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About the Role

Abbott is seeking a passionate, experienced strategic medical device marketing leader to join our Heart Failure team in Austin, TX. This high-visibility role will drive tactics for market development and penetration for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 portfolio, revolutionizing the treatment of heart failure.

Responsibilities

• Leads the establishment of the marketing vision and annual objectives, goals, strategies, and key initiatives for the US marketing organization.
• Manages a team of high-performing individuals and provides informal and formal coaching.
• Conducts regular performance assessments.
• Executes global product launch planning, including business objectives, product positioning, and key selling messages.
• Leads cross-functional teams to develop revenue growth programs, competitive insight, and proactive positioning.
• Manages monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets.
• Effectively allocates resources to meet established business goals.
• Leads planning activities including development and execution of product commercialization strategies and tactics.
• Builds relationships with key opinion leaders and customers to help develop/drive marketing strategies.
• Serves as the focal point for the Heart Failure team regarding product and market knowledge, planning/execution, and achievement of business objectives.
• Directs and coordinates Marketing and Market Development activities toward accomplishment of business goals and objectives.
• Establishes Marketing project priorities and allocates resources and workload.
• Understands competitive offerings and provides commercial organizations with appropriate positioning and tools.
• Ensures appropriate training and education is provided to personnel involved in the use or application of division products.
• Develops and executes marketing strategies through cross-divisional collaboration, planning, and influence.
• Analyzes results of executed strategies to assure achievement of company sales and profit objectives.
• Works with internal business partners to develop integrated marketing plans to drive product mix and grow Abbott’s Heart Failure franchise.
• Trains, coaches, mentors, and evaluates team members and support group personnel.
• Prepares and manages annual department budget.
• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback.
• Sets goals aligned to department plans and manages execution through coaching and mentoring.
• Maintains a safe and professional work environment.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, science/engineering, nursing, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible business experience in a medical device or pharmaceutical company or equivalent.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience at a managerial (supervisory) level, including prior manager-level leadership experience at a medical technology company preferred.
• Extensive experience including launch of US medical products.
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to effectively prioritize projects that align with corporate priorities.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multi-tasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in a timely manner.
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to travel up to 35%.

Skills

• Marketing acumen
• Leadership acumen
• Clinical acumen
• Competitive acumen
• People management
• Project management
• Communication
• Organizational skills
• Planning skills
• Follow-up skills
• Teamwork
• Cardiology experience
• Heart failure space experience
• