Senior Project Manager - R&D

November 13

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Abbott

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Nutrition • Diagnostics • Medical Devices • Branded Generic Pharmaceuticals

10,000+ employees

Founded 1888

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧬 Biotechnology

Description

• The Senior Project Manager, R&D manages the development and implementation process of the company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on delivering new or existing products. • Estimate project levels of effort and resource requirements using standard estimating techniques and tools. • Prepare project plans, schedule and budget using project management tools such as Microsoft Project. • Direct project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing contingency plans. • Assure project quality by using standard development methodologies and by working with SQA to develop and execute project quality plans. • Communicate project status by preparing standard status reports and participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings. • Resolve project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field • Minimum 8 years of project management experience with a thorough understanding of technology functional areas. • Extensive knowledge in a specific technological field, utilizing in-depth understanding of business unit functions and cross-group dependencies/relationships. • Experience in a quality system environment, where inadequate performance can lead to noncompliance with governmental regulations. • Strong cognitive skills, capable of tackling complex problems through detailed analysis of various factors. • Ability to exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies, selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve results. • Broad knowledge of various technical alternatives and their potential business impacts. • Preferred: Experience in managing portfolios and cybersecurity projects.

Benefits

• 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 bachelor’s 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.