Conf_ADD IT BRM Director

The IT Director Strategic Business Partner is responsible for the IT portfolio supporting multiple key business functions (Commercial; Manufacturing; R Regulatory; Quality; etc) across a large network of R&D, Manufacturing and Sales offices for a multi-billion $USD global Abbott business. Influence and shape the technology portfolio to support the business strategy and global information management, digital and data analytics, etc. of a global workforce and customer base by delivering programs, projects and applications aligned with short-term, long-term business and IT plans and budgets. Achieve this through a strong partnership with business functional leaders, demonstrates excellent understanding of business strategies and processes, and understanding of the latest technologies, taking into account regulations and opportunities relevant to the business., * Understands and contributes to the business strategy and translates into an aligned IT strategy and portfolio of programs, projects and applications.

• Ongoing awareness of evolving regulatory requirements and applicability to the business process and IT portfolio, and influences the IT stakeholders and partners in addressing these evolutions in the most efficient way.
• Understands the business and ensures IT solutions meet the needs of the business and consults with business senior leadership on IT strategy, tools and solutions. Recommend solutions assuring fit with BU direction, strategy and priorities.
• Develops, proposes, sells and implements innovative solutions to improve business outcomes in support of the business strategies.
• Works in close collaboration with other parts of BU IT, Global Information Services, and other corporate staff departments, external partners and customers to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services, in line with agreed service levels.
• In collaboration with business leadership, shapes the portfolio of programs, projects and applications and ensures that the overall sector IT long range plan and budget are aligned.
• Oversee and control Sector IT budgets, project capital/RCE expenditures and ROI.
• Continually drive opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
• Responsible for all aspects of people leadership for the BRM team; setting expectations, coaching, counseling, developing, evaluating, and feedback
• Position based in one of the key Abbott sites in the US: Columbus, Ohio; north Chicago suburbs or Princeton, NJ.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration or another discipline relevant for the position., * A minimum of 15 years IT experience in large or mid-size multinational healthcare.
• Pharma, Medical Device or heavily regulated industries as food & beverage, aircraft; etc. with product development and manufacturing business process knowledge as related to IT is required for this role.
• Broad IT expertise in various disciplines as enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, QMS, etc.) systems development, infrastructure, change management, etc.
• At least 5 years project management experience.
• Additional experience setting IT strategy and business IT alignment.
• Excellent communication, consulting skills and program/project.
• Experience with GxP validation and large scale IT implementations (e.g. ERP, CRM, QSM, etc.)
• Experience with supplier management
• Experience leading teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams.
• Please note: candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Abbott sponsorship.

At Abbott, we’re committed to helping you live your best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we’ve brought new products and technologies to the world – in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals – that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 94,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.