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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
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. 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 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.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our
Livermore, CA location in the Abbott Heart Failure, Acelis Connected Health (ACH) business. Our Heart Failure solutions are helping address some of the World’s greatest healthcare challenges.
As the Director, Program Management & Business Excellence you’ll direct the Project Management Office, Business Analytics, and Process Excellence departments to analyze, define, gain management approval, and implement key strategic programs. Leads and manages high impact change programs that significantly improve the product experience and productivity of the division.
What You’ll Work On
- Lead with Purpose: Oversee portfolio-level activities, ensuring strategic alignment and success across existing and future programs as part of the leadership team.
- Drive Results: Manage program scope, risks, schedules, resources, and budgets to achieve outstanding outcomes. Establish sustaining processes to continuously assess (cost/capacity evaluation) and modeling for GMI projects globally across the P&L. Manage the monthly business planning review cycle.
- Collaborate and Influence: Work cross-functionally and across sites to resolve conflicts and elevate program success, while leading the ACH product development operational cadence.
- Mentor and Develop: Identify and nurture talent within the team, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.
- Communicate Effectively: Partner with senior leadership informing of progress, challenges, and strategic recommendations.
- Lead and Innovate: Take charge of portfolio-level activities, driving both current programs and future strategies.
- Strategic Prioritization: Master the art of prioritizing programs and cadence, owning the delivery of cadence of product releases that guide our success.
- Dynamic Management: Navigate the complexities of program scope, risks, schedules, resources, and budgets to ensure our portfolio thrives.
- Financial Stewardship: Oversee the portfolio budget for both expenses and capital expenditures, ensuring every dollar counts towards our mission.
- Influential Leadership: Use your judgment and decision-making skills to manage through influence across the organization, fostering collaboration and innovation. Have a willingness to roll up sleeves and lead by example.
- Conflict Resolution: Tackle cross-functional conflicts head-on, ensuring smooth sailing for all portfolios and programs.
- Collaborative Leadership: Lead the various steering committees alongside the other functional leaders, shaping the future of our initiatives.
- Team Readiness: Assess program team readiness before pivotal steering committee meetings, ensuring we’re always prepared to shine.
- Elevate Challenges: Bring critical issues to Leadership, ensuring transparency and proactive solutions.
- Empower and Train: Identify, develop, and train core teams, cultivating leadership skills across the organization.
- Accountability Champion: Hold program teams accountable for delivering high-quality, complete deliverables as they transition through phase reviews.
- Safety First: Maintain a safe and professional work environment, prioritizing the well-being of all team members.
- Directly oversees project management team (project coordinators, project managers, program managers). Directly oversees managers of process excellence and business analytics.
- Maintains a culture of accountability by setting clear objectives for all employees in areas of responsibility through regular follow-up, variance tracking and results. Conducts accurate and timely assessment of subordinates through annual performance reviews. Conducts supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable labor laws. Identifies and assists with implementation of business processes and work flow improvements within the organization.
- Lends guidance, support and subject matter expertise to management team and other departments. Assists with training on a continuing basis. Responsible for time management, adherence to schedule and attendance
- Expected to set clear objectives with regular follow-up and variance tracking. Maintains a culture of accountability and standards. Follows all regulatory policies, procedures, privacy, and security standards
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in related field.
- 10 years leading projects in the medical device, biomedical, or high-tech industries, with a preference for medical device expertise.
- 4 years managing technical staff, with a broad, in-depth understanding of the medical device industry.
- Proven ability to synthesize complex business and technical aspects of large-scale development programs.
- Familiarity with cross-division business unit models in a highly matrixed, geographically diverse environment.
- Strong skills in setting goals, providing constructive feedback, and building positive relationships to drive results. Must be able to lead by example.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of engaging with all levels of the organization, including senior management.
- Exceptional planning, multi-tasking, and follow-up skills, with a knack for holding others accountable.
- Ability to travel approximately 10%, with occasional international trips.
Preferred Qualifications
- Delivery of software in a regulated industry
- Lean / six sigma black belt
- Experience with PowerBI and/or other business performance software
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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 $169,300.00 – $338,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
