Project Lead

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Abbott is a global healthcare leader th helps people live more fully 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.

Working Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work th mters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an internional 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 educion benefit - an affordable and convenient ph to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a gre place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company th 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 Austin, TX locion in the Abbott Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products th provide accure da to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. 

As a Project Lead you will manage and maintain the technical qualificion of Tier II component suppliers and supplier processes, supervise the resolution of complex technical issues and lead the supplier development team for designed components / processes. The position provides technical support and expertise to process optimizion, validion and technical leadership in tool design to custom part suppliers and team members. Drives activities the supplier(s) to ensure th production start-up through to scale up to increased volumes are achieved within ADC requirements.

Wh You’ll Work On

• Technical lead to manage large scale, complex multiple projects.

• Coordine and lead the utilizion internal/external resources to achieve project goals.

• Provide technical leadership and expertise in process characterizion, molding SIM studies, validion activities to custom part suppliers

• Support custom part suppliers in the qualificion of new and existing tools, improve process optimizion and help resolve supplier technical issues.

• Identify, Characterize and Document all key process variables included in Design Transfer.

• Optimizes the manufacturing processes suppliers to provide sustainable gains in cost effectiveness and quality improvement through capital projects, stistical analysis, design of experiments and procedural changes.

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corpore and divisional policies, GMP and performing duties as assigned by management

Required Qualificions

• B.S. Engineering or B.S. Science Degree with Engineering experience

• 5 plus years’ experience of working in a manufacturing environment in contract or OEM with preference for injection molding and/or medical device experience.

• Prior Experience of analyzing First Article Inspection (FAI) and PpK da.

• Familiarity with cGMP, FDA and ISO reguled environment.

Preferred Qualificions

• B.S. Degree in Polymer or Mechanical Engineering a plus

• Qualified in Injection Molding Process development SIM study to Master Molder level would be an advantage.

• Experience in work with tooling manufacturing sites including interacting with toolmakers and equipment suppliers for design & FAT qualificion actives.

• Equipment design and specificion with Validion experience.

• Able to demonstre DOE & greenbelt DMAIC methodologies.

• Knowledge of stamping, forming, packaging, adhesive manufacturing would be desired.

• Technical project management preferred.

• Previous experience in introducing new merials including polymer pack merial is preferred.

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Follow your career aspirions to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company th 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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The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locions, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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