Project Manager at Abbott

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.

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.

Our diagnostic solutions are utilized in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics worldwide. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions, ranging from heart attacks to blood disorders, infectious diseases, and cancers.

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.
• 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.
• 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 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

We are hiring a Project Manager to join our Abbott Core Diagnostics division, based in Irving, TX.

In this role, you will drive results by leading cross‑functional teams and delivering high‑quality outcomes across multiple On‑Market projects within our Instrument Operations portfolio. You’ll partner closely with engineering and business stakeholders, combining project execution with strategic insight.

This position also provides PMO leadership and analytics support, including metric analysis and PMO‑wide continuous improvement initiatives. If you’re energized by collaboration, innovation, and making a measurable impact, this is an opportunity to lead projects that truly matter.

What You’ll Work On Project Planning & Execution

• Lead project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated project plans (IPPs), schedules, and detailed Gantt charts.
• Clearly define and manage project scope, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria.
• Create structured work breakdown structures to guide execution and tracking.

Schedule, Budget & Resource Management

• Track project schedules, ensure milestone achievement, and proactively manage dependencies.
• Monitor project budgets, report variances, and recommend contingency or corrective actions.
• Assign and manage project team resources, clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

Risk & Issue Management

• Lead project risk assessments and develop risk management and mitigation plans.
• Identify issues early, apply structured problem‑solving methodologies, and drive resolution with cross‑functional teams.
• Recognize downstream impacts of decisions and actions on project outcomes.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead and influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority to deliver agreed‑upon objectives.
• Foster a collaborative work environment that supports team effectiveness and accountability.
• Support team development by providing performance feedback to functional managers.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Build and execute stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
• Prepare and present project status, progress, and review reports to management and leadership audiences.
• Under guidance, deliver project update and gate review presentations to Business Unit leadership.

Governance & Documentation

• Ensure compliance with internal project management, design control, and stage‑gate processes.
• Maintain required project documentation, including design history files where applicable.
• Support continuous improvement by reviewing consolidated metrics (including supplier performance) and recommending improvements across the PMO.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRINGMinimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management or related experience.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex timelines
• Demonstrated experience with project planning tools, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Strong communication skills, with experience presenting to management and senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of structured project management methodologies (e.g., PMI-based, stage gate).
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to stay calm under pressure. Adept in conflict resolution

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential.

• Ability to influence without authority

• Clear, concise communicator

• Results-oriented with strong attention to detail.

• Proven ability to manage project critical paths across investigations, design reviews, and design transfer or product improvement initiatives, including work executed with Third‑Party Manufacturers (TPMs).

• Demonstrated experience leading and negotiating TPM relationships, including aligning cross‑functional teams, resolving conflicts, and fostering productive, long-term external partnerships.

• Experience in **medical devices (IVD)**and/or automation and informatics within the medical field, with working knowledge of applicable regulations and standards related to the design, integration, evaluation, and commercialization of diagnostic systems.

• Experience operating in a regulated environment with demonstrated compliance to U.S. FDA regulations, applicable regulatory requirements, and internal company policies, procedures, and quality system processes.

• Ability to maintain effective, collaborative working relationships and communicate clearly with employees, customers, contractors, suppliers, and external partners at all organizational levels.

• 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 base pay for this position is

$78,000.00 – $156,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Project Management

DIVISION:

CRLB Core Lab:

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-8

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

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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• English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

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• Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf