Operations Programme Manager - Witney, United Kingdom - Abbott Laboratories

Description

Find your passion in life, and do work that matters.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it's next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

With a track record of innovation and development, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Global Centre of Excellence for Medical Devices based in Witney, Oxfordshire. The site has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the FreeStyle Libre Sense system. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people's lives.

We currently have an opportunity for an Operations Programme Manager to join our Technical Services team. Technical Services is a multi-disciplinary function that forms part of the Witney Operations Organisation. The key responsibilities of the Technical Services team include; supporting strip and sensor manufacturing, leading on-market product, process and/or material changes and leading the transfer of new products and materials from R&D into Operations. The Operations Programme Manager is role will see you managing the project portfolio across the Technical Services team and will offer opportunity for cross functional interactions across the Witney site and at Division level on high profile work packages. With a high level of independence, you will define, manage, coordinate, integrate and drive division-level Technical projects associated with on-market changes and new product introductions. Working with teams from multiple departments, locations and levels within the organisation, you will balance multiple projects whilst ensuring on time and on budget delivery.

To be successful, you will be an experienced Project Manager from within a global and matrix environment, bringing proven ability in project management tools and techniques. A degree qualification is required, as is exposure to a regulated environment. Some experience in product development, manufacturing, or a scientific environment is desirable but not essential.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who takes initiative and is able to work within teams of various sizes and represent them to Senior stakeholders. Your interactions will be far reaching - you will need to have excellent communication and time management skills, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing and dynamic environment.

We're looking for someone who is excited at the thought of joining a team at the forefront of Diabetes Care innovation, and working in a fantastic modern and innovative environment.

As you'd expect from an innovative global healthcare company, we offer an excellent starting salary, and a competitive range of benefits including a defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme. Here at Witney, we also like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more

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