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Job Description
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.
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.
Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
Our location in Sylmar, CA has an opportunity for an
IT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The IT Business Relationship Manager
will be responsible for working closely with Abbott Medical Devices Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM)
Manufacturing, Distribution, Labeling and Analytics
business partners and serve as the liaison between business partners and shared services delivery teams to ensure that business needs and requirements are being addressed across Plan, Build, and Run areas. Responsible for demand management, IT Capital and Expense financial projections, planning, and oversight of IT systems. Responsible for identifying technology solutions to meet evolving business needs with an excellent understanding of the application and technology lifecycle management. Candidate should be aware of the evolution of technologies and consider regulations relevant to the business area.
STRATEGIC THINKING
Building and maintaining expertise on the IT portfolio for CRM globally. Proactively analyze business processes; elicit, analyze, and document business requirements; identify alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and make recommendations typically seeking to leverage new or existing IT technology components.
Champion change and innovation. Stimulate creativity, innovation and open to new ideas.
Constant awareness of corporate IT standards, technology trends, evolving regulatory requirements and their applicability to the business process and IT portfolio, and influence the IT stakeholders and partners in addressing them in the most efficient way.
Manage collaboration and partnership with Corporate IT Services including Plan/Build/Run teams.
BUSINESS ACUMEN
Understand the business and ensure IT solutions meet the needs of the business.
Understand the specific challenges and opportunities linked to the regulatory, legal and economic situation across countries and business units.
CONSULTING
Consult senior leadership on IT systems lifecycle, tools and solutions.
Recommend solutions assuring alignment with organization direction, vision and priorities. Where needed, involve area or functional BRM and IT business consultants, as well as external expertise.
Develop, propose, and implement innovative solutions to improve business outcomes in support of business strategies.
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Partner and collaborate with key IT staff and other Abbott divisions to support cross divisional business initiatives and explore IT synergies and efficiencies.
PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Good understanding of project management process, best practices and documentation. Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
PEOPLE SKILLS
Responsible for maintaining healthy and conflict-free relationship between the business customer and the IT delivery teams. Responsible for creating and ensuring a productive, collaborative, and friendly team environment.
COMPLIANCE
Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures. Operate with broad goals and objectives. Has direct impact on capital budget, expenses and project completion.
DECISION MAKING
Make strategic decisions that impact Business and IT. Shared decision authority for IT budget and project activities. Manage initiatives that span multiple virtual teams across the world and different cultures.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL BRING :
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Master's or bachelor's degree in
computer science, engineering
or related field of study relevant for working in technology. (Preferred Masters in STEM)
Project Management certified (e.g., Prince2, PMI/PMP) (preferred)
Preferred certificates - SAP certificates, Software validation / Life Cycle management (e.g., GAMP 5), IT Service Management certified (e.g., ITIL) and Cloud Foundations certified (e.g., AWS, Azure)
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
8+ years international business experience (working for multi-national/Global) ? 3 years in project management.
Strong experience in engaging with
Manufacturing, Quality or R&D business environment
and solid understanding of ERP, accounting/Finance or R&D systems, or planning/forecasting solutions.
Proven track record in IT-Business roles like functional application support, architecture, key user roles, project management, etc.
Experience with
Manufacturing systems
(e.g.,
SAP or MES, etc.)
high level knowledge.
Working experience in regulated environments like
Healthcare/Pharma/MedTech,
etc. Good overview of key processes in pharmaceutical industry.
IT compliance & governance experience.
Working experience in the application life cycle domain: requirements definitions with business, applications selection, deployment, support, upgrade, interfacing, and decommissioning.
Experience managing accounting / Finance and R&D process improvement.
Experience in developing and implementing applications in an
FDA/GXP environment
(e.g., SAP, ERP, CRM, QSM, Model N, etc.)
Experience managing teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams include ERP, preferably using Cloud, and Analytics.
Preferred Experience:
Proven track record in Supply Chain, Consulting, Project Management.
Pharma/Medical Device commercial, development, and manufacturing business process
knowledge, as related to IT.
Strong organizational skills including program/project governance.
Experience with Data Management ? data gathering / data harmonization / data models / reporting / analytics.
Experience with visualizing data in PowerBI / Tableau
Experience with analyzing data in Databricks / Python
Strong interdisciplinary, intercultural, and networking skills
Strong influence and negotiating skills.
Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en)
Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
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 and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is $112,000.00 - $224,000.00. 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
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.
Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
Our location in Sylmar, CA has an opportunity for an
IT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The IT Business Relationship Manager
will be responsible for working closely with Abbott Medical Devices Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM)
Manufacturing, Distribution, Labeling and Analytics
business partners and serve as the liaison between business partners and shared services delivery teams to ensure that business needs and requirements are being addressed across Plan, Build, and Run areas. Responsible for demand management, IT Capital and Expense financial projections, planning, and oversight of IT systems. Responsible for identifying technology solutions to meet evolving business needs with an excellent understanding of the application and technology lifecycle management. Candidate should be aware of the evolution of technologies and consider regulations relevant to the business area.
STRATEGIC THINKING
Building and maintaining expertise on the IT portfolio for CRM globally. Proactively analyze business processes; elicit, analyze, and document business requirements; identify alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and make recommendations typically seeking to leverage new or existing IT technology components.
