Global Training Project Coordinator at Abbott Laboratories

Job Title

Global Training Project Coordinator

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks. 

This position works out of our Santa Clara, CA location in the Abbott Vascular division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

The Global Training Project Coordinator provides project coordination support to the Global Training Organization and general administrative support to one or more managers or directors as assigned. May provide back up support to higher-level management as needed.

What You’ll Work On

• Coordinates critical training projects and activities including project management, managing to milestones, coordinating training curricula, maintaining records, managing LMS administration, creating reports and business updates, coordinating training courses and program logistics
• Communicates with a wide array of stakeholders including internal Global Training Leadership, Global Trainers, regional trainers and marketers, and customers, including physician faculty
• Coordinates and maintains departmental files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and government regulations
• Basic to intermediate knowledge and understanding of business processes and requirements
• Frequently handles confidential or business-sensitive information
• Follows purchasing and requisition procedures, Corporate Security and Privacy Rules, Corporate Branding Guidelines, and Copy Center procedures (if applicable)
• Uses basic to intermediate software skills to perform work as assigned
• Uses and understands Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software, including the Corporate Travel Web site, and employee performance management systems (as applicable). Coordinates new employee office set-ups and onboarding
• May support tracking budget expenditures, maintaining and manage calendars, including meeting and travel scheduling and domestic and international travel arrangements; proactively identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts; managing correspondence, processing expense reports, meeting/event planning; creating or modifying business documents, preparing presentations from source materials

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience. Some college preferred
• Minimum 5 years of previous experience or equivalent
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Suite, and Outlook

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.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.

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