Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.
World Leader in Glucose Monitoring, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Centre of Excellence in Witney for the development and manufacture of electrodes and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. The site has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives.
About the role
We currently have an opportunity for an Associate Project Manager to join our team, providing pivotal support to the ongoing activities around research and development, with a focus on clinical studies, data management & statistics, new product introduction and design change projects. In this role, you will execute the management of small to medium sized cross-functional site projects from inception to delivery, including all stages of planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. Taking responsibility for building project teams as applicable, you will oversee stakeholder engagement, communications planning, risk mapping, project schedules and timelines, and facilitate progression of project related activities. You will also maintain all relevant project documentation, including but not limited to project plans, schedule/work breakdown structures, meeting minutes, and reports, providing progress updates to teams as appropriate. Your interactions will be wide, and you will work with many teams across our business, including R&D, Statistics, and the wider Operations groups.
Main purpose of role
Leading and participating in management of development and departmental improvement projects through the effective use of Project Management methodologies and Project Management tools resulting in successful project outcomes.
Main responsibilities
- Responsible for managing medium scale projects and deliverables within agreed constraints of time, cost, and quality.
- Working with Clinical Affairs and R&D Project managers, to define plan and implement projects.
- Developing good working relationships with internal functions, external suppliers, to facilitate achievement of project deliverables.
- Capable of working independently and leading a small project team to successfully achieve project outcomes.
- Chairing and leading project meetings. Coordination activities from development and identification of change through to implementation within Clinical Affairs.
- Generation of change documentation in Agile and creation to support on-market change and new product introduction projects.
- This position requires the ability to collect information from multiple sources, integrate and resolve often conflicting requirements and drive an organization through the various issues to result in successful project outcomes.
- Must be able to adapt to changing requirements and meet project commitments.
To be successful, you will bring experience from a project based role and will have been a key part of a project team, with a good understanding and experience of applying project management methodologies. An advanced level education is required, along with strong skills in MS Office and experience with project planning tools.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who takes initiative and is able to work within a small team, but also interact on a wider business scale, leading and influencing where necessary. You will need to have excellent communication and time management skills, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
We’re looking for someone who is excited at the thought of joining a team at the forefront of Diabetes Care innovation and working in a fantastic modern and innovative environment.
In addition to a competitive salary, Abbott offers a highly attractive benefits package which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. Of course, things are a little different right now, but in general, we like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more!
