JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
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.
Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel
Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.
Our broad line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.
The Opportunity
The Business Analyst plans and performs business process reviews at a department or company level.
What You'll Do
* Identifies opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems and process being examined (process improvement/reengineering projects).
* Evaluates internal control systems and recommends improvements in controls (control projects).
* Works with the co-sourcing partners to plan the project, draft project reports and conduct the fieldwork, which includes interviews, process flow determination, critical analysis of activities as value added/non-value added, financial analysis, system data analysis and transaction testing.
* Administers the project time, budgeting and reporting and coordination of team schedules.
* Participates in special projects as they arise, including compliance reviews, financial audits, and due diligence reviews.
(Influence/Leadership)
* Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.
* Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance, and offering counsel.
* May lead a project team.
* Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects.
* Influences middle management on technical or business solutions.
* May interact with vendors.
(Planning/Organization)
* Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval.
* Initiates or maintains work schedule.
* Establishes priorities of work assignments.
(Decision Making/Impact)
* Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.
* Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious delays and considerable expenditure of resources.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING:
* Bachelor's degree in a related field.
* Minimum 6 years of related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Advanced degree preferred.
* Solid understanding and application of business concepts, procedures and practices. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations. Prior experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is preferred, but not required.
* Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Has a sound knowledge of a variety of alternatives and their impact on their business unit.
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The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
AVD Vascular
LOCATION:
Ireland > Clonmel : Cashel Road
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
Costa Rica > Alajuela : AVCR-1, United States > Temecula : Building D - TD
WORK SHIFT:
Ie - Coreflex (Ireland)
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable