Associate Marketing Specialist

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Associate Marketing Specialist

Working at Abbott

At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your 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 forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works onsite out of our Austin TX office supporting the Neuromodulation division. Our Neuromodulation business is an area of expertise for Abbott. This business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. Our Solutions include the ProclaimTM and EternaTM SCS systems the ProclaimTM DRG Neurostimulator the only FDA approved DRG therapy and market leading radiofrequency ablation products. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum. Our deep brain stimulation technology for progressive diseases help people manage their Parkinsons disease and essential tremor symptoms steering away from side effects.

What Youll Work On

• Collaborate with Marketing staff/management and course directors to ensure course resources such as collateral and products are shipped and returned as needed.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of demo products and marketing collateral and coordinates ordering and shipping for educational programs.
• Oversee approved lab grants and coordinates onsite support and product shipments.
• Assist with onsite execution of professional education programs as needed.
• Assist team with post-event documentation including but not limited to healthcare provider attendance tracking.
• Process healthcare provider incidental invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provide support for expenses and transparency reporting in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prepare status reports by analyzing and compiling data projections and relevant information for submission to senior management to ensure pertinent issues changes and updates are communicated.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations other regulatory requirements company policies operating procedures processes and task assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communication and collaboration with employees customers contractors and vendors at all levels.
• Cultivate a broad internal network and begin to develop an external network of resources to support tasks completion.
• Demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small well-defined projects.
• Influence peers and occasionally first-level managers to support project or task goals.
• Plan organize and prioritize daily work to meet established schedules.
• Exercise authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate actions.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• 2 years of experience in an administrative event support or related role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on tasks
• Ability to lead small projects or events involving multiple stakeholders across departments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint)
• Ability to effectively communicate with healthcare professionals and support productive relationships through educational strategies
• Occasional or regularly scheduled overtime is a requirement of this position
• Ability to travel up to 25% including occasional weekends to support courses and conferences

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare background
• Medical device background
• Experience with expense reporting Concur & Ariba experience
• Contracthub experience
• Experience with project management software such as
• Experience working in a broad and highly matrixed organization

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