Senior Manager of Global Strategy and Business Development - Abbott Laboratories : Job Details

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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. You'll 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 bachelor's 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 out of our Santa Clara, CA location in the Structural Heart Division.

Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist.

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

The Global Strategy Manager will be part of the Global Strategy team in the Structural Heart headquarters in Santa Clara, California and will develop qualitative and quantitative market insights in support of strategic business decisions.

The candidate will be expected to quickly develop an understanding of the Structural Heart space, Abbott's product offerings, key market dynamics and internal strategic processes. Essential success factors for this role include strong business acumen, attention to details, expertise in PowerPoint, ability to work independently under tight deadlines and strong interpersonal skills to liaise with cross-functional stakeholders.

What You'll Work On

• Contribute to the development of strategic plans in support of the franchises by providing market insights, opportunity assessment, competitive analyses and support the creation of ad hoc reports
• Develop presentations and strategic narrative with clear story line for executive audience
• Drive the strategic goals planning process, identifying top priorities, and coordinating functional goal setting activities
• Plan and execute key medical advisory board meetings in US and EU. This includes organizing event logistics, liaise with external vendors and key opinion leaders, identify strategic topics for discussion and support the execution of the meetings.
• Perform data analysis using raw financial data files (sales, pricing etc.) and interpret results to drive business decisions
• Manage dashboards and internal platforms for data visualization, reporting and workflow management
• Lead business unit reviews for commercial and functional performance

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required
• 6+ years of related work experience
• Experience in summarizing insights and presenting findings to management in a timely and professional manner required
• Advanced PowerPoint skills required
• Strong problem solver with proven ability to translate data into insights
• Ability to multi-task and execute multiple deliverables while meeting deadlines
• Ability to work independently, comfortable taking initiative
• Ability to travel up to 20-30%

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or other advanced degree preferred
• Experience in Medical Device, Pharma or Biotech required; experience in Structural Heart industry is desirable

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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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The base pay for this position is $146,700.00 – $293,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.