ABBOTT LABORATORIES Product Manager, Commercial/Digital Partnerships - Abbott Diabetes Care Salary in the United States

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Exciting opportunity to join Abbott's Diabetes Care division, home of the revolutionary continuous-glucose-monitor, the FreeStyle Libre. This is a  marketing  position in our US Commercial group, where you will be responsible for executing new and existing partnerships in the diabetes space. As product manager, you will focus on interacting with external partners and alliances to ensure successful execution of these partnerships.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Product Manager, Commercial/Digital Partnerships serves as a leader in the ongoing management of ADC's product lines and partnerships in the US market. Key responsibilities include executing marketing and sales strategies, providing on-market support and driving successful partnership programs.

• This role will work on US-specific strategic partnerships with an aim to achieve common agreed upon goals with respective partners in US commercial.
• Work with cross functional teams and business development to identify strategic partners, provide inputs from US perspective, help to complete agreements and successfully execute partnerships post-agreement.
• Provide feedback to help define global product partnership strategy, including product profile, target product positioning, competitive position, pricing, branding, distribution, etc.
• Provide strategic guidance on the development and maintenance of packaging and labeling.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4 years’ experience, with at least two years’ experience in marketing or product management, or an MBA with 3 years of related experience.  Previous experience in IVD, Medical Devices or a related health care industry is strongly preferred

The following skills and experience are critical for success:

•            An understanding of the U.S. healthcare, regulatory and pricing environment

•            Proven ability to work and communicate across a matrix organization and ability to lead projects

•            Excellent oral and written communication skills; proficient in English

•            Experience getting alignment with external stakeholders

•            Possess strong analytical skills, business and financial acumen, and capable of effective use of market research, forecasts and business analytics

•            Demonstrate strong customer orientation/focus

•            Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel

•            Knowledge/experience within the digital health space (preferred, not required)