Director Program Management

Abbott•Maple Grove, MN

1d•$147,300 - $294,700

About The Position

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Lead the team developing Abbott Electrophysiology’s Next Generation platform projects. These are top priority programs with high visibility in a high growth business that will play a major role in shaping our future portfolio. Key performance measures include: Lead cross-functional core teams and development activities to meet program objectives including scope, quality, budget, and schedule.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering or Science discipline
12+ years of leadership experience in Engineering, R&D, and/or Quality within a medical device/biomedical, high technology, and/or regulated industry
5+ years in Program Management leading large scale, electro-mechanical system programs
Demonstrated success bringing a complex medical devices through development to commercial launch
Disposables/high volume medical device design and manufacturing experience
Experience managing direct reports
Exceptional planning, multi-tasking, and influencing without authority
Exceptional Leadership skills
Strong communicator with proven executive presence
Effective cross-functional collaborator
Result driven with strong accountability (both for themselves and for team members)
Proven ability to adapt and lead through change, highly visible and critical programs

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of EP and left atrial appendage closure procedures
Advanced level degree(s) in Engineering, Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline
PMP Certification

Responsibilities

Project planning and contracting
Budget planning
Resource planning
Regular executive status updates
Project financial metrics such as ROI, budget, COGS, and capital
Creating and maintaining schedules
Risk Management
Devise and execute against a system-level plan that incorporates cross-functional dependencies including those between sub-functions within R&D.
Drive accountability through identifying dependencies, critical path tasks and forward looking forecasting of program and technical risks, mitigations for those risks and key team decisions with trade offs
Adhere to the business process governance and complete phase deliverables to drive project progression.
Communicate and drive alignment with all levels of the organization on the objectives, risks, and needs for the program.
Identify opportunities for improving overall business performance of the program.
Develop plans with core members to eliminate and/or mitigate risk. If risks cannot be mitigated within the core team, determine appropriate means to communicate and elevate issues to appropriate individuals within the organization.
Analyzes the impact of changes in existing projects or addition of new projects and identifies strategies (resources allocation/project sequencing) for accomplishing all desired projects----identifies project interrelationships that affect priority and resources allocation decisions
Manage/mentor program managers directly involved with the same project.
Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Maintain a safe and professional work environment.
Establish and maintain the program and product Design History File.
Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
Identifies and implements continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of the PMO