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ABOUT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS:

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health. Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our Lake Forest, IL location currently has an opportunity for a Global Product Manager, Endocrinology/Metabolic.

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

The product manager supports the development and management of a successful, sustainable Immunoassays franchise, ensuring delivery of exceptional customer value and business targets. Acts as a subject matter expert on our products/solutions, and manages the product area day-to-day, in line with the global marketing plan and in collaboration with area teams. Proactively identifies new opportunities to grow and differentiate the franchise and collaborates across the organization to effectively develop and launch new products and solutions on-time and on-budget.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively manages all aspects of the product line, evolving to stay ahead of the market and keep relevant to the global and local markets.

Strategic responsibilities include:

• Development of business cases to support product development or enhancement
• Input into annual marketing plan based on business objectives, franchise strategy and commercial area needs.
• Ability to sell ideas internally, align multiple stakeholders to a common goal and drive projects forward to deliver business objectives.
• Develop & execute robust launch plans across multiple functional areas and geographies. Closely documents and reports on launch plan, anticipates and mitigates and risk to timing, scope or budget.

Tactical responsibilities (day-to-day) include:

• Execution of marketing mix as defined in marketing plan
• Act as technical expert/SME for product to business and all key stakeholders
• Full responsibility for lifecycle management
• Communication of product related communications/issues
• Proactive identification and resolution of potential product or market issues
• Engage and influence commercial area teams, R&D, regulatory etc. to set and meet launch timings, budgets and business strategy & objectives.
• Supports the commercial area teams to deliver on the franchise business goals.
• The position requires the ability to understand the technology and capabilities of Abbott products, market and customer dynamics – including competitive assessment. The candidate must be highly organized, self-directed and goal-oriented with the ability to manage many tasks/projects and adapt in a rapidly changing environment

Accountability

• Achievement of franchise revenue, margin objectives, market share and brand over the long term.
• Achievement of successful launches on-time and on-budget, achieving agreed KPIs.
• Achievement of annual goals and sustaining tasks

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING  

Required

• MBA or relevant Masters.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience with 2+ years of marketing is mandatory.
• A combination of some sales and/or laboratory experience preferred.

Marketing experience should include one or more of the following:

Healthcare product launch, new product development, market assessment, voice of customer research, sales tools/messaging and/or future trend analysis (payer, gov’t policy, clinical practice, etc).

Desired Industries: Diagnostics, Hospital Laboratories, MNC Healthcare company (eg pharma, med device), Major Hospital or Payor Network.

Preferred:

• MedTech or Life Sciences undergrad.
• Candidate must have demonstrated career trajectory, industry agility, global aptitude and have examples of project management ownership & discipline.
• Has demonstrated leadership ability to influence without authority & collaborate with other functions, such as R&D and Sales.

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:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

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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