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Our location in Lake Forest, IL, currently has an opportunity for a SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER – STRATEGIC PROJECTS.  This new team member will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. They will define the business results expected from a project and manage major/complex projects or combination of projects. Additionally, will be responsible for making recommendations for achieving those results: where results may be in terms of compliance with Design Control and/or Change Control policies, quality, time, scope, and cost.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead the team through the translation of management and customer needs into project goals.
• Identify resource requirements, cost and time schedules and participate in the funding process.
• Develop implementation plans, conduct risk assessments, and develop and implement contingency plans to allow for and accommodate unforeseen events and changes in strategy.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory agencies, quality system, ethics policy and project goals.
• Assure that projects will effectively integrate with existing programs and strategies so that long- and short-term business goals are attained.
• Develops appropriately detailed, cross-functional, realistic, and challenging timelines that include resource requirements and buffers.
• Works with cross-functional team to resolve resource conflicts, allocations and ensure goals are attained.
• Creates contingency plans, reflects this work in the timeline, and acts on them to ensure project quality and delivery are achieved.
• Establishes and reviews complex plans for multiple projects and/or activities, plans resource allocation and distribution, and works on improvement and development of new planning processes.
• Executes project plans to meet project goals, incorporates technical, resource, and regulatory requirements into project plans.
• Recommends innovative ways to improve performance, quality and enhance profitability on an ongoing basis, modifies work processes and procedures in line with current ADD quality and regulatory requirements.
• Appropriately prioritizes tasks and allocates resources to achieve desired outcomes.
• Evaluates the impact of project changes and adjusts implementation activities to meet revised.
• Clearly communicates any changes and the impact to original plan within the project and across other groups as well as senior leadership.
• Identifies and removes organizational barriers to achieving results.
• Ensures that the necessary documentation is in place to meet quality and regulatory requirements.
• Participate on division-initiatives to identify process improvements to accelerate projects.
• Prepare and present written and oral reports and other presentations to internal and external audiences.
• Initiates and cultivates open, honest, and beneficial relationships with colleagues and customers by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments.
• Translates changes in business goals and objectives into the skills, knowledge and experience needed for future work.
• Asks for and gives feedback on the strengths and development needs of self/others, creates a team environment that encourages continuous learning and growth.
• Recognizes opportunities to identify and develop employees through challenging and stimulating assignments.
• Coaches, counsels, and mentors’ others to improve performance.
• Actively shares resources, ideas, data to accomplish goals requiring cross-functional collaboration and support.
• Uses constructive techniques to persuade, convince or influence others to follow a plan of action, influences across functions with authority, sponsors innovation and initiative among teams, inspires, measures, and rewards commitment and action across the project and other groups.
• Recognizes strategy, qualifies, and evaluates risks, recommends actions and develops contingencies to respond to project issues.
• Delegates tasks or projects to the team and provides appropriate authority, responsibility, and direction to assist in overcoming obstacles to complete them.
• Sets performance targets for the team and communicates performance review information to resource managers, helps the team understand metrics for evaluating performance.
• Achieves high performance, holds the team accountable for results, evaluates progress and achievement.
• Identifies, authenticates, and responds to issues in a professional manner, assembles appropriate resources to deal with and resolve the situation effectively.
• Provides risk assessments (both safety and project related) and communicates critical issues impacting product quality to management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.
• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline appropriate to the project environment.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience with at least 3 years’ experience leading projects involving the application of general business principles.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a large/complex company environment.

PREFERRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or scientific discipline or equivalent experience relevant to project area. MBA considered a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Lean Six Sigma (LSS) certification
• Technical, manufacturing, quality, or supply chain experience in a health care/medical company.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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