Project Manager Label Packaging

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; Sur place; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Abbott is seeking a Project Manager for Label Packaging in Alameda, CA, to lead labeling strategy and deliver compliant, high-quality labeling solutions for digital health tools. You will partner with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, and PMO to ensure timely delivery and risk mitigation.

You will supervise labeling specialists, drive continuous improvement, and manage change control within the product lifecycle system, aligning with corporate goals and patient safety commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Technical, QA, or Operations with project management.
• Knowledge of Medical Device/IVD regulations and standards.
• Proven ability to lead people and projects and influence diverse groups.

Responsabilités

• Develop and guide labeling project strategy aligned with company goals.
• Prioritize daily activities to support Artwork and Labeling Development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet FDA and international regulatory requirements.
• Identify risks and drive continuous improvement to prevent recurrence.
• Lead and develop labeling specialists, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Manage change control packages in the PLM system and coordinate approvals.

Connaissances

Project Management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality Systems

Problem-solving

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

PLM system

Description du poste

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At 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. 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 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We're revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

The Artwork and Labeling Development team at Abbott Diabetes Care is seeking a Project Manager Label Packaging to lead the strategy, execution, and delivery of labeling initiatives for our digital health tools. In this highly cross-functional role, you will drive end-to-end labeling changes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with regulatory, brand, and product development.

You will partner with stakeholders across R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, and PMO to deliver high-quality labeling solutions on time, while proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This role also includes leading and developing a team, fostering a collaborative and accountable environment, and driving processes that enhance efficiency and quality across labeling workflows.

What You'll Work On

• Develop and guide the strategy for implementing labeling projects, to align with company goals and department activities.
• Balance, align, and prioritize day-to-day activities of core group to support Artwork and Labeling Development objectives.
• Effectively work with cross-functional team (e.g. R&D, Regulatory, Operations, Quality, Marketing) to develop labeling and packaging that meets the requirements of the FDA and international regulatory agencies, internal brand/design requirements, and manufacturing specifications.
• Anticipate future issues, resolve and/or facilitate the resolution of current problems including identifying causes to prevent re-occurrence; Develop alternatives to major, strategic business problems.
• Create, manage, and approve change control packages in product life cycle management system, and ensure that documentation is accurate, appropriate, and justified. Communicate and coordinate labeling and documentation approvals with other departments and sites.
• Manage and supervise a team of labeling specialists and coordinators and/or production artists by creating an environment that fosters collaboration, accountability, trust, innovation, and respect.
• Drives labeling process workflow while working to identify improvements to maximize efficiencies in productivity while improving the quality of the output.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (BFA, BA, BS)
• Requires 2+ years of relevant work experience in a Technical, Quality / QA, or Operations area, and/or practical knowledge and skill sets in Project Management roles are required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the Regulations and Standards affecting Medical Devices and IVDs.
• Must have the ability to problem solve, manage projects, influence internal and external groups, and provide leadership from an Operations and Quality perspective. Proven ability to successfully lead people and projects and to motivate and influence others are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in Project Management.
• Experienced producing packaging and labeling artwork, preferably in consumer or medical packaged goods.
• Understanding of legal issues involved in packaging: trademarks, copyrights, etc. useful.
• Knowledgeable in a variety of digital, print materials and methods.
• Knowledge of printing standards and methods of production.
• Productive supervisory experience is optimal.
• Computer literacy in applicable software programs is optimal.

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