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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Senior Project Manager, Pediatric Nutrition
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. Youll also have access to:
- 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 bachelors 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.
The Opportunity
The Senior Project Manager, Pediatric Nutrition, reports to the Business Relationship Manager, Pediatric Nutrition within the Internal Agency, Creative + digital Services. The Sr. Project Manager is responsible for supporting the planning, development, scheduling, and execution of marketing communications programs and materials that align with Abbott Nutritions business objectives. This role serves as the key integrator between brand teams, agency partners, and internal departments, ensuring seamless delivery of consumer, healthcare professional (HCP), and retail-facing initiatives.
What Youll Work On
Brand Partner Relationship Management
- Help manage AMP (Annual Marketing Plan) updates and communicate changes to agency partners and creative team
- Maintain and update agency SOW/budgets across brands
- Develop and manage holistic timelines
- Support the development of integrated programs that meet brand strategies, business objectives, timing, and budget requirements.
- Participate in brand planning and take ownership of AMP administration post-approval.
- Oversee day-to-day activities with internal teams and external agencies to ensure timely and high-quality program delivery.
Program & Project Management
- Organize and lead brand/agency status meetings; provide detailed meeting recaps and track action items.
- Administer and enforce agency partner RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) matrices.
- Own integrated project timelines and manage assumptions, risks, and impacts.
- Coordinate sub-tasks and communications across agency partners.
- Facilitate business and research updates from brand teams.
- Engage agency partners in weekly brand/MLR (Medical, Legal, Regulatory) meetings as needed.
- Ensure all programs meet brand, marketing, medical, regulatory, legal, quality, timing, and budget standards.
- Support the development of a planning calendar to align organizational priorities and streamline execution.
- Assist in managing marketing programs across print and digital channels.
- Communicate program updates and requirements to brand teams and agency partners.
Execution & Delivery
- Manage timelines, budgets, and resource allocation across multiple projects.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks to maintain workflow efficiency.
- Partner with project management and production leads to ensure flawless execution.
- Ensure compliance with Abbotts medical, regulatory, and legal guidelines.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors degree in Marketing, Business, or related field preferred.
- 5+ years in an agency environment in client services or project management roles.
- Strong project management skills.
- Knowledge of healthcare and/or consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing.
- Excellent problem-solving and organizational abilities.
- Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with diverse teams and departments.
- High marketing acumen and strategic thinking.
- Proactive, independent, and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Ability to lead and influence within a matrixed organization.
- Professionalism and diplomacy in managing stakeholder relationships.