Program Manager, R&D

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 Plymouth/Woodridge, MN location in the SH 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, R&D, you'll be responsible for cross-functional team leadership by leading New Product Development (NPD) programs and by supporting PMO process and tooling to drive predictable program execution across the SH business.

What You’ll Work On

• Cross-functional Program leader for a moderately complex NPD programs.
• PMO processes and tools: identify areas of opportunity to improve business processes, design and deploy solutions for predictable program execution and effective reporting
• Formulates and implements research and development programs, policies, and procedures required to support profitable growth.
• Provides leadership to design/development teams focused on the transfer phase of product development.
• Provides design/development teams with appropriate resources to perform assigned tasks.
• Interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources (regulatory, customers, etc.) to ensure development programs meet regulatory and customer requirements.
• Guides development and documentation of test plan protocols, standard operating procedures, specifications and test procedures.
• Develops and maintains departmental budget.
• Contributes to business unit and divisional strategy planning.
• Participates in review boards for CAPA, complaints, business unit planning, and others as necessary.
• Reviews and provides functional approval for project and quality system documentation.
• Develops and manages organizational plans and resources for the specific department and business units for which they are responsible.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, preferably mechanical, chemical, biomedical, industrial, or quality engineering; materials science, biochemistry, chemistry, physics or management.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in medical device development and/or other highly regulated industry.
• Prior experience leading business process improvement and new product development is a must
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish initiatives/projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to travel up to approximately 10%, including internationally.
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable in-person attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical or business field.
• PMP certification.
• Prior people management experience is highly desirable
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model.

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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 $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.