PMO Continuous Improvement Lead - Columbus, OH
Abbott Laboratories
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Job summary
Abbott’s Columbus, OH location seeks a PMO Continuous Improvement Lead to steer governance, portfolio analytics, and executive reporting. You will drive KPI governance, BI solutions, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Division Engineering capital portfolio, enabling informed decision making.
You’ll collaborate with Directors, site leaders, and project teams to advance portfolio prioritization, data integrity, and automated reporting while mentoring others in PMO practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in project management, PMO leadership, analytics, or portfolio management.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross functional initiatives with significant impact.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem solving skills.
- Experience developing executive reporting, dashboards, BI solutions, and performance metrics.
Responsibilities
- Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PMO standards and governance processes.
- Establish best practices in portfolio analytics, data management, visualization, and executive reporting.
- Partner with Directors, VPs, site leadership, and project teams to support portfolio decisions.
- Drive modernization and automation of PMO reporting capabilities and tools.
- Own strategic direction of PMO metrics, KPI governance, and executive decision support.
- Lead cross functional initiatives to improve project execution and reporting.
- Provide leadership and mentoring on PMO standards, processes, and tools.
- Lead MOS governance and standardized ways of working at the region.
- Oversee development and governance of PMO KPIs and portfolio metrics.
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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 122,000 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. Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.
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.
- 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.
Our location in Columbus, OH currently has an opportunity for a PMO Continuous Improvement Lead who provides strategic leadership for PMO governance, portfolio analytics, executive reporting, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Division Engineering capital portfolio. The role owns development and evolution of portfolio reporting frameworks, KPI governance, business intelligence solutions, and continuous improvement strategies that enable informed decision making and organizational performance.
- Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PMO standards, governance processes, and performance management frameworks.
- Establish best practices in portfolio analytics, data management, visualization, and executive reporting.
- Partner with Directors, Vice Presidents, site leadership, and project teams to support portfolio decision making and prioritization.
- Drive modernization and automation of PMO reporting capabilities, dashboards, and portfolio management tools.
- Own strategic direction of PMO metrics, KPI governance, and executive decision support systems.
- Lead cross functional initiatives that improve project execution, reporting effectiveness, and organizational efficiency.
- Provide leadership and mentoring regarding PMO standards, processes, tools, and continuous improvement practices.
- Lead the regional engineering Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) by establishing governance and standardized ways of working.
- Own development and governance of PMO KPIs, portfolio metrics, executive reporting frameworks, and performance management systems.
- Lead design, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of reporting solutions, dashboards, and business intelligence tools.
- Establish reporting standards and governance processes that provide consistent portfolio visibility across all sites and capital programs.
- Provide executive level analysis and recommendations to support capital investment decisions and portfolio optimization efforts.
- Collaborate with project managers, site leaders, engineering leadership, finance, and functional stakeholders to ensure alignment.
- Identify opportunities to automate processes, improve data integrity, reduce manual effort, and increase visibility of portfolio performance.
- Monitor portfolio health, identify risks and trends, and recommend corrective actions and strategic improvements.
- Develop training materials, documentation, and communications supporting PMO standards and best practices.
- Exercise independent judgment in solving complex business challenges and driving organizational improvements.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Analytics, Operations, Finance, or related field.
8+ years of experience in project management, PMO leadership, business analytics, portfolio management, or continuous improvement.
Demonstrated experience leading cross functional initiatives with significant organizational impact.
Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, change management, and problem solving skills.
Experience developing executive reporting, dashboards, business intelligence solutions, and performance metrics.
- 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Advanced experience with Power BI, Power Platform, SharePoint, SAP, Planview, or related systems.
- Experience designing governance frameworks, KPI architectures, and reporting strategies.
- Experience leading reporting modernization, business transformation, or enterprise process improvement initiatives.
PMP preferred. Operational Excellence (OpEx) experience in lean manufacturing preferred.
Responsibilities associated with this role may require up to 10% travel.
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.
- JOB FAMILY: Project Management
- DIVISION: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain
- LOCATION: United States > Columbus : 2900 Easton Square Place
- 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), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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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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