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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.

Job Title

Sr. Analyst Business Process

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 of which you dream.

+ 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 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

The Business Analyst plans and performs business process reviews at a department or company level.

This position works out of our Temecula, CA location in the Abbott Vascular division.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

What You’ll Do

+ Identifies opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems and process being examined (process improvement/reengineering projects).

+ Evaluates internal control systems and recommends improvements in controls (control projects).

+ Works with the co-sourcing partners to plan the project, draft project reports and conduct the fieldwork, which includes interviews, process flow determination, critical analysis of activities as value added/non-value added, financial analysis, system data analysis and transaction testing.

+ Administers the project time, budgeting and reporting and coordination of team schedules.

+ Participates in special projects as they arise, including compliance reviews, financial audits, and due diligence reviews.

(Influence/Leadership)

+ Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.

+ Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance, and offering counsel.

+ May lead a project team.

+ Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects.

+ Influences middle management on technical or business solutions.

+ May interact with vendors.

(Planning/Organization)

+ Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval.

+ Initiates or maintains work schedule.

+ Establishes priorities of work assignments.

(Decision Making/Impact)

+ Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.

+ Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious delays and considerable expenditure of resources.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING:

+ Bachelor's degree in a related field.

+ Minimum 6 years of related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Advanced degree preferred.

+ Solid understanding and application of business concepts, procedures and practices. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations. Prior experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is preferred, but not required.

+ Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Has a sound knowledge of a variety of alternatives and their impact on their business unit.

**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.

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 $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. 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 [email protected]