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.

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.

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 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

This position is located at our Lake County IL or St Paul, MN locations in the Business and Technology Services (BTS) organization.

As a Sr Manager of IAM Services, you will be the primary evangelist and critical thought leader of Abbott’s Identity & Access Management strategies including Access Governance, Privileged Access Management, and Entra ID Security. You will be responsible for leading and managing the teams responsible for these IAM strategies and planning and oversee current IAM programs, platforms, and projects to ensure they are successfully executed and align/support Abbott’s overall Identity Strategy.

What You’ll Work On

Lead and manage the technical teams responsible for each IAM strategy.

Evangelize IAM Strategies with Identity teams, peer teams, IT Leadership, and divisional application owners.

Evolve current IAM Strategies to align with enterprise changing needs.

Lead technical projects and teams to Architect, design, develop, and implement identity management solutions using SailPoint IdentityIQ, Microsoft Identity Manager, Entra ID, and BeyondTrust Password Safe / Privileged Remote Access.

Consult on security policies, standards, and guidelines, working to make security requirements clear and accessible and develop reference architectures and reference implementation patterns.

Drive elimination of technical debt within the existing Identity platform as part of a continuous modernization and optimization approach.

Ensure successful transition of project deliverables to support / maintenance /operations teams.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/ Engineering or related area or the equivalent of HS Diploma plus 10+ years of total work experience in the same type of role

Advanced degree/ relevant professional certification preferred.

Minimum of 5+ years implementing enterprise IAM solutions or related /similar environments including SailPoint IdentityIQ, BeyondTrust Password Safe / Privileged Remote Access, and Entra ID.

Minimum of 5+ years developing technical strategies, architectures, and roadmaps

Preferred Qualifications

A strong background in technical design / architecture

Excellent oral and written communication, presenting, meeting facilitation, negotiation, decision making, and problem-solving skills.

Must have 5+ years’ experience implementing software within a structured Quality based SLC process.

Experience working in an FDA-regulated business (e.g., validated software related to medical, pharmaceutical, or life sciences products) is preferred.

Strong ability to know your audience and structure communication and presentations to Abbott application owners, and senior leadership on aspects of complex technical scenarios while maintaining appropriate functional and technical level for the audience.

Experience working in matrix global organization with strategic sourcing partners where success requires broad orchestration of resources and services.

Support business and technology strategy and planning by leveraging knowledge in both technical and business areas.

Assess issues/problem encountered and recommend an appropriate solution.

Able to articulate vision and strategy for complex and innovative technical undertakings.

Able to deal with ambiguity and make expert judgments in situations where no precedent exists.

Experience with advanced IAM reporting leveraging Microsoft SQL, Power BI, etc.

Apply Now

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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The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.