ABBOTT LABORATORIES Marketing Specialist Salary in the United States

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

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

As the Marketing Specialist you will support the HCP Marketing organization in the development and execution of Health Care Professional Marketing highlighting the best-in-class product portfolio of continuous glucose monitors.

What You’ll Work On​

• Responsible for the development and creation of marketing resources. Works with agencies and graphic design partners to build engaging materials that comply with brand standards and Regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a coordinator for the team’s Trade Show and Conferences by leading core team meetings, working closely with the Meeting and Events team, and assuring the various meeting components are executed efficiently, allowing for unique HCP engagement opportunities
• Manage the print and fulfillment of Marketing materials, ensuring approved materials are delivered to the end user in an efficient manner. Collect reports on print fulfillment and look for trends to optimize and manage spend
• Organize and execute vendor agreements - Responsible for vendor management including vendor onboarding, vendor agreements, generation of purchase orders, and budget tracking
• Maintain the Veeva CLM library of marketing resources, assuring that materials are current and approved. Communicate to the US Field Teams, announcing when new materials are available, and when items need to be removed from distribution as needed.
• Lead the monthly Field Insights Team (FIT) meeting to capture field feedback on marketing strategies and resource plans. Facilitate a two-way dialog with marketing and sales to maintain a strong collaboration. Demonstrate curiosity and connection with the FIT team throughout the year and capture feedback. Send a monthly summary to Leadership of feedback collected.
• Comply with regulations and requirements, company policy, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments

Key Success Factors.

• Project management skills—ability to manage complex projects and programs. Ability to pull the appropriate level, functional and geographic functions together to support initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills—has frequent contact with key opinion leaders and broad customer contact as well as interfaces with senior-level management from cross functional groups and geographies to facilitate product related decisions. Ability to translate product, clinical and scientific information into meaningful Consumer and Healthcare Professional messaging
• Strong team player—ability to work as a key member of the global marketing team who is accountable to global strategic marketing leadership team as well as the product division and geographical marketing
• Analytical skills—ability to develop therapy and disease models, market and customer segmentation, creative, and messaging

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree

• At least 1 year experience in the healthcare field or in a related area

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Detail oriented

• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders

• Ability to interact and communicate in a professional manner with external customers and vendors

• Proficient in Microsoft word, powerpoint, excel, and database management

• Familiar with a variety of marketing activities, practices, and regulations preferred

• Familiar with the healthcare industry and regulations preferred

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

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.

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