Program Manager, Digital Solutions (mfd)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Program Manager Digital Solutions (m/f/d)

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Munich site Laralab GmbH in the Medical Devices division.

Abbott Medical Devices is a global leader in providing life-changing technology for the treatment and management of people living with chronic conditions including Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Pain and Movement Disorders.

The Digital Solutions organization reports into Abbott Medical Devices and is responsible for leveraging digitally enabled technology to improve disease detection and diagnosis procedural planning and execution and chronic care delivery to provide our customers with best-in-class experiences that support our collective mission to improve patient outcomes.

What Youll Work On

The Program Manager Digital Solutions (m/f/d) leads the planning execution and delivery of digital health initiatives with a strong focus on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions supporting improved planning and execution of cardiovascular procedures. This role bridges clinical technical and business teams to implement innovative digital solutions that enhance patient care engagement and operational efficiency. You will collaborate with internal cross-functional stakeholders as well as external partners to build our next generation of digital offerings.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Lead development and deployment activities for digital health products and platforms designed to improve the planning and execution of medical procedures through the integration of advanced digital tools (e.g. AI ML) and enhanced data exchange/interoperability across hospital systems (e.g. EHR PACS).
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead cross-disciplinary teams including engineering clinical product and external vendors.
• Project Management: Develop and manage detailed project plans timelines budgets and risk mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders leadership and external partners.
• Compliance & Quality: Ensure programs meet regulatory privacy and security standards (e.g. HIPAA FDA privacy).
• Reporting: Provide regular updates to leadership on program status KPIs and outcomes.
• Process Development: Identify areas of opportunity to improve business processes and design/deploy solutions for predictable program execution and effective reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in relevant field (e.g. engineering data science software)
• Minimum of eight (8) years of program management or equivalent working experience in medical device development or other regulated industry
• Proficiency in German and English
• Proven track record managing complex multi-stakeholder projects
• Strong leadership communication and analytical skills
• Results oriented with focused urgency prioritization skills and the ability to recognize/escalate issues appropriately
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving technologies and industry trends
• Creative problem solver agile mindset
• Proven ability to manage to plan and to clarify and resolve issues and actions effectively
• Excellent reputation for building relationships across various levels of an organization
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced and changing environment and work with minimal direction
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
• Ability to execute with quality
• Ability to work effectively on a global team

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or similar certification
• MBA or other related advanced degree
• Familiarity with machine learning natural language processing or predictive analytics in a clinical setting
• Experience with AI technologies in healthcare and EHR systems (e.g. Epic Oracle)
• Experience with interoperability standards (FHIR HL7 SMART on FHIR)
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Agile or hybrid project management methodologies
• Medical device development experience
• Experience working in a regulated business (e.g. validated software related to medical pharmaceutical or life sciences products)
• Experience in digital technology preferably in the health or medical space
• Travel: 20% (including international)

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.

We ask for your understanding that we only consider online applications via our online application portal. Applications by email or post cannot be processed. Original documents will not be returned.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Project Management

DIVISION:

MD Medical Devices

LOCATION:

Germany > München : Herzog-Heinrich-Straße 13

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1