JOB DESCRIPTION:
Program Manager
Senior Buyer
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 St. Paul location in the Structural Heart division.
Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.
As the Program Manager you’ll have the chance to use multidisciplinary engineering knowledge to manage and participate in design and development of innovative medical devices or components/subsystems in support of company's strategic plan. Manages and conducts development work as part of a major project. Oversees and performs analyses to develop design specifications and performance requirements. Provides technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties and process (advantages/limitations) engineering planning. Guides direct reports to select and use techniques to solve problems and make sound design recommendations. Provides leadership and mentoring to other engineers, and technicians. Supervises other engineers and technicians performing the following tasks and is a hands-on participant as necessary.
What You’ll Work On
- Run empirical and experimental analysis.
- Conceptualize new devices using material knowledge and innovative mechanical design. Conceive and build prototypes.
- Work with outside consultants, vendors, and the medical community.
- Project planning.
- Ensure requirements of TDP and/or PDP are followed as necessary.
- Coordinate and manage resources to meet detailed project timelines and milestones.
- Support animal and bench testing and clinical evaluations.
- Ensure that the quality system requirements are being met.
- Support design reviews and physician visits.
- Define product specifications including justification and supportive testing
- Create product drawings and/or models
- Develop test methods
- Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback. Maintains a safe and professional work environment.
- Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science discipline
- 8+ years of experience required for progressively responsible experience in engineering or related technical discipline.
- Minimum 5 years experience in leading projects in a medical device, biomedical or high technology industry.
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results.
- Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.
- Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
- Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
- Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.
- Extensive new product development experience within the medical device industry.
- Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model. Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time, including internationally.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA preferred
- Program/Project Management certifications.
- 5 years of Project Management experience preferred.
- Ability to work in a matrixed and geographically diverse business environment, with experience leading project teams across multiple sites a plus
- Preferred- 3 years’ experience directly managing technical staff.
Apply Now
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. 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.
The base pay for this position is
$111,300.00 – $222,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Product Development
DIVISION:SH Structural Heart
LOCATION:United States > Minnesota> St. Paul > Woodridge : 177 East County Rd B
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Not specified
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.
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