Manager, Process and Test Automation

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.

Applies advanced scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete complex assignments related to one or more technical fields or disciplines. A principal Engineer has full knowledge of other related disciplines beyond their own.

• Identify, plan, and conduct medium-size technical projects across engineering disciplines, requiring custom, risk‑managed execution plans, investigations, and / or equipment.
• Translate automation requirements into new solutions.
• Responsible for identifying, developing, and communicating product, process, and equipment requirements to automation equipment suppliers. Identify process and equipment solutions to drive equipment performance including increased uptime, faster equipment speeds, lower process scrap, and overall higher process throughput.
• Drive process improvement efforts on automation equipment. Detect and isolate sources of variation and perform root cause analysis on automated processes. Propose and implement process and automation improvements to drive consistency in process, eliminate scrap, reduce re‑work, increase equipment uptime, and improve overall process performance.
• Advance technical and functional area expertise. Identify new technologies and techniques to drive advancement of processes. Recommend improvements to Engineering policies and procedures.
• Experience in automated test system design for manufacturing.
• Perform economic analysis and feasibility studies to inform decision‑making about competing alternatives.
• Takes ownership for achieving financial targets with clear understanding and focus on life‑cycle costs.
• Conduct internal and external benchmarking to inform strategic planning and continuous improvement.
• Design experiments by gathering data from a variety of sources and conduct detailed analysis to answer strategic business and engineering questions.
• Explore multiple alternatives, integrating regulatory and operational needs and cost‑benefit analyses to design and implement complete solutions to complex problems.
• Ensure quality and effectiveness of key results of major processes within the function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of mitigation strategies.
• Maintain awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
• Share knowledge and technical expertise with other teams/divisions.
• Act as the prime technical contact on contracts.
• Interact with senior management and external stakeholders on significant technical matters.
• Communicate effectively using a variety of formal and informal media to a diversity of stakeholders at different levels of the organization.
• Cultivate open, honest relationships with colleagues, contractors, leadership, vendors and other stakeholders by developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments.
• Comply with all regulations and standards for quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, Abbott Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable.

• Bachelor’s Degree (± 16 years) in engineering, science, or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Minimum 6 years of significant engineering, project management, and/or operational experience.
• Experience leading & influencing cross‑functional teams.
• Subject Matter Expert on a related discipline.
• Career history marked by a consistent series of technical contributions and accomplishments.
• Significant contribution to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will be equally recognized.
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