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 Atlanta, GA location in the Heart Failure Division. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
In this role, you will lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through completion, spanning sustaining engineering, operations process optimization, quality improvements, and commercial and compliance readiness. You will be responsible for all aspects of project planning, cross-functional coordination, and progress reporting. This role is essential to maintaining the continuity and efficiency of our core processes while driving impactful, measurable improvements across the business.
What You’ll Work On
Manage high priority strategic projects and report regularly the project health status to the project management office (PMO) and management.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budget, timelines, and resource allocations.
Monitor project progress and proactively address risks, issues, and changes. Mitigates risks through early risk assessments and implementation of mitigation strategies.
Facilitate regular project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications.
Direct and support technical activities, such as design changes, technical reviews, design and process verification and validation, and regulatory submissions.
Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and regulatory requirements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of project management experience, preferably in a medical device manufacturing, engineering, or quality-focused environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the medical device manufacturing or similar field
PMP certification or equivalent.
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
Experience working with external suppliers
Effective stakeholder management both internally (project sponsor, steering committee members, etc.) and externally (e.g. suppliers, services, etc.).
Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar).
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Strong knowledge of a development process consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements, and risk management practices.
Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate information from varied disciplines including Engineering, R&D, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs.
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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.
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The base pay for this position is
$75,300.00 – $150,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Engineering
DIVISION:HF Heart Failure
LOCATION:United States > Atlanta : 387 Technology Circle NW Suite 500
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable
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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What We Do
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.
