Senior Regulatory Project Management Specialist

Abbott

. Lead planning, coordination, and execution of global regulatory projects supporting product registrations, submissions, approvals, and lifecycle management across international markets .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading global regulatory projects, including product registrations and lifecycle management in the medical device industry. Proficient in project planning, coordination, and execution while effectively managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder communications.

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Project ManagementRegulatory AffairsMedical Device Industry ExperienceCross-Functional CoordinationInternational Product Registrations

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Hard Skills

Project PlanningBudget ManagementSchedule DevelopmentResource PlanningRisk IdentificationMitigation PlanningProgress TrackingStakeholder CommunicationMetrics ReportingAction Plan Development

Soft Skills

LeadershipFacilitationProblem-SolvingTime ManagementCommunication

Industry Keywords

Global Regulatory ProjectsProduct RegistrationsLifecycle ManagementQuality ManagementClinical OperationsOUS ExperienceConcurrent Project ManagementFinancial Budget CycleStakeholder UpdatesCross-Functional Meetings

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead planning, coordination, and execution of global regulatory projects supporting product registrations, submissions, approvals, and lifecycle management across international markets
Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and tracking tools
Partner with Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Clinical, Operations, and other functional teams
Monitor progress, identify risks, issues, and resource constraints, and drive mitigation plans
Facilitate cross-functional meetings, establish action plans, assign ownership, and follow through on deliverables
Track and communicate project status, critical path activities, decisions, and metrics to stakeholders and leadership
Support multiple concurrent projects across geographies and balance competing priorities
Coordinate inputs for financial budget cycle activities and project decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 5 years of project management or related experience
Preferred: 6+ years relevant experience in regulatory, quality, or product management in the medical device industry
Experience with OUS / International medical device product registrations
Ability to manage large-scale, complex projects from start to finish
Experience developing project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans
Ability to coordinate cross-functional resources and manage project execution
Experience conducting project meetings, tracking progress, and communicating project status through reports and stakeholder updates
Ability to manage meetings across global time zones regularly

Benefits

Comp & perks

Career development with an international company
Free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan for qualifying employees in the next calendar year
Excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit toward a bachelor’s degree
Health and wellness benefits
Equal opportunity employer committed to employee diversity