Program Manager

4 weeks ago


Plymouth, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. Youâll also have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelorâs degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Plymouth, MN location in the EP division.

In Abbottâs Electrophysiology (EP) business, weâre 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.

As the Program Manager, you'll have the chance to be responsible for leading cross-functional product development teams and manage one or more multi-year projects developing new products for Abbott's cardiac ablation business, including cardiac mapping systems and tools, software applications, and catheters.  This role will lead all aspects of new product development from project creation to commercialization to meet agreed upon milestones and deliverables, represent the program to the organization, report core team progress, communicate program recommendations, risks, and resolution of issues to senior leadership.

What Youâll Work On

  • Lead cross-functional core teams and development activities to meet program objectives including scope, budget, and schedule.  Core responsibilities include:
    • Project planning and contracting
    • Budget planning
    • Resource planning
    • Regular executive status updates
    • Project financial metrics such as budget, COGS, and capital
    • Creating and maintaining schedules
  • Provides leadership to design/development teams to deliver on goals for assigned development programs.
  • Communicate with all levels of the organization the objectives, risks, and needs for the program.
  • Identify opportunities for improving overall business performance of the program.
  • Develop plans with core members to eliminate and/or mitigate risk.  If risks cannot be mitigated within the core team, determine appropriate means to communicate and elevate issues to appropriate individuals within the organization.
  • Establish and maintain the program and product Design History File
  • Interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources (regulatory, customers, etc.) to ensure development programs meet regulatory and customer requirements.
  • Obtains capital resources to meet company goals and develops departmental budget estimates.
  • Contributes to business unit and divisional strategy planning
  • Tracks and forecasts divisional and product and technology projects
  • 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

  • Bachelorâs degree in Engineering, Sciences, or a related discipline
  • 8+ years of end-end program management experience in Engineering, R&D, and/or Quality within a medical device/biomedical, high technology, and/or any other regulated industry
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members to ensure proper systems and plan alignment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels in the organization
  • Previous experience working in a matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
  • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and MS Project

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced level degree(s) in Engineering, Sciences, or a related discipline
  • Extensive medical device industry experience
  • Working knowledge of FDA 510(k) and/or EU MDR regulatory requirements
  • Program/Project Management certifications

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 $95,000.00 â $190,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.


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