Program Manager, Global Quality

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve.  In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. 

We are recruiting for a Program Manager- Global Quality to join our Heart Failure (HF) Quality Assurance Team working out of our locations in Pleasanton, CA, Burlington, MA, Atlanta, GA, or Orlando, FL.  This is a high growth business division working on Mechanical Circulatory Support and Pulmonary Pressure Measurement Systems.  You will be responsible for leading  cross-functional teams and managing projects for harmonizing and improving the design and development quality system with focus on software.  Software includes embedded software, SaMD, mobile applications, and cloud-based web applications.  The output will support future product development and efficient software maintenance processes for Abbott's Heart Failure business.  This high-profile role will focus on software quality system improvements (including tools) from project initiation to implementation which will support the HF strategic plan.  The Program Manager will serve as the face of the program within the organization, which includes establishing plans/objectives, reporting core team progress, risks/mitigations, key challenges and proposed resolutions to leadership.

What You’ll Work On :

• Lead cross-functional teams to meet program objectives including scope, budget, and schedule.  Core responsibilities include.
• Prepare and/or support detailed Quality Improvement Plans and other business plans.
• Establish and prioritize project deliverables.
• Author and review quality system procedures and work instructions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop project timelines consistent with business strategy and expectations
• Support audits and present completed and planned development process improvements, as appropriate.
• Identify and support implementation of harmonized software development tools.
• Drive program execution per milestone commitments (project timeline)
• Ensure appropriate impacts, risks, mitigations are developed and communicated in the face of requested or required program commitment changes
• Prioritize program workstreams, consistent with business strategy
• Facilitate strong collaboration among cross-functional core team members
• Communicate with all levels of the organization the objectives, status, risks, and needs for the program
• Identify potential roadblocks early and lead the team to develop and implement counter measures
• Interface with appropriate internal and external resources (regulatory agencies, customers, etc.) to ensure development programs meet regulatory and customer requirements
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 10+ years of experience in Quality, Engineering and/or R&D within a medical device/biomedical, high technology, and/or any other regulated industry
• Experience in software product development and process improvement
• Experience in applying FDA guidance for multiple function devices (regulated and not regulated as a medical device) and creating quality system(s) and associated infrastructure to support.
• Experience collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members for development of quality systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels in the organization
• Previous experience working in a matrixed and geographically diverse business environment

Preferred Qualifications 

• Advanced level degree(s) in Engineering, Sciences, or a related discipline
• Software project management experience 
• Program/Project Management certifications
• Knowledge of FDA Guidance for Artificial Intelligence use in medical devices

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an

Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$127,300.00 – $254,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:HF Heart Failure

        

LOCATION:United States > Burlington: 23 Fourth Avenue

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:United States > Atlanta : 387 Technology Circle NW Suite 500, United States > Orlando : 30 S. Keller Road, United States > Pleasanton : 6101 Stoneridge Dr

     

WORK SHIFT:Standard

     

TRAVEL:Yes, 10 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

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