Product Manager, Infectious Disease - Lake Forest, United States - Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories

Verified Company

Lake Forest, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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.
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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
Our Rapid Diagnostics division currently has an opportunity for a Product Manager, Infectious Disease in Lake Forest, IL.

The Product Manager will take primary responsibility for managing on market products and new product launches across product lifecycle management globally for a Vectorborne disease, Waterborne disease & Oncology franchises.

The Product Manager will be responsible for Strategic thinking and execution to achieve business objectives.

What You'll Work On

Strategy

Develop franchise strategy, in close collaboration with other functions and leaders
Define and drive future product roadmap to meet growth goals

Alignment

Drive and coordinate franchisespecific marketing activities, promotions, and projects with other functions
Maintain effective internal alignment on growth goals, messaging and positioning with all relevant functions and internal stakeholders
Be the internal champion for customer needs. Drive connectedness with both customers and sales.

Product Management

Establish market research needs, commission and execute research as needed
Drive segmentation, targeting and positioning through quantitative and qualitative analysis, segmentation tools as well as customer and sales insights
Develop and own branding and messaging for competitive advantage
Articulate differentiated value propositions for target customer segments
Develop global launch plans, articulated by region, and drive them in close collaboration with sales, R&D, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and others
Develop and leverage relationships with key opinion leaders and influencers among customers
Leverage health economics and evidence building for competitive differentiation and market creation
Define clinical studies key outcomes and focus to substantiate value proposition

Marketing Activities

Develop, refine and iterate marketing plans to achieve growth goals
Drive execution of marketing plans with internal and external partners
Plan and execute promotional campaigns, with materials and collaterals
Maintain accurate and current competitive intelligence, preempt competitors and develop appropriate and timely responses

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree is required.
5+ years of business experience in a class III medical device company or equivalent, including product, market or program management experience.
A thorough understanding of product and market development with a strong understanding of data development.
Strong healthcare business acumen, strategic thinking, commercial focus and customer skills.
Exceptional project management skills.
Must be adept at handling multiple assignments and accomplish these projects within budgetary guidelines and within agreed upon timelines.
Ability to foster collaboration, influence others outside of reporting structure and work collaboratively across a matrix structure.
Analytical skills enabling financial modeling, business analysis and progress tracking and visibility.
Ability to work with US and International internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to predict, prevent/identify and address obstacles impeding progress.
Seasoned judgment acquired through organizational experience and a demonstrated record of achievements in successfully building a business.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills; the ability to lead a crossfunctional team.
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