Product Performance Manager

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Product Performance Manager

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 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 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

This position works out of our St. Paul, MN, location in the Electrophysiology division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

The Product Performance Manager is responsible for leading a team that executes end-to-end complaint management processes, including complaint intake, product investigations, and post-market surveillance activities. This role partners closely with the Quality leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure a compliant and high-performing complaint handling program that supports patient safety and product quality. The role ensures compliance with global regulatory requirements and internal quality standards while driving continuous improvement in product performance management.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and manage a product performance team responsible for complaint intake, evaluation, and investigation activities.
• Oversee the complaint management process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant handling of customer product complaints.
• Drive high-quality product investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and risk documentation.
• Ensure compliance with global regulations related to Medical Device Reporting (MDR), vigilance reporting, and other OUS applicable reporting.
• Monitor key performance metrics and drive process improvements based on trend analysis.
• Provide input and support for product performance processes, including trending, signal detection, and risk evaluation of product performance data.
• Recognize and identify potential product performance issues and drive timely escalation to the appropriate cross-functional partners to mitigate risk.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, compliance, and data quality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Manufacturing, and Clinical teams to resolve product performance issues.
• Support and lead interactions with internal and external auditors, ensuring readiness and successful outcomes.
• Ensure high-quality, accurate, and compliant customer and regulatory communications.
• Ensure proper training, development, and performance management of team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the medical device industry.
• Working knowledge with applicable regulatory requirements – including ISO 13485, MDD/MDR, FDA QSR, Health Canada, ANVISA, TGA, NMPA and other international requirements as applicable.
• Experience working in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated high levels of integrity and professionalism, with a proven ability to establish credibility and trust.
• Experience leading and managing teams or serving as a lead to drive issue resolution.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills with a focus on improving system performance and driving positive outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with proven application of structured problem-solving methodologies and tools.
• Effective technical writing and presentation skills.
• Promotes a high-performance, diverse and inclusive culture within a quality focused 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

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

$99,300.00 – $198,700.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

EP Electrophysiology

        

LOCATION:

United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % 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), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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