Manager Software Engineering

About the position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Responsibilities

• Implements research and development programs, policies, and procedures required to support profitable growth.
• Provides leadership to design/development teams to keep focus.
• Provides design/development teams with appropriate resources to perform assigned tasks.
• Interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources to ensure intellectual property is appropriately protected.
• Interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources (regulatory, customers, etc.) to ensure development programs meet regulatory and customer requirements.
• Obtains capital resources to meet company goals.
• Provides technical assistance for diagnosing design and manufacturing quality problems.
• Keeps senior management team informed of design/development progress and issues.
• Guides development and documentation of test plan protocols, standard operating procedures, specifications and test procedures.
• Participates in review boards for intellectual property, CAPA, complaints, business unit planning, and others as necessary.
• Reviews and provides functional approval for project and quality system documentation.
• Evaluates potential business partners, including physicians, vendors, contract product development and manufacturing companies.
• Develops and manages organizational plans and resources for the specific department and business units for which they are responsible.
• Provides mentorship and career development oversight for direct report employees.
• Tracks and forecasts divisional and product and technology projects.
• Support all Divisional initiatives as identified by divisional management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback.
• Sets goals which align to department plans and manages the execution of goals through coaching and mentoring.
• Maintains a safe and professional work environment.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering or closely related STEM field
• Minimum 7 years of related experience.
• Strong Leadership Experience
• Experience in Embedded Development
• Expert knowledge in modern programming languages such as C/C++ or C#.
• Project and Process Management: Skilled in overseeing projects and managing process efficiency.
• Expert level of understanding of test-driven methodologies.
• Expert experience in designing and developing complex software systems.
• Leads the technical excellence of the system and creates plans to mitigate outages.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree is preferred.
• Experience working at CFT- Cross Functional Team
• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong data analytical & problem-solving skills
• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

• 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.