Senior Project Manager PPMO R&D - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

Abbott Laboratories; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (HIP PPO)

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit

Employee discounts

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Columbus, OH, seeks a Senior Project Manager PPMO - R&D to drive strategic initiatives across cross-functional teams. You will align stakeholders, frame risks, and guide teams through ambiguity to deliver successful project outcomes.

The role encompasses line extensions, reformulations, new products, and new manufacturing processes, with leadership over project plans, budgets, and forecasting. Strong communication and mentoring abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience with proven project management ability.
• 4-5 years’ experience in project leadership roles.
• PMP certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams by driving stakeholder alignment and guiding decisions.
• Lead projects including line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing processes and new packages.
• Plan projects by timelines and budgets; improve planning and forecast accuracy.
• Direct cross-functional teams through complex challenges and resolve conflicts across projects.
• Coach/guide/lead other PMs to elevate performance across areas.
• Manage project deliverables with limited supervision.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Communication

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

PMP certification

Job description

Senior Project Manager PPMO - R&D

About Abbott

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 them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

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 forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager PPMO - R&D

In Research & Development (R&D) our ambition is to provide innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

Primary Function

• Serve as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams by driving stakeholder alignment, facilitating informed decision-making, framing risks and tradeoffs, and guiding teams through ambiguity to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Projects will include line extensions, reformulations, new products, new manufacturing processes and new packages.
• Plan projects by establishing timelines & budgets. Identify opportunities to improve project planning and forecast accuracy.
• Lead cross-functional teams through complex and evolving challenges while providing structure, clarity, and direction. Identify and address synergies and/or conflicts across multiple projects.
• Coach/guide/lead other PMs to elevate their level of performance in the above areas.
• This position will work with limited supervision; is accountable for all project deliverables.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Drive decision readiness by identifying critical decision points, synthesizing complex information, framing alternatives, and ensuring stakeholders have the insights needed to make timely, informed decisions.
• Participate in project assessments and ensure project scope and success criteria are clearly outlined.
• Establish clear priorities among project activities and develop and manage project plans to meet deliverables.
• Manage cross-functional project timeline and follow-up with project team members to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Provide cross-functional forecasting, tracking, reporting and oversight on project budget and expenditures.
• Maintain documentation and provide data management for project deliverables; identify communication plans for knowledge sharing across functional areas and project teams.
• Proactively identify changes in project scope and assure appropriate measures are taken to reassess and amend requirements, budget and timeline.
• Manage project plan in Project Management (PM) software through lifecycle and maintain resource and financial allocations. Maintain documentation, provide data management, and conduct lessons learned at appropriate project
• Create and deliver program review presentations to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent experience plus demonstrated competence in project management. PMP certification desirable
• 4-5 years’ experience in project leadership roles

Preferred

• Critical thinking/problem-solving skills method
• Extensive knowledge of and competency in project management methodology and processes, including planning tasks and allocating resources, risk management, working in teams, issues management, monitoring and reporting, and documentation
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance technical, operational, commercial, and organizational considerations when developing recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams through ambiguity by creating structure, establishing clarity, evaluating options, and enabling progress despite evolving information, competing priorities, and uncertain paths forward.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings.
• Strong written and presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior management.
• Ability to negotiate consensus among diverse groups and influence the activities of others not in own reporting structure.
• Personal integrity and courage to elevate issues about the project and to advocate for responsible solutions to management.

MISC

• This is an on-site role - not a remote role.
• Sponsorship: we will not provide sponsorship of any kind for this role (including OPT).
• Relocation assistance is not offered for this role.

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

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.