diagnostic tools give you accurate, timely information to better manage your health. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision - making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our location in Charlottesville, VA currently has an opportunity for a Sr. Business Analyst (BA) within our Cardiometabolic & Informatics business unit. The BA plays a critical role on the Agile Development Team acting in a dual role as Business Analyst and Scrum Master . The BA is actively engaged with the Team by: representing; advocating and shepherding the many customer voices; ensuring that the products we deliver meet the diverse and competing needs of our customers (internal and external); understanding and identifying opportunities, flows, and issues with discussions and interactions within the entire project team.

The BA is responsible for facilitating discussions between the Product Owner, Stakeholders, and the Development Team to ensure the full scope of requirements has been defined and balanced with an overall technical understanding of the solution. The BA role requires excellent communication and facilitation skills and the ability to work interdependently with the team and effectively challenge the status quo to reach successful business outcomes.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Define and document software requirements

• Gather product feedback from internal stakeholders and external customers
• Produce elements of systems design, including data migration rules, business rules, workflows, wireframes, high fidelity mockups, or other detailed deliverables
• Facilitates and participates in risk analysis, including failure mode and effects analysis
• Author design transfer documentation to be consumed by internal and external customers

• Contributes to the improvement and maintenance of the Quality Management System with a focus on requirements in the design and development process

• Guide and coach cross-functional teams to excellence
• Facilitate team meetings and scrum ceremonies
• P rotect the team from distractions and interruptions

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required

• Bachelor's Degree and three five-plus years of related experience or eight or more equivalent years of related experience

Preferred

• 5+ Year of Agile experience
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

• Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Experience using Agile Tools to manage backlog and track iterations
• Technical writing
• Strong communication, both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail

• Able to think strategically and independently
• Demonstrated ability to drive a team towards deadlines
• Demonstrated people management experience; ability to coach, mentor, and grow junior talent

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives , and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness , and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

JOB FAMILY:
IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION:
CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and Informatics

LOCATION:
United States > Charlottesville : 2000 Holiday Drive

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf