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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 position is a remote position but can accommodate being onsite at our Charlottesville, Virginia or Lake Forest, IL locations.

This position is part of our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics division; family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

This position will be responsible for strategic leadership of Informatics project-based delivery portfolio and training program execution, including implementing new delivery methodologies. Oversees 8 Project Managers and a Training Specialist, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and continuous improvement in delivery capability. This role is accountable for project-based delivery only and does not manage BAU operations.

This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.

The Opportunity

+ Maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure US Informatics revenue goals are achieved.

+ Act as a liaison between Commercial, Engineering, and other Operational Teams to ensure clear communication and alignment on project efforts.

+ Analyze operational data to identify insights and translate into actionable initiatives.

+ Define and enforce project delivery best practices, tools, and templates to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to specifications.

+ Lead, mentor, and coach a team of 8 Project Managers and a Training Specialist.

+ Accountable for delivery of the training plan, including creation, activation, and continuous improvement.

+ Serve as an escalation point for portfolio risks, conflicts, and resource constraints.

+ Align portfolio execution with company goals and strategic priorities.

+ Lead Portfolio Governance, ensuring prioritization, resource allocation, and visibility across all active and planned initiatives.

+ Monitor portfolio health and report on key metrics to leadership.

+ Drive continuous improvement in delivery, methodology adoption, and team performance.

+ Support change management initiatives to enable adoption of new delivery methods.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field; Master’s preferred.

+ 7+ years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

+ Proven experience in portfolio management, leadership, and training program development.

+ Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).

+ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Medical technology experience and familiarity with laboratory terminology.

+ Master’s degree in Information Technology, Marketing/Communications, Health Administration, or a Related Field.

+ Preferred: Management Consulting experience from top tier consulting firm (Accenture, Deloitte, West Monroe, etc.)

Competencies

+ Excellent written and oral communication skills.

+ Demonstrate excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities.

+ Demonstrate self-motivation, eagerness to grow professionally, and commitment to self-development.

+ Accept responsibility for completeness and final quality of work.

+ Demonstrate self-management/time management skills.

**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 $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. 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]