Abbott Hiring for Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering at St. Paul, Minnesota Full Time

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Senior Manager, System Engineering – St. Paul, MN

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

The System Engineering Senior Manager , at our Little Canada/St. Paul, MN location, will play a key role in this fast growing, highly visible group, designing and developing electromechanical medical devices in Abbott’s Electrophysiology medical device division. In this role, you will provide functional and technical leadership for the Imaging and Mapping systems engineering team.

Each employee can make a difference at Abbott. Each employee is empowered, both individually and as a team member, to influence the success of the company. We are team-oriented, fast-paced engineering organization and consider ourselves progressive thinkers and problem solvers. We value our team members and their respective great ideas, and aim to foster an environment where collaboration and support from internal and external resources work together to accomplish our goals.

Responsibilities include:

• System engineering team leadership: Communicating to senior management as required including technical presentations, status updates, and program reviews as required.

• Working with program managers and other functional managers to allocate people and resources per plan and budget. Ensuring the team is aligned with meeting program timelines and milestones. Participation in formal design reviews.

• Serving as liaison between R&D and marketing, regulatory, quality, operation and other non-engineering departments

• Promoting and supporting the development intellectual property.

• Coordinates and manages resources to meet detailed project timelines and milestones.

• Hiring and ensuring the team is comprised of diverse, highly qualified staff who have the technical competencies/proficiencies to meet current and future engineering needs.

• Coaching, mentorship, and constructive feedback to the team to increase technical proficiency, provide career development and growth.

• Remains current on developments in field(s) of expertise, system engineering best practices, regulatory requirements, as well as industry trends.

• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Biomedical, Computer, or other related Engineering or Physics/Applied Mathematics

• 10+ years of progressively increased work experience in a high technology research and development environment

• Strong leadership skills and experience managing an engineering team

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Must be able to effectively communicate information succinctly at multiple levels in the organization.

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model

• Project Management: Strong organizational, planning, and budgeting skills

Preferred

• 5+ years of experience in a regulated medical device space or similar environment

• Master’s Degree in related engineering

• Statistical analysis, or similar tool set

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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