Senior Manager, R&D

Job description

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Main Purpose of the Role Use multidisciplinary engineering knowledge to manage and participate in design and development of innovative medical devices and subsystems in support of Abbott’s strategic plan. Leads and manages a team of R&D engineers developing new products and maintaining legacy products. Manages and conducts development work as part of a major project. Oversee and perform analyses to develop design specifications and performance requirements working with senior management to ensure market compatibility. Provides technical information concerning engineering techniques. Provides leadership and mentoring to R&D engineers and technicians. Job Summary: The Senior Manager of R&D in Abbott Vascular’s New Brighton location is a broad and dynamic role that spans activities that range from developing long range strat...