Staff Delivery Manager

Abbott Laboratories; Green Oaks (IL); Remote; USD 111,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a Staff Delivery Manager to lead data-driven strategies and big data initiatives. The role involves managing projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful delivery of data services. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and extensive experience in project management. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely within the U.S.

Benefits

Free Medical Coverage

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of recent experience required.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and integration.
• Excellent communication skills for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive teams to meet data and analytics requirements.
• Manage multiple high-visibility projects using agile methodologies.
• Define and implement processes for big data initiatives.

Skills

Analytical Capabilities

Collaborative Mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Automated Project Planning Tools

Data Governance Principles

ETL Processes

Job description

We’re 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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This Staff Delivery Manager position can work remotely within the U.S..

As a Delivery Manager, you will play a crucial role in shaping our data-driven strategies and contributing to the success of our Big Data initiatives at ADC. You will be responsible for driving cross-functional big data programs and advanced data science solutions to uncover customer, product, and operational insights from complex datasets. You will assist with strategy, design, prioritization, roadmap management, and defining and delivering releases.

The ideal candidate should have rigorous analytical capabilities and a collaborative mindset to help solve our most complex business problems. Highly sought-after qualities include versatility and a desire to continuously learn, improve, and empower the team. Candidate should be able to work on a geographically distributed team.

What You’ll Work On

• Drive both internal and external teams to define and meet the data and analytics requirements of our clients and the organization.
• Accountable for the successful delivery of all Data Services products and solutions in alignment with planned objectives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project and product roadmaps.
• Manage multiple high-visibility projects and services concurrently using agile methodologies in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Collaborate with teams across R&D, Global Strategic Marketing, Quality, and others to identify data needs, gather requirements, and deliver data-driven solutions aligned with business goals.
• Partner with data engineering, data science, and other technical teams to execute big data initiatives and programs.
• Provide training and support to enhance data literacy across teams and business partners.
• Define and implement scalable, efficient processes to support the delivery of big data initiatives.
• Establish and track success metrics for data services to ensure continuous improvement and value delivery.
• Maintain responsibility for applying best practices and methodologies (e.g., Agile/Scrum, SAFe) in the delivery and support of data solutions.
• Stay current with advancements in data science and machine learning to enhance data service capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and propose actionable, data-driven solutions.
• Maintain detailed documentation, including user stories, use cases, and data flow diagrams, to support solution design and implementation.
• Own and manage documentation within the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to ensure compliant and seamless software releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 8-10 years of recent experience.
• In-depth knowledge of project planning techniques and working knowledge of automated project planning tools.
• Process-oriented thinking, focused on continuous improvement and lessons learned.
• Strong knowledge of data governance principles, data integration, data warehousing, and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with data privacy and security regulations, such as HIPAA and GDPR.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate technical information into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working asynchronously with a distributed team.

Preferred

• Education in, or experience with, data science, AI/ML, data engineering, etc.
• Experience with data analytic environments and/or data intelligence platforms like Databricks, preferably in the medical device or healthcare industry.
• Experience as a Technical Product Owner.
• Experience working in an agile environment.

Apply Now

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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.

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The base pay for this position is $111,300.00 – $222,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.