Associate Product Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were 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. Youll 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 student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors 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.

The Opportunity

Our location in New Brighton MN currently has an opportunity for anAssociate Product Manager in our Vascular division. This individual will support downstream marketing initiatives and programs from concept through a 360-surround sound execution approach. This will include implementation via the U.S. commercial organization conferences and digital media.

What Youll Work On

As the Associate Product Manager you will work to implement marketing and sales strategy for a few of the organizations clinically focused core products in order to meet established sales and market share targets. You will be a key contributor in the development and execution of best-in-class tactile plans utilizing deep marketing insights to drive innovative marketing this position you will be regarded as a technical expert related to assigned products with broad knowledge of related fields. You will work closely with the U.S. commercial organization internal stakeholders and external customers.

• Build develop and execute downstream product-specific marketing strategy and tactical plans to drive U.S. marketing strategic objectives.

• Collaborate with Marketing Communications to guide messaging branding and external communications efforts. Plan and execute multi-channel marketing programs and campaigns.

• Develop manage and implement sales promotional pieces to support business strategy. Create sales tools for effective customer communications (brochures presentations messaging sales aids and other media).

• Conduct market research and thoroughly understand competitive offerings to guide competitive strategy and provide sales force with appropriate positioning and tools to differentiate product(s) versus the competition in a profitable manner that adds value to the customer.

• Participate in and support regional meetings national sales meetings and tradeshows to drive customer adoption. Gather information and develop deep knowledge of the customer experience through informal and formal means such as spending time in the field with customers and sales personnel.

• Support the U.S. commercial organization on day-to-day activities; serve as product expert and assist with troubleshooting.

• Manage conference activities create symposia presentations and build relationships with key opinion leaders (KOL) to drive customer engagement.

• Support product launch planning and execution. Work closely with Global Marketing Marketing Communications Program Management R&D and Sales Training to assess launch timelines develop marketing claims create launch collaterals design training materials and support sales force training. Collaborate with sales management to develop and execute product launches and marketing strategies.

• Manage external agency relationships to develop and execute effective marketing campaigns and use appropriate data to measure effectiveness of marketing initiatives. Assist with budget management.

• Collaborate with Commercial Excellence and Marketing Intelligence to monitor sales volume revenues and quarterly share performance.

• Work with Demand Planning to prepare sales forecasts and adjust according to performance.

• Comply with all regulatory and compliance requirements including company policies operating procedures processes task assignments.

• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees customers contractors and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or An equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Masters Degree

• Minimum 3-5 years experience working in healthcare life sciences or technology based products.

• 2 years minimum of sales marketing or clinical experience preferred.

• 4-5 years preferred of product management/marketing experience

• Experience in medical device industry preferred

• Product launch experience preferred

• Proven track record of successful project management and simultaneous execution of multiple projects

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred. Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Ability to work as an individual contributor and as a teammate in a fast-paced high-visibility collaborative environment

• Excellent verbal written and presentation skills along with interpersonal skills to communicate with team members other departments upper management commercial organization and consumers of the companys products

• Strong organizational prioritization and follow-up skills as well as attention to detail

• Strong analytical skills preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint

• Ability to quickly learn technical aspects of the product portfolio and serve as a resource for the sales field

• Natural tendency to be curious positive and creative

• Sincere empathy for the customer and a commitment to delving deep into the challenges they present or experience

• Willing to travel 15-20% (US only)

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