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.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Manages the development and implementation process of company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.

Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.

Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies and by working with SQA to develop and execute project quality plans.

Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.

Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.

Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques.

Participates in external project management organizations, conferences and seminars to keep current with industry best practices in project management by joining professional associations and implementing a professional development plan with focus on project management.

Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks.

May lead a project team of moderate scope.

Provides guidance to less experienced staff.

Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors.

Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.

Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.; 6. (Decision Making/Impact) Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.

Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.