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.

     

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

Responsible for executing both Abbott field representative and customer training activities surround commercial launch for new Abbott EP products, beginning with pulsed field ablation. The Global Product Training Execution Lead will have a thorough understanding of the customer, their needs and the evolving competitive landscape to ensure training is effective in supporting our new EP solutions. This role is instrumental in the successful product launch of a new technology across all geographies. This self-starter will be critical in evaluating the training implementation and effectiveness then adapting for success in each geography and across future product development. 

What You’ll Work On

• Cultivate a deep understanding of the clinical applications for Abbott Electrophysiology solutions; regarded as a clinical subject matter expert, specifically in pulsed field ablation 
• Build trusted and strategic relationships with global physician partners: identifying partnering opportunities and joint projects for pulsed field ablation product training and ongoing product information 
• Engages the global field organization and education teams through frequent visits to understand and assess potential opportunities within the training curriculum to meet locally changing competitive and clinical environments 
• Oversees the process to ensure training materials and delivery strategies are updated and relevant to the needs of our internal and external customers through collaboration with Product Marketing, R&D, Clinical, and Education peers 
• Support implementation of training programs in the market to support building of a new product category, starting with pulsed field ablation 
• Innovative participation in planning immersive learning activities for new product launches (webinars, podcasts, VR, etc) 
• Collaborate and execute internal and external training activities related to new product categories (ex. Pulsed field ablation) 
• Develops metrics to assess effectiveness of educational programs and quickly implements changes to educational programs if needed 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences or equivalent. 
• Minimum 3 years training experience in a specific therapy area or equivalent sales and/or marketing experience.
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ingenuity and willingness to develop creative solutions to complex problems within defined constraints.
• Affinity for educating others.
• Understanding and expertise in the technical aspects and application of current and new products in Therapy area.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Ability to apply the fundamental concepts and practices to conduct needs assessment and design training programs.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify and explain complex topics effectively and experience developing others.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Excellent computer and software skills (experience with Microsoft Office or Adobe Creative Cloud required) in graphics, word-processing, databases, authoring programs, etc., to develop presentation materials
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Ability to travel approximately 70%, including internationally.

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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

$83,000.00 – $166,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Marketing Support

     

DIVISION:

EP Electrophysiology

        

LOCATION:

United States > Austin : 8701 Bee Caves Rd

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 75 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

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