Senior Specialist Project Management

Abbott • Columbus, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott Nutrition is seeking a Senior Specialist Project Manager to support global ingredient qualification initiatives that help ensure access to high-quality ingredients across our product portfolio. In this role, you will lead complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through completion, partnering with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to drive efficient execution, mitigate risks, and support business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• 5+ years of related experience leading complex, global projects.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to effectively collaborate and influence cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Experience managing ingredient qualification activities, including pre-qualification, supplier assessment, ingredient assessment, finished product assessment, approval, and communication processes.
• Understanding of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and compliance-driven environments.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience driving project outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience working directly with external suppliers and business partners.
• Strong integration and coordination skills across multiple functions and workstreams.
• Experience with Power BI, SharePoint, Planview, Devex, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in the food, nutrition, pharmaceutical, medical device, or other highly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead global ingredient qualification projects from initiation through completion, ensuring milestones and timelines are achieved.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional project teams to support ingredient qualification activities.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, resource tracking, and performance metrics.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, and communicate proactively with leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partner with external suppliers to obtain quality, compliance, and technical documentation required for ingredient qualification.
• Utilize project management and business systems to execute projects and track progress.
• Drive alignment across global stakeholders to ensure successful project execution and timely decision-making.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy.
• Support a culture of compliance, quality, and continuous improvement throughout the ingredient qualification process.

Benefits

• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• the Freedom 2 Save student debt program
• FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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