Senior Program Manager

The Opportunity

This position is an onsite opportunity in the Lingo Biowearables division. We are helping people lead healthier, happier lives.

As a global leader in healthcare, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers.

As a Senior Program Manager, you will be a key part of the Lingo team, responsible for the development and launch of new products based on the Lingo consumer platform.

As a leader of new product programs, you will drive complex projects to commercialize products including wearable sensors, coaching programs, and product software.

As a Senior Program Manager, you will set the System Programs strategy, evaluate ideas, prioritize features, define releases with R&D, manage product roadmap, timelines, budget, coordinate and drive Lingo worldwide R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing and Product activities associated with these projects.

Communication and reporting of project status and progress to Lingo Senior Management. This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.

PRIMARY FUNCTION :

• Formulates, harmonizes and consolidates project scopes, plans, strategies, and budgets for one or more projects, working closely with functional Project Managers and other Subject Matter Experts from Product (Commercial), Tech (R&D), Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functions.
• Confirms the ongoing strategic rationale and value proposition for projects
• Leads project planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting of projects.
• Ensures Division-wide thinking and problem-solving are incorporated into project execution.
• Drives for resolution in cross-functional problem solving, communication, and integration.
• Liaises with other Project Owners, functional managers, and management to prioritize activities across programs to balance resource availability, program deliverables and schedule, and business needs.
• Liaises with other Project Owners, functional managers, and management to monitor business processes
• Prioritizes activities across programs to balance resource availability, program deliverables and schedule, and business needs.
• Executes programs to completion and assures successful market entry, or makes a timely recommendation to Management to terminate a program if required by technical, commercial or other developments that may result in project failure if not resolved through creative problem solving.
• Identifies areas for process improvement, and defines and implements solutions, liaising with other stakeholders such as Project Owners, functional managers and senior management as appropriate
• Ensures that the cross-functional members work as a team focused on business unit goals identified and managing program and solution interdependencies.
• Has the flexibility to quickly adapt and produce in a rapidly changing environment, meeting aggressive product launch schedules
• Champions PMO best practices to drive better project planning, execution, project prioritization and change management within Commercial Programs
• Conducts Program Review Meetings with Affiliates and Provide Regular updates
• Supports Product Roll Outs and Geo Expansion Projects
• Establishes and monitors KPIs to assess delivery performance
• Develops strategy, prioritization, and plans for improving consumer experiences in hardware, mobile / web products and services
• Responsible for strategic scoping, value definition, and successful and timely implementation of system launch related projects
• Highly visible and accountable for liaising with senior management in driving alignment on key decisions, and reporting to senior management on project status
• Accountable for driving scope, budget, and quality tradeoffs, not only for a given project, but across portfolio in conjunction with other stakeholders to optimize portfolio value creation
• Has limited direct fiscal responsibility for departmental expenses, but has indirect responsibility, along with departmental budget holders, for ensuring that functional budgets are consistent with project scope and plans
• Generally, does not have direct reports, but will lead a matrix team with a high degree of accountability to ensure that team is appropriately resourced and that team members are defining plans and adhering to commitments

Experience You'll Bring

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline appropriate to the project or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 8 years of related work experience.
• Has successfully led several high complexity projects from beginning to end.
• Demonstrated technical skills and management judgment appropriate to the project.
• Demonstrated expertise in PM tools and processes.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 10 years of relevant experience as R&D leader, project manager and / or alliance manager, ideally in medical devices.
• Experience with hardware and software development of complex systems
• Experience with product launches and market access
• Strong technical experience in cross-functional program management and team leadership.
• Additional cross-functional experience in the areas of Manufacturing, Operations, Commercial, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, are desirable.
• Require the ability to collect information from multiple sources, synthesize, integrate, and resolve conflicting requirements and cross-functional issues
• Understand the fundamental solution being developed / deployed - its business value, roadmap, how it fits with the overall strategy or risks
• Require strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work and negotiate with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels of the organization and across companies to align plans and resolve conflict
• Require process-oriented thinking, focused on continuous improvement and lessons learned; have demonstrated ability to define and implement complex and interdependent business processes
• Require strong leadership, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Has general knowledge of regulations and standards related to medical devices (eg. FDA, ISO, QSR design controls)
• Experience with Web applications or App Development Projects / Programs
• Digital Experience in Consumer Tech, Medical Device or Healthcare
• Experience in Medical Health Records and sensitive data processing
• Experience in Project Management tools such as MS Project, Product Board or JIRA
• May required to travel up to 20%.

The base pay for this position is $144,100.00 $288,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.