Senior Regulatory Project Management Specialist (on-site)

Abbott • Los Angeles, CA

6d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Regulatory Project Management Specialist will drive the execution of business-critical global regulatory initiatives across Abbott’s medical device portfolio. In partnership with cross-functional teams, the international regulatory affairs organization, and business unit stakeholders, the role coordinates and manages complex projects supporting regulatory submissions and product registrations in key global markets.

The position is a central point of coordination for project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting. It ensures milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies are proactively managed and supports timely delivery of regulatory objectives. The role requires project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority and bring structure and accountability to fast-paced initiatives spanning multiple geographies and business functions.

The position is in Abbott’s Leverage Services – Global Regulatory Services division and is based at one of the listed locations: Santa Clara, Sylmar, or Temecula, California, or St. Paul, Minnesota. Travel is 10% of the time. The posted base pay range is $90,000–$180,000, with variation possible by location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of project management or related experience.

Nice To Haves

• 6 or more years of relevant experience in regulatory, quality, or product management in the medical device industry.
• Experience with OUS or international medical device product registrations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale, complex projects from start to finish.
• Experience developing project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional resources and manage project execution to achieve objectives.
• Experience conducting project meetings, tracking progress, and communicating project status through reports and stakeholder updates.
• Ability to manage meetings across global time zones regularly.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and execution of global regulatory projects supporting product registrations, submissions, approvals, and lifecycle management across international markets.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and tracking tools to ensure deliverables are completed on schedule and aligned with business priorities.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Clinical, Operations, and other functional teams to coordinate activities and execute projects.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, issues, and resource constraints, and drive mitigation plans.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, establish action plans, assign ownership, and follow up on deliverables.
• Track and communicate project status, critical path activities, decisions, and metrics to stakeholders and leadership through regular reporting and project reviews.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across geographies and balance competing priorities.
• Coordinate inputs supporting financial budget cycle activities and project decisions.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.
• Health and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

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