Specialist Project Management

Abbott; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 68,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

High employer retirement contribution

Tuition reimbursement / FreeU

Job summary

Abbott in Princeton, NJ is seeking a Project Management Specialist to lead cross-functional projects for on-market products, including software releases and sustaining engineering activities. The role focuses on developing plans, ensuring milestones are met, and coordinating product changes across multiple departments.

The position emphasizes collaboration with R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations to drive timely release execution and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in project management, sustaining engineering, software release management, product development, medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, or related fields.
• Experience managing project schedules, milestones, risks, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple technical and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support cross-functional projects for on-market products, including software releases, sustaining engineering activities, and product improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, action item logs, and project dashboards.
• Coordinate execution of product changes, manufacturing updates, supplier-driven changes, cost improvement projects, and component obsolescence initiatives.
• Monitor project progress and ensure milestones, deliverables, and business objectives are achieved on schedule.
• Support implementation of approved product enhancements and maintenance updates.
• Software Release Management Plan and coordinate software and firmware releases in accordance with release schedules and priorities.
• Partner with R&D, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure successful release execution.
• Track release readiness, key deliverables, risks, dependencies, and cross-functional commitments.
• Facilitate release reviews and communicate project status, risks, and timelines to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Life Sciences/Business/PM

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Planview

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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

We have an opportunity for the role of Project Management Specialist within our Diagnostics division based out of Princeton, NJ and this is an onsite role. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

What You'll Work On

On-Market Product Support & Sustaining Projects

• Lead and support cross-functional projects for on-market products, including software releases, sustaining engineering activities, and product improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, action item logs, and project dashboards.
• Coordinate execution of product changes, manufacturing updates, supplier-driven changes, cost improvement projects, and component obsolescence initiatives.
• Monitor project progress and ensure milestones, deliverables, and business objectives are achieved on schedule.
• Support implementation of approved product enhancements and maintenance updates.
• Software Release Management Plan and coordinate software and firmware releases in accordance with defined release schedules and business priorities.
• Partner with R&D, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure successful release execution.
• Track release readiness, key deliverables, risks, dependencies, and cross-functional commitments.
• Facilitate release reviews and communicate project status, risks, and timelines to stakeholders and leadership.

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

• Coordinate activities and deliverables across R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Product Management teams.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions, and drive accountability for commitments and follow-up actions.
• Foster alignment across stakeholders and support resolution of cross-functional issues and competing priorities.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify, assess, and track project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Develop mitigation plans with project teams and proactively escalated critical risks.
• Apply structured problem-solving approaches to support resolution of project challenges that impact scope, quality, cost, or schedule.

PMO Governance & Reporting

• Develop and maintain project dashboards, status reports, executive summaries, and project metrics.
• Support PMO governance processes, reporting standards, project review meetings, and portfolio reporting.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience in project management, sustaining engineering, software release management, product development, medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, or related technical fields.
• Experience managing project schedules, milestones, risks, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple technical and business functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Planview, or similar platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting on-market medical device or diagnostic products.
• Experience managing software releases, sustaining engineering projects, product changes, or product improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of Design Controls, Change Control, Risk Management, CAPA, and Quality System processes.
• Experience supporting software development or software release activities in a regulated environment.
• Experience supporting PMO governance, portfolio reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• CAPM, PMP, Agile, or related project management certification.
• Engineering or other technical background.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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 abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is $68,000.00 – $136,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY

Project Management

DIVISION

APOC Point of Care

LOCATION

United States > Princeton : 400 College Road East

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS

WORK SHIFT

Standard

TRAVEL

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES

Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the Workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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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