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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Diagnostic testing is a compass, providing information that helps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a range of health conditions.

Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools give you accurate, timely information to better manage your health. 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

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

In this role, as a Director, you will be responsible for identifying new market segments and opportunities based on market and customer insights while taking into account competitive environment, adjacent technologies, customer needs, and company strengths.

• You will serve as product and market expert related to market conditions, competitive activity, and reporting business results.    Accountable for providing actionable business insights implications, and strategic recommendations from analysis of secondary and syndicated market research informatio

• Create insights-driven marketing and product strategy that identifies new market opportunities within the next one to five years, taking into account competitive environment, adjacent technologies, customer needs, and company strengths

  • Synthesize complex, multifunctional inputs including customer needs (primarily from primary and secondary market research), competitive trends, category shifts etc. that impact the organization’s strategic direction

  • Create rigorous, sustainable processes for intelligence gathering within the areas of competitive intelligence, primary and secondary research, and forecasting and analytics

• Conduct deep analyses to identify and project key industry trends and construct scenarios and implications for the organization

  • Develop and refresh market assessments and knowledge base for direct and adjacent industries

  • Design and execute strategic forecasts and analyses using scarce data to develop informed and insightful estimates that impact the business.  Lay out well-thought-out rationale for key assumptions and inputs.

• Become market insights / market intelligence expert within the organization. 

  • Perform hands-on market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting and analysis and/or collaborate with functional experts in these areas as needed

Work closely with cross-functional members of the organization in order to collaborate closely and leverage institutional knowledge and expertise

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING :

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 8 years related business experience or MBA with 6 years related experience

• Management consulting or healthcare strategy experience preferred

Also critical for success:   

- Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills  

- Excellent oral and written communication skills (including presentation and listening skills)  

- High energy level and positive attitude

- Integrity and professionalism  

- Initiative and self-motivation

- Strong work ethic  

- Career ambition  

- Organizational skills and attention to detail  

- Leadership and team orientation; ability to work with others; ability to work in a matrixed environment  

- Strong interpersonal skills 

- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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