Senior Project Manager Clinical Research

About the role

The Senior Project Manager Clinical Research role at Abbott is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and oversight of complex clinical research programs and studies through cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include managing project timelines, budgets, resources, and risks while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and company objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute detailed project plans to achieve overall program goals.
• Lead, coordinate, and/or participate on cross-functional team activities from Concept Phase through Product Launch Phase.
• Meet program development requirements, cost goals, quality objectives, and time-to-market objectives.
• Analyze complex problems including those related to project risks, identifying their impact and establishing probabilities.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business and quality standards.
• Understand and comply with applicable EHS policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the Quality System.
• Travel up to 20% of the time domestically and may include international to support organizational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering, Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 8-10 years experience with complex, technical program or project management.
• Competent in project planning and management with strong decision-making, problem-solving, and demonstrated good judgment.
• Working knowledge of new product development methodologies.
• Aptitude to work on problems that are complex in scope, involving multiple competing factors.
• Experience in using various types of databases and other computer software.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree preferred.

Skills

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools.
• Aptitude to work independently and in groups, including cross-functionally.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company.
• Free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan.
• Excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.
• Recognition as one of the best places to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• Recognition 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.

Pay

$100,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year, depending on specific locations.

Schedule

Full-time, with occasional travel up to 20% of the time domestically and may include international.