Global Product Manager - Upstream Marketing

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes coronary drug-eluting & bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices, peripheral stents, peripheral & coronary atherectomy devices, and thrombectomy devices.

Our location in Santa Clara, CA, currently has an opportunity for a Product Manager for Global Imaging & Physiology. This role will be responsible for contributing to the on-going success and growth of the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and coronary physiology products business. In this role, you will represent Upstream Global Marketing on cross-functional teams/groups for your assigned projects and help develop new products or enhance existing product(s) or product line(s). You will provide technical and product expertise to the downstream and commercial teams on products on the roadmap.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Main Responsibilities

·  Collect and interpret voice of customer (VOC) input and monitor competitive activity in order to define market requirements and contribute toward market research to help inform the business plans
·  Monitor, analyze, and evaluate product performance, domestic & international market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor activity to identify market and/or new product opportunities for the product/service.
·  Develop the business case for new opportunities including defining the market and customer needs, financial modeling and data analysis to quantify the sales and profit, value proposition and assessing the strategic fit
·  Collaborate closely with R&D to translate customer requirements into innovations
·  Work with clinical, regulatory, R&D and other functions to help inform the pipeline strategy
·  Provide leadership by representing the customer with internal project teams. Manage the marketing aspects of projects involving cross functional groups
·  Provides leadership for assigned programs as the product expert to downstream and commercial marketing teams and with customers. Partners with downstream and commercial teams to develop initial launch and communication plans
·  Prior experience and comfort presenting to, working with, and negotiating with cross-functional teams to execute global market strategies and actionable market plans to advance the business and generate value within a portfolio
·  Understands project timeline and makes and presents recommendations based on risk analysis when project is off course.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Qualifications

Required

·  Bachelors Degree with at least 4-6 years related experience, with at least one yr experience in marketing or product management, or MBA with 1-3 yrs related experience.
·  Product management experience in medical products or services preferred. Strong presentation & communication skills, strategic planning, critical thinking and analysis of market conditions.

Preferred

·  Strongly Preferred Experience conducting market research, obtaining VOC input, and translating into customer requirements for new products.

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.

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
$109,300.00 – $218,500.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Management

     

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

        

LOCATION:

United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

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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