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Abbott Senior R&D Program Manager in Alameda, California
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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
About Abbott
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.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.
The Program Manager, Research and Development will be responsible for effective management of a team or group of employees to achieve business objectives within a function, program, or therapeutic area. They will also plan and implement the development of new processes, develop and coordinate new product development projects, provide technical leadership and supervision to others. This person will ensure program objectives are determined and met, logistics are effectively coordinated and budgets are adhered to. This program manager will be accountable for ensuring program is in compliance with Design Control and Change Control polices. They will act as a cross-functional liaison to ensure designs and products are meeting customer needs and regulatory requirements. Having financial responsibilities of people and capital resources and accountable for large and/or several small to medium scope division program responsibilities will also be required.
What you’ll work on
Recruit, coach and develop organizational talent.
Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
Create an entrepreneurial environment.
Provide direction and guidance to others who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. May supervise other employees.
Keep the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
Demonstrate effective change leadership.
Build strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.
Develop and execute organizational and operational policies that affect one or more groups by utilizing technical/professional knowledge and skills.
Create plans to ensure compliant project design, development, and change control.
Monitor compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations, etc.).
Make decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.
Develop, monitor and appropriately adjust the annual budget for department(s).
Understand and comply with applicable EHS policies, procedures, rules and guidelines.
Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System.
Provides leadership to assigned staff and supervisors by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving department objectives.
Creates immediate to long-range plans to carry out objectives established by top management.
Develops and calculates a budget for a department or group to meet organizational goals.
Forecasts future departmental needs including human and material resources and capital expenditures; recommends or modifies the structure of organizational units or a centralized functional activity subject to senior management approval.
Assignments are expressed in the form of objectives.
Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve the program objectives established by senior management.
Consequences of erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally include critical delays and modifications toprojects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, and may jeopardize future business activity.
Required Qualifications
Masters Degree (± 18 years) Related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 9 years Related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Perform work in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
Able to develops and/or identifies new work processes and the improved utilization of human and material resources within the assigned or related functions or groups.
Able to investigate and solve problems that impact work processes and personnel within or across units or departments.
Monitors external environment in area of technical or professional responsibility.
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 (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 base pay for this position is $144,100.00 – $288,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com