Senior Project Leader

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Diabetes Care in Alameda, CA is seeking a Senior Project Leader to join the PMO, leading data sharing features and partner integrations for the FreeStyle Libre platform. You will drive complex, cross-functional programs and manage a portfolio of initiatives that expand the ecosystem with partners and vendors.

This onsite role emphasizes independent decision-making, detailed planning, and strong communication with R&D, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management for features and project initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Confirm ongoing strategic rationale and value proposition for projects.
• Map, monitor, dependencies, and reporting; sequence work to prevent delays.
• Synthesize complex technical detail into a clear narrative for leadership.
• Own a portfolio of active initiatives; balance priorities and surface risks.
• Establish collaboration rhythms to keep deliverables on track and accountable.
• Ensure division-wide thinking and problem-solving in project execution.
• Drive cross-functional problem solving and integration with stakeholders.
• Monitor business processes with project owners and management.
• Serve as primary contact for internal/external partners on data sharing initiatives.
• Work independently with minimal oversight and sound judgment.
• Build and adjust detailed project plans as scope timelines evolve.
• Formulate clear asks for leadership and address challenging topics.
• Influence peers to unblock delivery and align priorities.
• Identify process gaps and implement fixes with stakeholders.
• Adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment to meet deadlines.
• Champion PMO best practices for project planning and change management.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to assess delivery performance.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Job description

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:

Working at Abbott

• 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.

Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) is seeking a Senior Project Leader to join the Program Management Organization, which is responsible for the development and launch of data sharing features and partner integrations based on the FreeStyle Libre platform, the world's #1 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solution. As a leader of data sharing programs, you will bring complex integration projects to market with partners that expand connected users on the Libre ecosystem.

This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.

What You’ll Work On

• Leads end-to-end program management for features and project initiatives, working closely with functional Project Managers and other Subject Matter Experts from R&D, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functions
• Confirms the ongoing strategic rationale and value proposition for projects
• Maps, monitors, manages dependencies, and reporting of projects -- and able to sequence work to prevent downstream delays
• Synthesizes complex technical detail into a clear, cohesive narrative for leadership, adapting the story and level of detail for each audience
• Owns a portfolio of active initiatives; partners with peer program managers and workstream leads to pull status, balance priorities, surface risks, and keep the portfolio view current and trustworthy
• Establishes and creates a strong collaborative rhythm for project teams that keeps deliverabls on track and accountable to commitments
• Ensures Division-wide thinking and problem-solving are incorporated into project execution.
• Drives for resolution in cross-functional problem solving, communication, and integration
• Liaises with other Project Owners, functional managers, and management to monitor business processes
• Serves as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders (partners, vendors, cross-division) on data sharing initiatives and program status, adapting tone and detail for an external audience
• Operates independently with minimal oversight, exercising sound judgment to navigate ambiguity, make decisions, and keep programs moving without needing direction at every step
• Builds, maintains, and adjusts detailed project plans (milestones, dependencies, resourcing, critical path) as scope and timelines evolve
• Formulates clear asks on what a program needs to leadership, does not hestitate to bring up challenging topics
• Influences peers and functional leads without formal authority to align priorities and unblock delivery
• Identifies process gaps and provide creative solutions in how programs are planned, tracked, or reported, and implements fixes in partnership with stakeholders
• Has the flexibility to quickly adapt and produce in a rapidly changing environment, meeting aggressive deadlines
• Champions PMO best practices to drive better project planning, execution, project prioritization and change management within Commercial Programs
• Establishes and monitors KPIs to assess delivery performance

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