Senior Project Manager, Medical Devices & Portfolio Leadership

Abbott; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Project Manager in Pleasanton to act as the liaison between project owners, project teams and management, ensuring open communication of project achievements and issues for timely resolution. You will drive scope, budget, and quality across multiple projects, coordinating R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Quality and Commercial to optimize portfolio value.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience, with PMP certification and strong MS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or technical discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in product development, project management and/or business process implementation.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Cross‑functional collaboration and alignment.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking.
• Process‑oriented thinking, focused on continuous improvement and lessons learned; have demonstrated the ability to define and implement complex and interdependent business processes
• PMP Certification

Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor and improve business processes in support of Project Management, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and sub-processes thereof.
• Demonstrate stewardship and provide project leadership to meet Division strategy and business objectives.
• Manage activities associated with product‑related projects by coordinating the activities from key functional areas such as R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Quality and Commercial.
• Projects being managed may include market and line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing process and new packages.
• Act as a point of contact for IBP process reporting and updates.
• Facilitate project through the project management and IBP process; ensure cross‑functional team is working within process definition for reporting to Sr. Management. Resolve project team conflicts and project data integrity.
• Implement process improvements solutions to support the division to achieve its long‑term goals.
• Provide business updates as needed regarding project status, resource needs, risks and decisions to be escalated to Sr. Management in a timely manner.
• Document project management process and use of project management tools and reports
• Create a work environment that supports cross‑functional team effectiveness

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Process-oriented thinking

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Project Manager in Pleasanton to act as the liaison between project owners, project teams and management, ensuring open communication of project achievements and issues for timely resolution. You will drive scope, budget, and quality across multiple projects, coordinating R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Quality and Commercial to optimize portfolio value.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience, with PMP certification and strong MS