Champion change and innovation. Stimulate creativity, innovation and open to new ideas.
Constant awareness of corporate IT standards, technology trends, evolving regulatory requirements and their applicability to the business process and IT portfolio, and influence the IT stakeholders and partners in addressing them in the most efficient way.
Manage collaboration and partnership with Corporate IT Services including Plan/Build/Run teams.
BUSINESS ACUMEN
Understand the business and ensure IT solutions meet the needs of the business.
Understand the specific challenges and opportunities linked to the regulatory, legal and economic situation across countries and business units.
CONSULTING
Consult senior leadership on IT systems lifecycle, tools and solutions.
Recommend solutions assuring alignment with organization direction, vision and priorities. Where needed, involve area or functional BRM and IT business consultants, as well as external expertise.
Develop, propose, and implement innovative solutions to improve business outcomes in support of business strategies.
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Partner and collaborate with key IT staff and other Abbott divisions to support cross divisional business initiatives and explore IT synergies and efficiencies.
PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Good understanding of project management process, best practices and documentation. Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
PEOPLE SKILLS
Responsible for maintaining healthy and conflict-free relationship between the business customer and the IT delivery teams. Responsible for creating and ensuring a productive, collaborative, and friendly team environment.
COMPLIANCE
Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures. Operate with broad goals and objectives. Has direct impact on capital budget, expenses and project completion.
DECISION MAKING
Make strategic decisions that impact Business and IT. Shared decision authority for IT budget and project activities. Manage initiatives that span multiple virtual teams across the world and different cultures.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL BRING :
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Master's or bachelor's degree in
computer science, engineering
or related field of study relevant for working in technology. (Preferred Masters in STEM)
Project Management certified (e.g., Prince2, PMI/PMP) (preferred)
Preferred certificates - SAP certificates, Software validation / Life Cycle management (e.g., GAMP 5), IT Service Management certified (e.g., ITIL) and Cloud Foundations certified (e.g., AWS, Azure)
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
8+ years international business experience (working for multi-national/Global) ? 3 years in project management.
Strong experience in engaging with
Manufacturing, Quality or R&D business environment
and solid understanding of ERP, accounting/Finance or R&D systems, or planning/forecasting solutions.
Proven track record in IT-Business roles like functional application support, architecture, key user roles, project management, etc.
Experience with
Manufacturing systems
(e.g.,
SAP or MES, etc.)
high level knowledge.
Working experience in regulated environments like
Healthcare/Pharma/MedTech,
etc. Good overview of key processes in pharmaceutical industry.
IT compliance & governance experience.
Working experience in the application life cycle domain: requirements definitions with business, applications selection, deployment, support, upgrade, interfacing, and decommissioning.
Experience managing accounting / Finance and R&D process improvement.
Experience in developing and implementing applications in an
FDA/GXP environment
(e.g., SAP, ERP, CRM, QSM, Model N, etc.)
Experience managing teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams include ERP, preferably using Cloud, and Analytics.
Preferred Experience:
Proven track record in Supply Chain, Consulting, Project Management.
Pharma/Medical Device commercial, development, and manufacturing business process
knowledge, as related to IT.
Strong organizational skills including program/project governance.
Experience with Data Management ? data gathering / data harmonization / data models / reporting / analytics.
Experience with visualizing data in PowerBI / Tableau
Experience with analyzing data in Databricks / Python
Strong interdisciplinary, intercultural, and networking skills
Strong influence and negotiating skills.
Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en)
Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
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 and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is $112,000.00 - $224,000.00. 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
Key Skills Required
ManufacturingHTMLProject ManagementArchitecturePythonAWSNetworkingAccountingAzureAlternative SolutionsAnalyticsAwarenessBusiness ProcessCardiac Rhythm ManagementCareer DevelopmentCollaborationComplianceComputer ScienceConsultingCreativityData ManagementDecision MakingDemand ManagementDevelopmentDocumentationFinanceForecastingGovernanceHealthcareInfluenceInnovationIt ComplianceIT Service ManagementLeadershipLifecycle ManagementManagementManagement ProcessMedical DeviceMedical ScienceNegotiatingOrganizational SkillsPartnershipPeople SkillsPharmaceutical IndustryPolicies and ProceduresProcess ImprovementProgram ManagementProject CompletionProject GovernanceProven Track RecordRegulatory RequirementsReimbursementReportingScienceSecurityService ManagementSoftware ValidationStrategic ThinkingStrategySupply ChainValidationInternational
Job Overview
Job Function: IT/Computers - Software & Software Services
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: Not Specified
Experience Level: Not Specified
Salary: $112,000 - $122,000 / Annual Salary
Experience: 8 - 9 yrs
Contact Information
Company about us: Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world. With a diverse portfolio of life-changing technologies, we are committed to helping people live healthier, fuller lives at every stage. Our company is driven by a strong mission to provide innovative solutions that address...
Company Name: Abbott
Recruiting People: HR Department
Website: https://www.abbott.com/
Headquarter: Abbott Park, Illinois, USA 60064-3500
Industry: Hospital / Healthcare
Company Size: 10000+ Employees
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