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. **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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 works out of our Austin, TX location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. **What You’ll Work On** The Sr. Program Manager will work with an influence, a wide variety and number of highly skilled and experienced technical managers in the following areas: Commercial, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing. The incumbent will be highly visible to the upper management within ADC and will be expected to interface with sister divisions, international affiliates, vendors, third party manufacturers, and customers **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree, preferably in science or technical related field + Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in areas such as: manufacturing, engineering, project management and R&D. + The individual needs a broad business perspective, knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes. International and/or domestic regulatory/QA knowledge is desirable. Strong project experience and an ability to influence others are essential. + Proven leadership ability with superior communication skills including listening, verbal, presentation and written. + Strong strategy development and planning skills coupled with necessary knowledge of diagnostics development, manufacturing and supply activities. + Issue identification and strong problem analysis and solution development skills. + Exceptional workload management and organizational skills. + Demonstrated team player and ability to work in a globally oriented work environment. + Proficiency with common program management communication software tools (e.g. MS Project, PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel, ProChain) and techniques (i.e. plans, schedules, presentations, etc.). + Strong knowledge of business financial systems and tools. **Preferred Qualifications** + Advanced degree is beneficial and preferred. Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en) **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx) 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 www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews. The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com