Project 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.

About Abbott

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott's Heart Failure division, we're advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

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 your career.
• 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 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 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:

The Portland, OR facility is seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead and coordinate cross-functional projects within our product portfolio. This role serves as the key liaison between project owners, project teams, and senior management, ensuring clear communication of project progress, risks, achievements, and escalation items. The Project Manager will drive process improvements, implement effective solutions, and support strategic decision-making by providing meaningful project data and portfolio insights.

What You'll Work On

• Implement, monitor and improve business processes in support of the Project Management Organization (PMO) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
• Demonstrate stewardship and provide project leadership to meet Divisional strategies and business objectives.
• Manage activities associated with product-related projects, coordinating execution of deliverables with key stakeholder partners from R&D, Design Quality, Operations (Engineering, Quality), Regulatory, and Commercial.
• Identify, scope, plan and conduct medium-to-complex projects. Projects may include market and line extensions, new products or manufacturing processes, cost improvement initiatives, and supplier-driven changes.
• Direct the work of project team members, set goals and objectives, monitor progress on tasks.
• Provide business updates as needed regarding project status, resource needs, risks, and decisions to escalate to Sr. Leadership.
• Cultivate an internal and external network of resources.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Technical discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years related work experience in project management. Strong working knowledge of SmartSheet and Microsoft Project.
• Proven strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Self-motivated, results focused, and resourceful individual, who can work with minimal direction.
• Proven strong analytical, problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and hold teams accountable for results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work Experience in a highly-regulated industry (e.g. medical, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or defense).
• PMP Certification.
• Project Management experience with Class III medical devices.
• Individual who drives high standards and tenaciously works to meet or exceed challenging goals.

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The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 - $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.