Project Lead

Job description

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,200 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.

Our broad line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.

Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

In this role you will drive program delivery in line with the organization's project management methodology. You will be responsible for leading key elements of the Vessel Closure Expansion program and acting as the program voice for your given workstream You will also take ownership of the successful implementation of a set of projects that collectively can comprise a program and manage the work of project managers. It will be a very big plus if you can bring experience in developing projects from square one.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the project management activities for a given workstream/manufacturing line

• Driving task & deliverable adherence to established schedule through weekly Tier meetings

• Developing & challenging existing schedules, where you’ll bring experience with MS Project to optimize the schedule layout & flow

• Build an in depth understanding of your given workstream to drive valuable input to team discussion

• Lead problem solving workshops to identify program gaps

• Engage with key suppliers & vendors to assess project management capabilities versus industry standard

• Identify and resolve operational problems to mitigate schedule impact

• Evaluate and authorize changes that significantly impact the scope, budget, or timeline of a project.

• Select and manage ongoing relationships with external contractors so that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.

For this position you will need to bring:

• Project Management experience (PMP certification or similar is desired)

• MS project experience with advanced Excel experience being ideal .

• Experience with Manufacturing & Quality documentation.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills – ideally evidenced through leadership of workshop style sessions

• Solid Presentation skills.

• Ability to work cross functionally and collaborate.

• Stakeholder management.

• Influencing without authority

• People management experience is desirable but not required

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Level 7 Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Science or related discipline.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role with > 5 years’ experience being ideal

The base pay for this position is N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job family Engineering

Divisione AVD Vascular

Sede di lavoro Ireland > Clonmel : Cashel Road

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Viaggiare Not specified

Controllo medico Yes

Attività lavorative significative Not Applicable