Abbott

IT Applications Manager

Abbott • $99K — $198K *
Madison, WI 53711In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in IT or product/project management.
  • 3+ years of experience with large implementations using SDLC methodologies.
  • 3+ years of experience leading technology teams on project implementations.
  • Certification in at least one Epic admin-level application.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product owners and business partners to align tech solutions with business strategies.
  • Plan and deliver integration programs for products from acquisitions.
  • Set priorities for delivery with business solution teams.
  • Support governance board in adjusting platform priorities as business needs change.
  • Manage system monitoring and performance for assigned platforms.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Supportive work environment focused on employee engagement and morale.
  • Complex matrix environment offering cross-functional collaboration.
  • Focus on innovative technology solutions.
  • Work culture that emphasizes adaptability and responsiveness to change.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Manager, IT Applications is responsible for managing one of the Epic Application teams in Abbott's Cancer Diagnostics division. This position performs a key role in leading their team in the delivery of technology for critical business processes, integration of acquisitions, and partnering with enterprise architecture to plan, design, and deliver an highly-customized and innovative global IT eco-system. The candidate must collaborate with business and technology teams to maximize the value of the platform by balancing unique functional requirements with the design principle for common configuration solutions to optimize risk, cost, and speed of delivery. Additionally, this role is also responsible for the professional development of the analysts supporting the applications, providing feedback and opportunities for education, growth, and leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    • Collaborate with product owners and business partners across multiple business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies.
    • Plan, design, and deliver programs to integrate products and processes from acquisitions onto assigned enterprise platform(s).
    • Propose delivery priorities with multiple business and/or business solution teams.
    • Support a cross-functional enterprise platform governance board to establish, recommend, and adjust priorities with changing business needs.
    • Collaborate with enterprise architecture to position the platform within the overall Abbott enterprise architecture and strategy, identifying, and managing integration dependencies and plans.
    • Ensure adequate system monitoring and reporting is established for assigned platform(s); measure the performance of platforms and participate in incident management activities for critical incidents, outages, or other performance issues.
    • Guide the evaluations of new IT solutions, make product selections, and lead implementations.
    • Oversee a process for intaking, prioritizing, and delivering incremental releases of functionality.
    • Closely work with process owners from various departments to build and maintain process workflows scalable across the business/various business units.
    • Accomplish results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
    • Supervise staff; including, but not limited to, organize, and prioritize work, write/conduct performance reviews, train/develop, and manage work performance.
    • Communicate goals clearly to employees to ensure understanding and success in achieving them.
    • Motivate and inspire employees to do their best work through coaching.
    • Maintain morale and support employee engagement initiatives.
    • Work independently with little oversight and direction, maintaining organization while multi-tasking.
    • Make excellent use of communication skills.
    • Operate in a cross-cultural and complex matrix environment and build consensus across functions.
    • Demonstrate adaptability and ability to work nimbly in ambiguous situations and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances
    • Demonstrate ability to negotiate, mitigate conflict, build alliances, and achieve desired results using strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills.


Minimum Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
    • 5+ years of experience in information technology or product/project management experience.
    • 3+ years of experience in large and complex implementations related to assigned platform and using program management and software development lifecycle (SDLC) project management methodologies.
    • 3+ years of experience directly or indirectly leading a technology team or cross functional project team on implementation of a technology solution.
    • Demonstrated project delivery involving complex business workflows or system architectures.
    • Professional working knowledge of a variety of software and hardware solutions; multi-vendor environments and hybrid environment of on premise, co-located, and cloud-based services.
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office.
    • Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.
    • Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
    • Certification in at least one Epic admin-level application.


Preferred Qualifications
    • Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar or relevant role.
    • Applicable certifications/proficiencies with preference given to Epic Cheers (CRM), Campaigns, MyChart, and Care Everywhere.
    • Professional working knowledge in Health Care or Biotechnology.
    • Professional working knowledge with agile delivery methodologies.


The base pay for this position is
$99,300.00 - $198,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
IT Services & Solutions Delivery

DIVISION:
ONCO Cancer Diagnostics

LOCATION:
United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Learn more about Abbott
Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
NASDAQ
ABT
* Ladders Estimates

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