Job Description

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbotts Electrophysiology / Heart Failure Division , were advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in electrophysiology and heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

At Abbott, we offer a portfolio of products with the versatility to diagnose and manage an array of cardiac arrhythmias. These products include complete portfolio of EP catheters and capital products along with implantable devices designed to improve outcomes and reduce heart failure. Responsible and visionary clinical leadership helps us reduce the cost of health care, lessening the impact of epidemic disease on patients and their families. Our clinical successes allow us to offer an unparalleled portfolio of cardiac arrhythmia management products.

Abbott is seeking a passionate, experienced and strategic medical device expert to join our Electrophysiology Marketing team as a Global Marketing Intelligence (GMI) Manager.

This role will manage a GMI Analyst in order to provide market and competitive insights to the EPHF Division based on internally developed strategic forecasts and analyses, external market and analyst reports, and primary and / or secondary marketing research. This person will provide direction and input to strategic marketing, commercial, and forecasting related activities that are used by senior management and corporate levels of the business. Success within this position will be achieved through the ability to understand business needs and to develop and communicate strategic insights around these needs.

WHAT YOULL DO

While no job posting is completely exhaustive or representative of what job entails, see below for a list of key expectations for this role:

* Lead and develop the EP Global Market Intelligence team (will have direct reports).
* 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.
* Analyses based on understanding of available research and analytical techniques for both short-term needs and longer-term forecasts and assessments.
* Exhibit strong analytical and forecasting abilities in breaking down issues and developing solutions.
* Understand market and competitor dynamics to provide expertise on data interpretation for the marketing and commercial organizations.
* Analyze categories and companies utilizing multiple information sources (primary and secondary data) to provide actionable business insights.
* Develop executive-level presentations to communicate analyses and implications with executives across the organization.
* Manage multiple stakeholder customers in fast-moving environment to respond to ad-hoc industry analyses in addition to ongoing reporting.
* Exhibit strong organizational skills that are needed to manage vendors on cost, timing, appropriateness of methodology, and actionability of conclusions.
* Develop a network of internal and external contacts to obtain and disseminate the right information from and to the right people.
* Distill complex issues into critical components to ensure clear and concise messages.
* Support development of Strategic and Operating Plans.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOULL BRING

Required

* Bachelors degree.
* Minimum 5+ years experience working in healthcare, life sciences, or technology-based products.
* Experience working with complex product portfolios in the medical device industry. Experience with strategic product planning and commercial execution. Developed leadership skills/experience, including the ability to map task interdependencies, prioritize such tasks, and develop, monitor and live within budgets as well as the demonstrated ability to forecast major milestones.
* Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred. 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. Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
* Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
* Understanding of both the technology and capabilities of the Divisions products, market and customer dynamics, and functional operations across departments.
* Additionally, the successful candidate will exhibit: Positive attitude, leadership, desire and ability to lead the organization to ensure goals achievement, deep understanding of the complexities of market and customer needs, ability to develop, rationalize, and present strategy, strong analytical and computer skills, with working knowledge of financial models, strong work ethic, self-motivation, and resourcefulness.

Preferred

* 3+ years of marketing and/or complex market modelling experience.
* Clinical Electrophysiology knowledge.
* MBA a plus.

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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JOB FAMILY:

Marketing Support

DIVISION:

EPHF Electrophysiology & Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Texas > Austin : 6300 Bee Cave Rd Building 2, suite 100

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Minnesota > Plymouth : 5050 Nathan Lane N

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

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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