Project Manager II

About the role

This position manages product transfer projects or a significant subsection of a large R&D program, focused on transitioning products from development into manufacturing and commercialization. As an Operations Transfer Project Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and deliver a successful transfer into manufacturing, ensuring readiness for scale, regulatory compliance, and supply continuity.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams through transfer planning and readiness activities, including process validation, manufacturing readiness, and supply chain alignment
• Develop and manage integrated transfer plans, including milestones such as design transfer, validation, pilot builds, and launch readiness
• Drive execution of NPI-to-Operations transfer deliverables ensuring alignment with cost, quality, and schedule objectives
• Utilize project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet) to build and track detailed transfer schedules and dependencies
• Cook up with functional teams to define critical path activities and resource needs
• Partner with Operations to ensure manufacturing readiness, workforce training, supplier qualification and readiness
• Support capacity ramp and production scaling
• Communicate with all levels of the organization to represent the objectives, risks, and needs for the program
• Lead activities across numerous functions to meet the objectives of a given program including scope and schedule
• Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans
• Develops plans with core members to eliminate and/or mitigate risk. If risks cannot be mitigated within the core team, determines appropriate means to communicate and elevate issues to appropriate individuals within the organization
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve transfer efficiency, cycle time, and execution consistency
• Works closely with functional core team leaders and mentor when necessary
• Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies and by working with quality engineering team to develop and execute project quality plans
• Resolve project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate
• Selects methods and techniques to lead a project to completion
• Maintain a safe and professional work environment
• Comply with worldwide medical device regulations including U.S. FDA, company policies and Good Manufacturing Practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science equivalent
• 5+ years of experience required for progressively responsible experience in engineering or related technical discipline
• Demonstrated expertise in Project Management tools and processes
• Has successfully led several high complexity projects from beginning to end
• Proven track record leading complex cross-functional projects through transfer or commercialization
• Experience managing risk, dependencies, and execution in matrixed environments

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) qualification preferred
• Experience in Project Management tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet
• Requires strong leadership, influencing and negotiation skills
• Experience with complex mechanical devices
• Ideally the candidate has a general knowledge of regulations and standards related to medical devices (e.g. FDA, ISO, QSR design controls)
• Knowledge of Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), design transfer requirements, supplier qualification and manufacturing readiness

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Company Information

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.