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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.

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 (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 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 PM position works out of our Des Plaines, IL location in the **Abbott Molecular Division.** Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

The PM for Oligo COE will be responsible for overseeing the project from start to finish. This will include purchasing the new manufacturing and testing equipment, overseeing shipment and arrival of all equipment, qualification and validation, any procedural updates, etc. In addition to the Oligo COE project if there is capacity, the PM will support other on market projects that could include capacity expansions, supply continuity, GMI, product improvements, market expansions, etc.

What You’ll Work On

+ Coordinate input from multiple areas or multiple project managers on related projects.

+ Develop project objectives and strategies, develop timelines and milestones. Utilize project scheduling software to plan and track projects. Develop design and development plan.

+ Identify resource requirements, cost, and time schedules. Develop an implementation plan, conduct risk assessments and develop contingency plans to accommodate unforeseen events.

+ Translate project goals into project tasks. Define the nature of the stated business or technical problem.

+ Anticipate future problems, resolve current issues, and adjust based on prior results.

+ Manage 1 or more projects with moderate complexity. Expedite, manage, and coordinate a multitude of interrelated activities within constraints of limited human and financial resources and changing priorities.

+ Complies with quality system.

+ Recognize the broader implications of actions and proposals on the final project outcome

+ Prepare and present project progress reports to keep management and team informed. Identify problems and work to resolve them.

+ Analyze date for true causes of problems.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelors Degree Discipline appropriate to the project

+ Minimum 3 years' experience in project management.

+ Recognized technical skills and judgment appropriate to the project discipline.

+ Basic working knowledge of project management tools and processes

Preferred Qualifications:

+ At least 2 years' experience of purchasing the new manufacturing and testing equipment, overseeing shipment and arrival of all equipment, qualification and validation, any procedural updates, etc.

+ At least 2 years' experience PM Work in a similar environment.

+ Prior Abbott Experience in a similar role is ideal or a similar work environment.

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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 $85,300.00 – $170,700.00. 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 [email protected]