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.

Primary Job Function:

• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) planning and operations execution activities, from Business Case approval to launch.

• Support achieving EPD growth targets by executing NPI and Portfolio Playbook launches on time.

• Define and maintain an NPI Ops control system.

• Be the functional leader improvements for communication and collaboration within NPI Operations team and its business partners.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the end-to-end project management for all assigned NPI projects.

• Monitor and communicate accurate and regular status updates of all assigned product launches to all stakeholders Coordinate cross-functional teams, within a matrix structure, to accomplish critical business goals. 

• Implement standardized launch planning/control processes and tools for priority and non-priority, ensure effective use by functional areas.

• Continuously streamline and improve NPI processes and tools by incorporating lessons learned and root cause problem solving during launch execution and after the launch.

• Establish best in class program governance

• Address timely response to overcome program performance issues & take appropriate actions where required.

• Regularly evaluates self and team on goal attainment; identifies and pursues relationships with key stakeholders; strives for win-wins and reflects all aspects in collaborating with key stakeholders.

• Establishes clear communication channels within the discipline and cross-functional teams for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Lead and develop all employees within the team, maintaining a highly diversified staff of professionals and coach/ mentor indirect reports.

Minimum Education:

• University Degree or bachelor’s degree in technical or scientific disciplines:  Controlling, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, Logistics Management, Technology, Pharmacy.

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical Operations (Manufacturing or Supply Chain).

• Proven experience in managing and delivering multiple projects on-time and on-budget.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within complex organization and collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders.

• Ability to structure and analyze complex situations; ability to understand and go beyond data to draw conclusions.

• Root cause problem solving and ability to learn from launches to drive continuous improvement of Operations launch management.

• Proven communication skills – in English and written and verbal; including listening and presentation skills.

Desired skills/experiences include:

• Work experience in one or more of the key operations stakeholders (Market access, marketing, sales, clinical, public affairs, regulatory, internal, and external manufacturing, supplier management, …), preferably in the context of actual product launches.

• Business exposure to international markets.

• Knowledge or experience with Abbott relevant therapeutic areas preferred.

• Strong strategy development and planning skills coupled with necessary knowledge of pharmaceutical supply chain and manufacturing activities.

• Excellent knowledge of business financial systems and tools, including NPI tool.

• Issue identification and strong problem analysis and solution development skills.

• Proficiency with common program management communication software tools (e.g., MS Project, PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel) and techniques (i.e. plans, schedules, presentations, etc.).

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