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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:

Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan 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 worldwide 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
The Informatics Senior Program Manager will work out of our Willis Tower, IL Lake Forest, IL or Charlottesville, VA locations in the Informatics Business Unit in Abbott Rapid Diagnostics.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. 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 from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

What You'll Work On

This is a highly visible role responsible for leading two strategic, multi-year Informatics transformation programs: An enterprise Cloud-based platform implementation and Salesforce re-platforming initiative. The role is accountable for end-to-end program delivery from concept through deployment, ensuring alignment across Informatics stakeholders, business leaders, and external vendors. Success is measured by delivering both programs on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

• Provide day-to-day program leadership, governance, and decision-making across two concurrent transformation programs.

• Lead complex multi-year programs from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment to scope, schedule, and cost.

• Define program strategy, roadmap, milestones, resources, and success metrics.

• Drive enterprise Cloud solution implementation including migration strategy, architecture alignment, and deployment.

• Lead Salesforce re-platforming including redesign, migration, data integrity, and business adoption.

• Manage cross-functional collaboration across R&D, IT, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Business teams.

• Direct and oversee vendor and system integrator performance, including contracts, deliverables, and SLAs.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and issues.

• Manage program budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking to ensure cost control.

• Establish governance frameworks, including steering committees and executive reporting.

• Lead Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) and ensure effective team execution.

• Ensure compliance with Informatics Quality Systems and global regulatory standards.

• Drive stakeholder alignment and executive communication across all levels.

• Oversee documentation, reporting, and program deliverables.

• Conduct technical and operational risk assessments across systems and platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems required.

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in program or project management.

• Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-year transformation programs.

• Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Experience with Salesforce or CRM transformation initiatives.

• Strong vendor management and stakeholder leadership experience.

• Experience in regulated industries such as healthcare or diagnostics preferred.

• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

• Ability to travel to Lake Forest, IL for business meetings as needed. This role is on site and is not hybrid nor remote.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or MBA.

• PMP, or Agile certification.

• Experience with SDLC.

• At least 10 years of experience in Program/Project management including increased responsibility in large scale multi-million-dollar programs/projects.

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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 abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is

$129,300.00 - $258,700.00

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

JOB FAMILY:Product DevelopmentDIVISION:CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and InformaticsLOCATION:United States > Lake Forest : J55ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:United States > Charlottesville : 915 E High StreetWORK SHIFT:StandardTRAVEL:Yes, 10 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf