PMO, Manager

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PMO, Manager

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 student debt program, and 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

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics 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.

Join our dynamic Infectious Disease team located in Scarborough, Maine as a PMO, Manager, with responsibility across the Maine Campus. This role is responsible for managing major projects or combination of projects. The primary function of this position is to manage multiple projects of moderate to high complexity through the complete project lifecycle involving global cross functional teams. Builds, leads, and develops direct reports to select and use appropriate project management tools and manage project risks. Responsible to establish and improve PMO processes.

What You'll Work On

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Define the business results expected from a project.
• Is responsible for making recommendations for achieving those results.
• Results may be in terms of compliance with Design Control and/or Change Control policies, quality, time, scope and cost.
• Lead the team through the translation of management and customer needs into project goals.
• Identify resource requirements, cost and time schedules, and participate in the funding process.
• Develop an implementation plan, conduct risk assessments, and develop and implement contingency plans to allow for and accommodate unforeseen events and changes in strategy.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory agencies, quality system, ethics policy and project goals.
• Assure that projects will effectively integrate with existing programs and strategies so that long- and short-term business goals are attained.
• Assure project requirements are met.
• Establishes and manages team charter including project timeline.
• Participate in identifying project resource needs and funding.
• Negotiate with resource managers to resolve any resource limitations that cannot be resolved by the team.
• Leads the decision-making process by soliciting the cooperation of a diverse group of disciplines and functions in a tactful and persuasive manner. Reaches out to cross functional leadership to resolve or escalate issues as needed.
• Participate on division initiatives to identify process improvements to accelerate projects.
• Interface with other disciplines, customers, internal clients, project staff and internal and external experts as required.
• Prepare and present written and oral reports and other presentations to internal and external audiences.
• Interact with senior level management to present significant Program strategies and make recommendations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, Engineering, Science or related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in a high-volume, multi-product manufacturing environment including working with Quality Assurance.
• Extensive experience with project management and general business principles required.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in a high-volume, multi-product manufacturing environment, preferably in the medical device industry.

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The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 - $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.