Project Lead

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 student debt program, and 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 Austin, TX location in the Abbott Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. 

As a Project Lead you will manage and maintain the technical qualification of Tier II component suppliers and supplier processes, supervise the resolution of complex technical issues and lead the supplier development team for designated components / processes. The position provides technical support and expertise to process optimization, validation and technical leadership in tool design to custom part suppliers and team members. Drives activities at the supplier(s) to ensure that production start-up through to scale up to increased volumes are achieved within ADC requirements.

What You’ll Work On

• Technical lead to manage large scale, complex multiple projects.

• Coordinate and lead the utilization internal/external resources to achieve project goals.

• Provide technical leadership and expertise in process characterization, molding SIM studies, validation activities to custom part suppliers

• Support custom part suppliers in the qualification of new and existing tools, improve process optimization and help resolve supplier technical issues.

• Identify, Characterize and Document all key process variables included in Design Transfer.

• Optimizes the manufacturing processes at suppliers to provide sustainable gains in cost effectiveness and quality improvement through capital projects, statistical analysis, design of experiments and procedural changes.

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and divisional policies, GMP and performing duties as assigned by management

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Engineering or B.S. Science Degree with Engineering experience

• 5 plus years’ experience of working in a manufacturing environment in contract or OEM with preference for injection molding and/or medical device experience.

• Prior Experience of analyzing First Article Inspection (FAI) and PpK data.

• Familiarity with cGMP, FDA and ISO regulated environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Polymer or Mechanical Engineering a plus

• Qualified in Injection Molding Process development SIM study to Master Molder level would be an advantage.

• Experience in work with tooling manufacturing sites including interacting with toolmakers and equipment suppliers for design & FAT qualification actives.

• Equipment design and specification with Validation experience.

• Able to demonstrate DOE & greenbelt DMAIC methodologies.

• Knowledge of stamping, forming, packaging, adhesive manufacturing would be desired.

• Technical project management preferred.

• Previous experience in introducing new materials including polymer pack material is preferred.

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The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.