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:

Diagnostics

We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.

The Opportunity

This Cardiometabolic Product Manager position works out of our Lake Forest, IL office location in the Diagnostics division.  

The Global Product Manager, Cardiometabolic is responsible for the strategy, global market development, product management and support of multiple cardiometabolic assays with contributions to strategy and commercial support for the Cardiometabolic platforms broadly. The scope of this position is to define the portfolio strategy with supporting business cases, contribute marketing inputs to drive R&D projects, and to develop and execute marketing strategies and tactical programs to achieve business plan objectives, goals, and P&L commitments, as well as ongoing business management including analysis, forecasting, and budget management of programs supporting the commercial success of these product lines globally. 

What You'll Work On

• Develop and execute annual and long-term marketing plan for current and future products, establishing strategies and tactics to deliver on cardiometabolic sales growth and profitability goals.
• Understand global trends and market dynamics (health care professional, retail health, consumer/patient, managed care organizations, government, CMS, NHS, industry, competitive, adjacent categories).  
• Conduct market research projects to generate stakeholder insights and identify desired unmet needs.  Develop and deliver robust business cases to propose innovation opportunities.  Provide marketing inputs to drive R&D programs.
• Develop global product launch plan including forecasts for new offerings. Interface with operations to continue to provide global demand forecast post-launch.
• Design and develop, in cooperation with business unit marketing communications leaders, and regional marketing: all collateral support material, including brochures, slide presentations, etc. needed for training and promotional activities.
• Coordinate with global and regional marketing counterparts to drive continuous improvement in marketing approach, processes, program and launch execution.  Support with key sales trainings & national/regional sales meetings, as needed.
• Identify clinical and HEOR evidence gaps.  Collaborate with global marketing colleagues, medical and scientific affairs, division HEOR and regional market access to prioritize strategic needs for post-market studies to further develop the market.  Drive execution and completion of such projects through to publication as applicable.
• Accommodates flexible and non-standard work schedule, work setting and travel to permit for collaboration with global work teams

Required Qualifications

• 4-year College or university degree preferably in the sciences or marketing.
• 5- 7 years in product management/marketing within global healthcare, diagnostics or medical device organization.
• Proven self-starter who works with minimal guidance exhibiting initiative and a mindset to continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams from idea to launch.
• Demonstrated strength in written, and verbal communication skills with proven ability to interact directly with leadership to drive strategy and investment decisions.
• Excellent analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA
• Strong knowledge of diagnostic industry, with proven track record of success in strategic planning, market development, value messaging development and launch excellence.
• Familiarity with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, point-of-care testing, and an understanding of sales.

     

The base pay for this position is

$95,000.00 – $190,000.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Management

     

DIVISION:

CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and Informatics

        

LOCATION:

United States > Lake Forest : J55

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 25 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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