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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

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

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position is responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies, working principally with senior management. Acts as the principal designer for SAP Quality Management and Patient Device Tracking solutions and their subsystems utilizing a deep understanding of available technology, tools and existing designs. For large projects with multiple systems, responsible for working primarily with management and technical specialists across functional disciplines. Supports the application and technical specialists in the multi-system application architecture.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will help lead teams consisting of other functional groups within the Abbott IT organization to establish technical strategies and the tactical plans to be positioned for the current and future needs of the business.

• Provides leadership as required in technical team projects you will be a part of. Assists IT management with technical training, guiding and evaluating less experienced IT and technical staff. May be involved in technical interviews.

• You will take a consultative approach to customers in defining or designing business processes and researching and identifying enabling technologies based on customer requirements.

• Provides strategic consultancy support to clients, Senior Application Technical Specialists and other technical architects in all aspects of enabling technologies to meet business needs. Provides guidance on application architecture design or improvement. Considers the performance impact of the architecture.

• Assess near-term needs utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities, consult with technical domain authorities and develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other processes and system priorities.

• Ally with other IT functional areas to remain apprised of project status, and inform customer management of your progress; conversely, keep the IT group's technology and service managers aware of user issues and potential potholes or resolve conflicts you are aware of.

• You will provide technical guidance of implementation projects to assure alignment with architecture and technology standards. Collaborates with database architects in application design and implementation.

• Responsible for overall compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Coaches others on compliance and procedures.

• Works closely with product vendors ensuring strategic and architectural fit, and ability of product to scale to meet Abbott requirements.

Education/Experience Desired:

• Bachelors’ Degree (Masters’ Degree preferred).

• 10+ years relevant experience with SAP Quality Management processes, including 3+ years as Application Architect.

• 5+ years in Medical Device industry, including FDA’s Software Validation and Device Tracking regulations.

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• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow 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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $95,000.00 – $190,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com