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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Senior Program Manager (New Product Development) –  Menlo Park, CA

As Senior Program Manager in New Product Development, you will be responsible for leading cross-functional product development teams and manage one or more multi-year projects developing new products in R&D for Abbott's Structural Heart business.  This is a high growth business division working on MitraClip, TriClip Portfolios and novel Structural Heart therapies.   This role will lead various aspects of new product development from project initiation to commercialization to meet agreed upon milestones and deliverables, represent the program to the organization, report core team progress, communicate program recommendations, risks, and resolution of issues to senior leadership.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional core teams and development activities to meet program objectives including scope, budget, and schedule.  Core responsibilities include:

  • Develops, communicates, and builds consensus to achieve success

  • Project planning and contracting

  • Budget and Resource planning

  • Regular executive status updates

  • Creating and maintaining schedules

  • Project financial metrics such as budget, COGS, and capital

• Provides leadership to design/development teams to deliver on goals for assigned development programs.

• Communicate with all levels of the organization the objectives, risks, and needs for the program.

• Identify potential roadblocks early and implement counter measures.

• Identify opportunities for improving overall business performance of the program.

• Develop plans with core members to eliminate and/or mitigate risk.  If risks cannot be mitigated within the core team, determine appropriate means to communicate and elevate issues to appropriate individuals within the organization.

• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Maintain a safe and professional work environment

• Establish & maintain the program and product Design History File, leading Design Controls activities

• Interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources (regulatory, customers, etc.) to ensure development programs meet regulatory and customer requirements.

• Obtains capital resources to meet company goals and develops departmental budget estimates.

• Contributes to business unit and divisional strategy planning

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Recruit, coach and develop organizational talent.  Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING 

Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

• 9+ years of experience in related work experience, engineering or program management/project management in related

• Leadership/Program management experience in Engineering, R&D, and/or Quality within a medical device/biomedical, high technology, and/or any other regulated industry

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with project stakeholders (client and internal), end-users, business partners, and technical team members to ensure proper systems and plan alignment

• 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

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and MS Project

Preferred 

• Advanced level degree(s) in Engineering, Sciences, or a related discipline

• Extensive medical device industry experience, including design controls responsibilities

• Project management of medical devices, with an aptitude or familiarity of mechanical principles

• Working knowledge of FDA 510(k) and/or EU MDR regulatory requirements

• Program/Project Management certifications

• Academic GPA:  3.0 or higher

ABOUT ABBOTT

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 107,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. 

About STRUCTURAL HEART

To restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device & management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. To learn more about Structural Heart products involved in this leadership role visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj2P8Ug1ArA.

WHAT WE OFFER  

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: 

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance  

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans  

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs 

• Paid time off  

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match 

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

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