This is an onsite role at Abbott location in Des Plaines, IL 6 DP1 and J55 Lake County. This is NOT a remote role/opportunity.
The Opportunity
Partner with Molecular Diagnostics Quality and R&D leaders to align business priorities with technology solutions that drive compliance, innovation, operational excellence, and business value. This role serves as the primary IT relationship partner for the Quality and Research & Development organizations, while providing secondary support to Commercial functions based on business priorities and portfolio demand.
As a trusted liaison between business and IT, you will identify opportunities, define requirements, prioritize technology investments, and coordinate the delivery of digital solutions while ensuring alignment with quality, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Primary Business Domains:
- Quality: Quality systems, compliance processes, regulatory requirements, audit readiness, CAPA, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Research & Development: Research, product development, laboratory operations, scientific applications, data management, and collaboration platforms.
- Commercial (Secondary Support): Commercial systems and business initiatives supported based on organizational priorities and team capacity.
What You9ll Do
- Serve as the primary IT partner for Quality and R&D business functions, with secondary support for Commercial.
- Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders to understand goals, challenges, and opportunities.
- Translate business needs into requirements, solution options, and technology roadmaps.
- Support demand intake, prioritization, portfolio planning, and technology investment decisions.
- Coordinate delivery of projects and enhancements, including requirements, testing, stakeholder engagement, and adoption activities.
- Partner with architecture, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, and application teams to implement effective solutions.
- Support application lifecycle management, issue resolution, compliance activities, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Communicate project status, risks, recommendations, and business value to leadership and stakeholders.
Education and Experience You9ll Bring
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor9s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Life Sciences, or related field; or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of experience in IT, business relationship management, business systems, consulting, product management, or project delivery.
- Experience partnering with business stakeholders to define requirements and deliver technology solutions.
- Experience leading or coordinating cross-functional business and IT initiatives.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of application lifecycle management, cybersecurity, privacy, data integrity, and regulatory compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Diagnostics, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Sciences, or other regulated industries.
- Experience supporting Quality systems, compliance processes, or Quality Management functions.
- Experience supporting R&D, laboratory operations, product development, or scientific data environments.
- Experience supporting Commercial organizations and customer-facing capabilities.
- Knowledge of enterprise applications, analytics, workflow, content management, and integration technologies.
Misc: This is an onsite role at Abbott location in Des Plaines, IL 6 DP1 and J55 Lake County. This is not a remote role/opportunity.
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The base pay for this position is
$99,300.00 6 $198,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:IT Services & Solutions Delivery
DIVISION:BTS Business Technology Services
LOCATION:United States > Des Plaines : DP01
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:United States > Lake Forest : J55
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable
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)
