Project Manager (Business and Commercial Operations)

Working at Abbott

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced businessfocused Project Manager to lead complex Business service operations and commercial crossfunctional business initiatives within our Toxicology business unit located in Kansas City MO. This role is critical to driving projects from ideation through commercial execution ensuring timelines scope budget and compliance requirements are met.

The ideal candidate is an individual contributor with a business operations or business generalist background who supports crossfunctional project work. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity partnering with stakeholders and contributing to medium to largescale initiatives. This role works closely with teams across Operations Quality Regulatory Software Development Finance and Product to coordinate activities and ensure progress against project goals.

What Youll Work On

• Lead and manage medium to large crossfunctional projects from initiation through completion ensuring delivery on time within scope budget quality and compliance standards

• Own integrated project plans including schedule scope risk resources dependencies and financials

• Develop and maintain key project artifacts including project charters communication plans risk and issue logs status reports and executivelevel dashboards

• Serve as the primary point of contact for senior leaders and key stakeholders providing clear concise updates and proactively escalating risks decisions or changes

• Partner closely with SMEs across Operations Quality Regulatory Product Software Development Finance Clinic Solutions and HR to gather requirements align deliverables and drive execution

• Drive alignment and decisionmaking across functions to resolve priority scope and resource conflicts

• Anticipate and manage project risks proactively addressing resource constraints scope changes and timeline impacts

• Prepare teams for business reviews governance meetings and system or software approvals ensuring readiness and documentation integrity

• Mentor and support other project leads by sharing best practices and strengthening project management discipline across the organization

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in project management with a proven track record of leading crossfunctional initiatives in SaaS clinical operations and Workplace regulated testing or similarly regulated industries.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex dependencies multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

• Strong executivelevel communication and stakeholder management skills

• Proven ability to deliver projects endtoend not just coordinate tasks

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business Life Sciences or related field

• PMP certification or actively pursuing certification

• Experience working cross functional within quality regulatory or compliancedriven environments

• Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet MS Project or equivalent

• Familiarity with Agile Waterfall or Hybrid Methodologies

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline

• Comfortable leading without authority in matrixed environments

• Decisive calm and solutionsoriented under pressure

• Strong risk identification and mitigation skills

• Financial and resource management acumen

• Ability to translate complex information into actionable insights