Implementation Project Manager - Abbott Point of Care (Remote: Ontario)

Abbott Laboratories; Ontario; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Ontario seeks an Implementation Project Manager for their Point of Care division. The role involves managing project plans, training users, and ensuring successful implementations of diagnostic instruments across Canada. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, a Bachelor's degree, and experience in healthcare project management. This position requires significant travel and offers opportunities for career growth in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role within healthcare.
• Minimum 1 year of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage project plans for implementations of Point of Care instruments.
• Conduct end-user training and provide go-live support.
• Travel up to 75% of the time across Canada.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Communication

Public Speaking

Leadership

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor of Science

Tools

Visio

Excel

Salesforce

Job description

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• 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 Ontario for the Point of Care, Diagnostics division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including Chemistry, Electrolytes, Hematology, Blood Gases, Coagulation, Endocrinology, Cardiac Markers, Neurology, and Informatics. As an Implementation Project Manager, you’ll be the managing the project plan for the implementations of Abbott Point of Care (APOC) instruments in hospital settings and private care clinics across Canada.

What You’ll Do

• Become a subject matter expert for point of care testing and will need to be able to articulate the benefits of point of care testing across all levels (laboratory, emergency and critical care departments).

• Responsible for developing a project plan that will meet the customer needs in regard to implementing point of care testing. It will be expected that you will be able maintain consistent momentum with each implementation assignment, and able to manage multiple implementation assignments simultaneously.

• In charge of the data management systems integration of APOC data manager software and can provide technical support for existing interfaces, third party data managers and wireless solutions.

• The project manager will also be expected to assist with laboratory validations and will need to be a knowledgeable resource to the laboratory leads (i.e. Biochemist, Hematologist) when discussing findings, and correlations between laboratory tests and point of care tests.

• Other task includes end-user training, go-live support, and follow up support to the account. Follow up support includes ensuring that the account is at run rate, if not it will be up to the project manager to work with the sales executive to get the account back to the predetermined run rate.

• Travels up to 75% of the time (primarily domestically) by any means to support business goals and ensure a successful implementation.

• Responsible to identify and develop clinical champions for point care testing and the APOC instruments.

• Field travel with the sales executives to assist in the acceleration of the sales cycles for large potential opportunities. This can include process mappings, attend observation days and assist with project charters.

Required Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the Canadian hospital system and its laboratory set up.

• Bilingual (ability to speak and write proficiently in English and French) would be considered an asset.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to multitask and be well organized at the same time.

• The capability to keep groups focused and on task to the result.

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and is comfortable connecting regularly with customers (who are healthcare providers).

• At ease with working independently, however also have effective teamwork and leadership skills to guide the implementations to go live.

• Must have good computer skills and be competent with working with different applications (such as Visio, Excel, Salesforce).

• Must have strong public speaking skills, charisma and enjoy challenges.

• Must be able to travel across Canada up to 75% of the time.

• Bachelor's degree required, Bachelor of Science, or in the following medical program: nursing, laboratory medicine or respiratory therapy is preferred.

• Project management certification would be an asset.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role within the healthcare industry.

• Minimum 1 years of project management experience.

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. Abbott strives to promote and maintain an inclusive, high-performing culture that allows all employees to reach their full potential and contribute to Abbott’s success. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.