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JOB DESCRIPTION:

The IT Program Director will provide leadership to expedite, manage and coordinate a multitude of inter-related IT project activities globally (enterprise wide IT - US based and International affiliates) within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of projects. Position will work directly with Strategic Business and Executive IT management to establish project goals and business cases.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Lead meeting facilitation with Executive management members to assist in determining strategic IT direction.
• Assess degree to which changes to scope, issues and risks will affect projects working with division, group or senior executive management and sponsor, to gain agreement for resolution.
• Measure performance to assure the program and its projects are progressing as compared to original plan and budget.
• Lead Sr Leadership teams in developing and executing a program plan ensuring that authorized resources are obtained to make certain that all activities are performed. Gather lessons learned and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders.
• Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to program team, ancillary project teams, Division Cross-Divison, Group and Executive Management.
• Coordinate resources to ensure program and business needs are addressed through proactive priority management with business leaders.
• Maintain compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Position Accountability / Scope:

• Position has enterprise-wide IT and US / International scope. Works with Executive level management leaders to influence outcomes in support of IT strategy.

The Program Director is expected to have the proven experience and knowledge needed to ensure the successful leadership of Abbott employees across multiple divisions, independent contractors and strategic sourced consulting services across multiple projects within a program. This requires the capability to oversee highly diverse activities, multiple stakeholder groups, significant scope, schedule and resources. Directors are responsible for the most complex combination of Abbott Business Solutions and Services (BSS) and delivery integration and demonstrate an expert understanding of the appropriate methodology, tools and skills to be used. This position requires the skills needed to test hypotheses and conclusions leading to the development of innovative approaches, methodology, remove roadblocks, planning and deliverable standards in a manner that supports and reinforces high quality, effective and efficient delivery of the program. Program Directors are expected to have:

• Strong project management skills and have responsibility and accountability for formal program level management
• 12+ years of project delivery experience
• Advanced expertise in several integrated business processes across multiple major business functions primarily in areas of scope aligned with their assigned program responsibilities
• Advanced expertise in manufacturing, quality and supply chain systems (MES, LIMS, OSI-PI, etc)
• High knowledge and experience in integration of non-SAP with SAP systems, both internal and off-the-shelf software
• Knowledge of latest IT capabilities in a regulated manufacturing space.
• Experience in working with regulated applications in a life science environment.
• Experience in resolving complex business, system, change management and program delivery challenges
• Experience in project management of projects and large matrix teams responsible for scope, schedule, quality, resource management, stakeholder management, etc.
• Strong experience in facilitating resolution of cross-team integrated topics
• Strong expertise in project delivery methods, tools and templates

Program Director directly manages two diverse yet complementary leadership groups:

Project Managers. Project Managers are expected to have the proven experience and knowledge needed to ensure the successful delivery of consulting services of an individual oroject. This requires the capability to oversee the large and complex combination of services and delivery integration within their area of expertise and to demonstrate an expert understanding of the appropriate project methodology, tools and skills to be used. Team/Thread Leads. Leads have demonstrated leadership on medium, complex projects, larger, less-complex projects and major phases of very large projects. Team Leads facilitate and guide requirements gathering, analysis, development of hypotheses/conclusions, production of final reports, stakeholder and executive presentations, oversee solution delivery and quality assurance

Minimum Education:

Bachelors degree in Business, Computer science or related discipline required. MBA preferred.

Minimum Experience / Training Required:

• At least 12 years experience in project management, business systems analysis, software development or deployment, with a minimum of 9 years managing projects.

Key competencies include:

• knowledge of Life Sciences business, preferably in IT & International
• enterprise thinking with ability to build credibility within the organization
• time management
• project management mastery
• expertise in development and implementation of procedures and in-process metrics
• strong interpersonal skills (i.e. communication adaptability, meeting facilitation, negotiation, mediation, conflict management)
• ability to successfully adapt to changing requirements.
• Must be comfortable with ambiguity, demonstrate strong writing, problem solving and creative thinking skills, and ability to work effectively with conceptual structures, outlines and models.

JOB FAMILY: IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION: GIS Global Information Services

LOCATION: United States

Waukegan : J46 Floor-2

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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