Program Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott's life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations - with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our location in Lake Forest, IL currently has an opportunity for a Program Manager. Include 2-3 sentence position summary (optional)

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Develop, execute and manage SAP IT projects within the defined scope. Expedite, manage and coordinated a multitude of interrelated IT project activities within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of projects. Manage Project Managers.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Develop, execute and manage IT projects within the defined scope. Expedite, manage and coordinated a multitude of interrelated IT project activities within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of projects.

Assist in setting strategic IT direction.

Project Control:

• Assess the degree to which changes to scope, issues and risks will affect projects working with division or senior/executive management and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution.
  Measure performance to assure the project is progressing as compared to original plan and budget.

• Executing and Closing Projects:
  Lead projects and project managers in developing and executing a program plan ensuring that authorized resources are obtained to make certain that all activities are performed.
  Coordinate project resources, deliverables, escalations, meetings to ensure that projects are on time, within scope and on budget
  Gather lessons learned and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
• Project Communication:
  Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to Project Team, Division, Cross Division and Executive management.
  Makes recommendations based on current project status to resolve issues.
• Resource and Team Management:
  Coordinate resources to ensure programs, projects and business needs are addressed through proactive priority management and on time project deliverables
  Manages, motivates and mentor cross-functional and enterprise project teams.
  Quality Management: Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Complexity of the project:
• Manages Programs /projects at the division or enterprise level.
• Decisions: Make strategic decisions that impact Division or site.
• Direct Budgetary Responsibility and Cost of Engaged Resources (Does not imply signature responsibility): 0-$8MM or greater Business Impact and Risk: $0M - $9 MM or greater in business financial impact.
• Mission critical /strategic to business.
• Division, Multi-divisions, or Enterprise affected.

Travel: 10-15%

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree.

Master Degree preferred.

12+ years experience in project management, business systems analysis, software development or deployment, with a minimum of 9 years managing projects, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Total Combined Experience: 12+ years

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline preferred.

Masters Degree preferred

SAP Delivery experience is preferred.

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: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The salary for this role is between:

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JOB FAMILY:

IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION:

ARDx Abbott Rapid Diagnostics

LOCATION:

United States > Lake Forest : J55

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

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