Director, Program Management – Business Enablement

Thornton Tomasetti; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 395,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health coverage

Excellent retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a seasoned Program/Portfolio Director to lead the Business Enablement portfolio across global markets. You will orchestrate end-to-end initiatives from development through deployment, ensuring governance, prioritization, and operating models support scalable execution.

We are looking for a leader with deep governance experience, strong executive communication, and a proven track record of building high-performing teams in a matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years experience in program/portfolio leadership within a global, matrixed team.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Cross-functional experience in Commercial, BTS/IT and Quality.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards related to medical devices (e.g., FDA, ISO, QSR design controls).
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-level portfolios and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise and divisional strategy into executable portfolio plans and prioritized roadmaps.
• Ensure all business enablement portfolio initiatives align to product roadmap and IBP.
• Orchestrate dependencies across Product ecosystems and Business enablement systems.
• Coordinate with BTS/IT, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, Global Strategic Marketing.
• Drive go-live readiness and delivery excellence across programs.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Governance design

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Portfolio management software

Job description

About Abbott

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION: About AbbottAbbott 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 AbbottAt 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.

Reporting to the Divisional Vice President, Global Strategic Initiatives

This role is a key member of the PMO leadership team and is responsible for the Business Enablement portfolio, spanning customer experience, commercial enablement and quality programs. This role ensures end-to-end program orchestration, from development through deployment and scale, across global markets and includes oversight of all cross‑functional programs in the portfolio. Unlike program‑level roles, the G22 leader owns the portfolio system (governance, prioritization, and operating model) that enables consistent, high‑quality execution of initiatives at scale. Key projects may include: 1) global website platforms for commercial and e‑commerce sites, 2) implementation of new AI tools that enhance customer service agent productivity and improve customer experience, 3) building a roadmap that enables personalized marketing. This position operates at an enterprise level, supporting the translation of business objectives into actionable projects and programs through established business controls and integrated business planning process. The Program Management Director will lead across a highly matrixed environment, ensuring alignment to strategy while driving execution excellence and building organizational capability.

What You’ll Work On

• Translate enterprise and divisional strategy into executable portfolio plans and prioritized roadmaps
• Ensure all business enablement portfolio initiatives align to product roadmap, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and strategic priorities
• Orchestrate dependencies across Product ecosystems Business enablement systems
• Internal functions (BTS/IT, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, Global Strategic Marketing)
• Resolve cross‑system constraints impacting delivery timelines
• Portfolio Governance and Operating Model: Define and lead portfolio governance structures (e.g., PMR, intake and prioritization processes)
• Establish decision frameworks, escalation pathways, and performance tracking mechanisms
• Ensure disciplined execution through repeatable processes and consistent standards
• G22 leaders are responsible for building operating structures and governance at scale
• Launch Readiness & Delivery Excellence: Define and enforce go‑live readiness criteria across programs: Development maturity, Quality controls, Commercial launch preparedness
• Drive consistent, high‑quality execution across global product launches and releases
• Executive Communication & Decision Support: Provide clear, decision‑oriented insights to senior leadership
• Frame options, trade‑offs, and recommendations for portfolio decisions
• Ensure timely escalation of issues requiring executive alignment
• Talent Leadership & PMO Capability: Build and lead a high‑performing project and program leadership organization (G18–G21)
• Develop succession pipelines and leadership capability across the PMO
• Drive adoption of best practices, tools, and standard ways of working

Experience You'll Bring

• Minimum 7 years experience in program/portfolio leadership within a global, matrixed team, preferably including experience with consumer‑focused medical or software products.
• Bachelors Degree
• Cross‑functional experience in the areas of Commercial, BTS/IT and Quality
• Knowledge of regulations and standards related to medical devices (eg FDA, ISO, QSR design controls).
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise‑level portfolios and influence senior stakeholders, and to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders across multiple time zones.
• Deep expertise in governance design, operating models, and portfolio prioritization
• Strong executive communication and decision‑making skills
• Proven track record of building and developing high‑performing teams
• Experience with portfolio management tools and reporting frameworks preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of people at all levels of the organization
• Strong leadership, and the ability to collect information from multiple sources, and synthesize, integrate, and resolve conflicting requirements and cross‑functional issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• 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.
• Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Job Details

The base pay for this position is $197,300.00 – $394,700.00

Job Family: Project Management

Division: ADC Diabetes Care

Location: United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road

Additional Locations:

Work Shift: Standard

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Medical Surveillance: No

Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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