Project Coordinator

About the position

This position, Project Coordinator, will work out of our San Diego, CA (La Jolla area) location in the Infectious Diseases group in Abbott Rapid Diagnostics. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and implementation of company products and services, coordinating with departmental and cross-functional teams.
• Use standard techniques and tools to estimate project effort and resource requirements, collaborating with staff to understand project scope.
• Create project plans, schedules, and budgets using tools like Microsoft Project, working with staff to outline necessary tasks.
• Assist with assigning tasks, track schedules, identify risks, and develop contingency plans to ensure project success.
• Work with SQA to develop and execute quality plans using standard methodologies.
• Prepare status reports and participate in update meetings with departments and customers.
• Collaborate with team members and customers to resolve project issues.
• Share project management knowledge with internal groups and mentor junior project leaders.
• Participate in external organizations, conferences, and seminars to stay updated on industry best practices.
• Develop internal and external networks to facilitate task completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience in a design control environment
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role
• Physical requirements: lifting items up to 50 pounds for projects and standing up to 4 hours at a time at events

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of medical devices, such as IVD
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, able to multi-task
• Familiar with Smartsheet and/or Microsoft Project
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.