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Job Title

Senior Project Manager

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA location in the Heart Failure Division. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

The Senior Project Manager for the Supplier Excellence Taskforce will aim to achieve material stabilization through design optimization, improved inspection and process controls, in conjunction with supplier management and component qualifications. You will manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Manage execution of project in accordance with organization’s project management methodology. Develop, prioritize and submit project plans, budgets and methodologies across a range of key projects. Define project resources, performance reviews and post implementation evaluations. Take ownership of the successful implementation of a set of projects that collectively can comprise a program. Manage the work of project managers.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the most complex cross-functional project teams to drive supplier quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with medical device regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485).
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and deliverables with a focus on supplier performance and risk mitigation.
• Identify and resolve operational problems and minimize delays.
• Coordinate supplier visits, validations, and qualifications, ensuring documentation and processes meet internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and procurement teams to define technical requirements and ensure suppliers meet product specifications and quality expectations.
• Prepare and present project status reports to stakeholders, highlighting risks, milestones, and quality-related outcomes.
• Manage external contractors and suppliers, ensuring integration into project workflows and adherence to quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across supplier quality processes, leveraging data and feedback to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure project documentation (e.g., design history files, CAPAs, change controls) is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, set priorities, allocate tasks, and guide project staff to meet key deliverables and regulatory milestones.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the medical devices or similar field
• A self-directed, efficient individual with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must have excellent project and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks.

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The base pay for this position is $112,000.00 – $224,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.