IT 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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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

The IT Project Manager hired in this role will work out of our Lake Forest, IL location. This person will expedite, manage, and coordinate a multitude of interrelated IT project activities within the constraints of human and financial resources. They will also change priorities as needed to ensure the successful completion of projects. This role will be the primary liaison to assigned business areas providing direct support. The person in this role will be working as an expert in this area and will need to be comfortable with being known as the "go to" person on the team.

What You'll Work On

• Work with Business and IT Management to establish and gain consensus on project goals, objectives, and deliverables.
• Assess the degree to which changes to scope, issues and risks will affect projects working with department, divisional management, and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution.
• Measure performance to assure the project is progressing as compared to original plan and budget.
• Develop and execute a work plan obtaining authorized resources to ensure all activities are performed. Gather lessons learned and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
• Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to Project Team, Department and Division management.
• Coordinate resources to ensure business and IT project needs are addressed and effectively assign tasks and deliverables to team members based upon their abilities.
• Supervise and motivate cross-functional project team of business analysts, developers, and validation analysts.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Manage project ideation and delivery at the department or division level.
• Make decisions that impact projects or Departments. Influences or has final decision authority for project level, budget, and activities.
• Direct project budgetary responsibility of 0-$2MM.
• Business impact and risk of $0-5MM in business financial impact.
• Work directly with clients and applies IT business knowledge to develop and understand the business cases and business requirements to solve technology related business problems.
• Assist in business relationship management, business strategy and planning, portfolio/demand management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or another discipline relevant to IT and the Healthcare industry. Or the equivalent of years of experience and education combined with HS diploma.
• At least 6 years of experience in project management, business systems analysis, software development or deployment, with a minimum of 3 years of experience managing projects.

Preferred

• Successfully manage a project portfolio with projects ranging from $1M-$10MM.
• 3 or more years of Quality and Regulatory Compliance experience with healthcare, medical diagnostics, or similar experience.
• IT Vendor management, GxP inspection support, internal audit, and SOX audit experience is beneficial.
• Knowledge and demonstration of understanding of computerized software life cycle including privacy and cybersecurity aspects.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The salary for this role is between:

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JOB FAMILY:

IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION:

GIS Global Information Services

LOCATION:

United States > Lake Forest : J55

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting 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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