Project Coordinator

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 114,000 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

This position, Project Coordinator, will work out of our San Diego, CA (La Jolla area) location in the Infectious Diseases group 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.

As a Project Coordinator you will:

• Assist Development: Assist in the development and implementation of company products and services, coordinating with departmental and cross-functional teams.
• Estimate Resources: Use standard techniques and tools to estimate project effort and resource requirements, collaborating with staff to understand project scope.
• Prepare Plans: Create project plans, schedules, and budgets using tools like Microsoft Project, working with staff to outline necessary tasks.
• Assist Directing Execution: Assist with assigning tasks, track schedules, identify risks, and develop contingency plans to ensure project success.
• Ensure Quality: Work with SQA to develop and execute quality plans using standard methodologies.
• Communicate Status: Prepare status reports and participate in update meetings with departments and customers.
• Resolve Issues: Collaborate with team members and customers to resolve project issues.
• Consult and Mentor: Share project management knowledge with internal groups and mentor junior project leaders.
• Stay Current: Participate in external organizations, conferences, and seminars to stay updated on industry best practices.
• Network: Develop internal and external networks to facilitate task completion.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead project teams of moderate scope and provide guidance to less experienced staff.
• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to lower-level contributors.
• Influence: Influence peers and occasionally first-level management.
• Decision Making: Plan, organize, and prioritize daily work to meet schedules, exercising judgment within defined limits.

Impact:

• Decision Impact: Decisions may affect program schedules and resource allocation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience in a design control environment
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role
• Physical requirements: lifting items up to 50 pounds for projects and standing up to 4 hours at a time at events

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of medical devices, such as IVD
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, able to multi-task
• Familiar with Smartsheet and/or Microsoft Project
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

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.

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The base pay for this position is
$79,500.00 - $138,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Project Management

DIVISION:
ID Infectious Disease

LOCATION:
United States > San Diego : 4545 Towne Center Court

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Lift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis

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.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf