Have you ever wanted to make a difference? At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
Diabetes Care Kilkenny Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, expected to open in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
This is how you can make a difference at Abbott: In this role you will drive program delivery in line with the organization's project management methodology. You will be responsible for leading key elements of the Lib3rty program and acting as the program voice for your given workstream You will also take ownership of the successful implementation of a set of projects that collectively can comprise a program and manage the work of project managers.
It will be a very big plus if you can bring experience in developing projects or sites from square one.
You will be responsible for
Leading the project management activities for a given workstream/manufacturing lineDriving task & deliverable adherence to established schedule through the daily & weekly Tier meetingsDeveloping & challenging existing program schedules, where you'll bring experience with MS Project to optimize the schedule layout & flowBuild an in depth understanding of your given workstream to drive valuable input to team discussionLead problem solving workshops to identify program gapsEngage with key suppliers & vendors to assess project management capabilities versus industry standardIdentify and resolve operational problems to mitigate schedule impactEvaluate and authorize changes that significantly impact the scope, budget, or timeline of a project.Select and manage ongoing relationships with external contractors so that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.For this position you will need to bring:
Project Management experience (PMP certification or similar is desired)Ideally, experience leading large capital project at medical device manufacturing sitesUnderstanding of project lifecycle & how to manage the transition of projects from corporate concept to planning & execution at site levelMS project experience with advanced Excel experience being ideal .Experience with Manufacturing & Quality documentation.Strong communication and influencing skills.Strong problem-solving skills – ideally evidenced through leadership of workshop style sessions•Solid Presentation skills.Ability to work cross functionally and collaborate.Stakeholder management.Influencing without authorityPeople management experience is desirable but not requiredQUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Minimum Level 7 Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Science or related discipline.A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role with > 5 years' experience being idealConnect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
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