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Abbott

Assoc. Product Manager

Abbott, Austin, Texas, us, 78716

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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 Title

Associate Product Manager

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 high employer contribution

Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

Our location in

Austin, TX

currently has an opportunity for an

Associate

Product Manager, Low Voltage (LV)

. This is a fully onsite role.

Abbott Cardiac Rhythm Management Global Marketing is looking for a strong leader that wants to make a difference in the

transvenous pacemaker space

. In this role, you will own a critical part of the commercialized transvenous pacemaker & accessories portfolio, drive share acquisition through strategic initiatives, and play an integral part in future product launch execution.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

:

Manage LV product downstream marketing globally for assigned products and/or markets, providing marketing strategy, guidance, and support.

Generate expert level brand, market, and competitive analyses

Develop annual marketing plans to grow product sales, profit, and share

Create and execute marketing campaigns that generate measurable wins

Collaborate with DVP, AVPs, and R.D.s to create a unified strategy and cohesive tactical execution plans

Work closely with the U.S. Commercial team & Finance to ensure alignment

Gain buy-in from commercial leadership and ensure execution of marketing plans

Forecast product demand and sales for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning

Create competitive marketing strategies and tactics that defend and take share

Collaborate with the CRM Education team to develop, implement, and update product training for the sales force on an ongoing basis

Collaborate with the CRM Education team to generate strategic opportunities for KOL and AHP engagement

Collaborate with the CRM Marketing Communications team to ensure best-in-class collateral development for supporting sales execution

Lead new LV product launches

Lead cross-functional teams in the development and execution of product launch plans and critical milestones

Identify product positioning, value propositions, and key messaging in conjunction with the Marketing Communications team

Collaborate with Upstream Marketing counterparts to provide market insights and condition the market for product launches

Identify market entry strategies with the Reimbursement team

Develop podium and publication plans with the Clinical team

Create market development plans with global marketing teams

Work with the education team in developing field and physician training plans and ensure optimal training execution

Create and align the go-to-market strategy with Commercial leadership, including key performance indicators, segmentation, and account/customer targeting

Forecast launch demand to ensure adequate product supply

Develop KOL strategy and create physician champions for the product

Collaborate with Public Affairs in deciding and executing appropriate media communications

Track and report launch progress to senior leadership and key stakeholders regularly

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required

Bachelor's degree

Typically requires 2+ years of experience with or exposure to sales and/or marketing in the following areas: healthcare, medical devices, or medical diagnostics to develop the competence required to meet the skills and responsibilities of the position.

Strong written and verbal communication capabilities required

Willing to travel 40%, including extended overnight and global (as the pandemic permits)

Must know how to win friends & influence people

Must be proactive and results oriented

Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of applications

Preferred

MBA strongly preferred

Class III device product launch experience is strongly preferred

Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking, and analytical skills

Please note that the salary range listed is our full grade range. We usually hire based on the mid-point.

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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 (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $75,300.00 - $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com