Director, Project Leadership - Compliance PM & ALD

Abbott • Alameda, CA

15d • $172,000 - $344,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Director, Project Leadership focusing on Compliance PM & ALD at Abbott, a global healthcare leader. The position involves leading the global Compliance PM & ALD portfolio, which includes CAPA, regulatory compliance, labeling changes, on-market product changes, and UDI initiatives. The individual will develop and execute portfolio strategies, roadmaps, and plans aligned with business and regulatory priorities. They will oversee interconnected programs, ensuring alignment of resources, timelines, risks, and deliverables, and drive successful execution through governance, risk management, and operational excellence. The role also requires assessing business, supply, compliance, and strategic impacts of key decisions. Additionally, the position involves leading global cross-functional programs across various departments and external partners, coordinating labeling, artwork, manufacturing, procurement, registration, and product launch activities, and ensuring the delivery of key milestones and objectives. The role also entails establishing portfolio governance, providing visibility into status, risks, and resources, driving proactive risk management, managing budgets, and leading a global team of approximately 40 Program Managers, Project Managers, Labeling Specialists, and contingent workers. The Director will foster accountability, collaboration, talent development, and continuous improvement, strengthen organizational capability through coaching and succession planning, and represent the function in executive reviews and leadership forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 7 years experience in program/portfolio leadership within a global, matrixed team, preferably including experience with consumer-focused medical or software products.

Nice To Haves

• Cross-functional experience in the areas of R&D, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and Manufacturing
• Knowledge of regulations and standards related to medical devices (eg FDA, ISO, QSR design controls).
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-level portfolios and influence senior stakeholders, and to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders across multiple time zones.
• Deep expertise in governance design, operating models, and portfolio prioritization
• Strong executive communication and decision-making skills
• Proven track record of building and developing high-performing teams
• Experience with portfolio management tools and reporting frameworks preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of people at all levels of the organization
• Strong leadership, and the ability to collect information from multiple sources, and synthesize, integrate, and resolve conflicting requirements and cross-functional issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global Compliance PM & ALD portfolio, including CAPA, regulatory compliance, labeling changes, on market product changes, and UDI initiatives.
• Develop and execute portfolio strategies, roadmaps, and plans aligned with business and regulatory priorities.
• Oversee interconnected programs, ensuring alignment of resources, timelines, risks, and deliverables.
• Drive successful execution through governance, risk management, and operational excellence.
• Assess business, supply, compliance, and strategic impacts of key decisions.
• Lead global cross-functional programs across Regulatory, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial, and external partners.
• Coordinate labeling, artwork, manufacturing, procurement, registration, and product launch activities.
• Ensure delivery of key milestones, regulatory commitments, and business objectives.
• Facilitate decisions, resolve issues, and manage program dependencies.
• Establish portfolio governance and provide visibility into status, risks, resources, and business impact.
• Drive proactive risk management and executive decision support across the portfolio.
• Manage budgets, resource planning, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Lead and develop a global team of ~40 Program Managers, Project Managers, Labeling Specialists, and contingent workers.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, talent development, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, and PMO best practices.
• Represent the function in executive reviews, business planning, and leadership forums.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director