Senior Project Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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. Youll 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 student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors 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 Alameda CA location in the 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. Were revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

The Senior Project Coordinator provides organizational support to the Artwork and Packaging Department by working directly with a cross functional team to coordinate and execute activities related to the development of packaging and labeling items for the launch and maintenance of Abbott Diabetes Care products.

What Youll Work On

• Responsible for coordinating with an internal cross functional team consisting of R&D Regulatory Legal Purchasing Operations and Quality to develop packaging and labeling items for new products or revisions to existing products.

• Responsible for coordinating the efficient use of Artwork and Packaging resources to meet deadlines for new product releases and product revisions.

• Issues Engineering Changes and modifies Bill of Materials in Agile for packaging and labeling components.

• Responsible for coordinating the translation of packaging and labeling items with language translation agencies.

• Responsibilities may include estimating and managing budgets for artwork and packaging project deliverables.

• Responsible for interpreting project schedules and escalating project timeline risks to management.

• Accountable for preparing the necessary packaging and labeling items to meet project launch timelines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree preferably in Communications or Marketing or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Minimum of 1 year of work experience including coordinating and executing project activities

• Ability to read and interpret project schedules.

• Strong proofreading ability and attention to detail is required.

• Must demonstrate strong problem-solving techniques.

• Solid written and oral communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills must be service oriented

• Computer literacy with both PC and MAC platforms

• Software literacy levels desired: Microsoft Office Suite: Mid level experience

• Ability to work on premises for core working hours of department.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in legal aspects of packaging trademarks and promotions is helpful but not a required.

• Understanding of FDA regulatory issues related to medical device products and/or diabetic disease states is helpful but not required.

• Background in print production is preferred but not required.

• Good time management skills; ability to set priorities and remain flexible to changes

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: 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.

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In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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