AbbottSenior Project Leader
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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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. You’ll 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 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.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Project Leader AI, you will play a critical role in advancing enterprise AI initiatives, with a primary focus on supporting the development, deployment, and operationalization of AI‑enabled capabilities across the organization. This includes cross‑functional coordination, delivery planning, and process enablement to drive successful execution of key AI programs.
In addition, the role includes project management and reporting responsibilities for Braze in‑app messaging initiatives, supporting customer engagement programs through structured execution, performance tracking, and stakeholder communication.
This role requires strong collaboration across technical, commercial, analytics, and marketing teams to ensure seamless execution of complex, cross‑functional programs in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities. This is an onsite role in Alameda, CA.
What You’ll Work On
Lead and coordinate end-to-end project planning and execution for AI-driven initiatives, including scope definition, delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and resource alignment.
Partner closely with Data Science, Engineering, IT, Analytics, Commercial, Regulatory, Quality, and other stakeholders to enable successful design, development, and deployment of AI solutions.
Facilitate cross-functional alignment to prioritize AI initiatives based on business value, feasibility, and resource availability.
Establish and maintain project governance, risk management, and issue resolution practices for AI programs.
Drive process improvements, documentation standards, and best practices to support scalable and repeatable AI delivery.
Support change management, stakeholder communication, and adoption planning for AI-enabled tools and workflows.
Track progress, risks, and outcomes for AI initiatives, providing clear status updates and executive-ready reporting.
Manage project planning and execution for Braze in‑app messaging initiatives, including timelines, deliverables, and cross-team coordination.
Partner with Marketing, Customer Engagement, and Analytics teams to support campaign setup, deployment, and operational readiness.
Coordinate reporting and performance tracking for in‑app messaging, ensuring insights are communicated clearly to stakeholders.
Support segmentation, personalization, and testing initiatives by aligning project execution with data and analytics capabilities.
Identify process optimizations and documentation needs to improve efficiency and consistency in Braze execution.
Monitor Braze campaign effectiveness and provide insights for continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline appropriate to the project or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 8 years of related work experience.
Has successfully led several high complexity projects from beginning to end.
Hands-on experience partnering with Data Science and Engineering teams on AI/ML initiatives, with working knowledge of model development workflows, data pipelines.
Demonstrated expertise in PM tools and processes
May be required to travel up to 20%.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/
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.
Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers
The base pay for this position is
$130,700.00 – $261,300.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Project Management
DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION:
United States > Alameda : 2601 Harbor Bay Parkway
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 20 % of the Time
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)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO\_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO\_Spanish.pdf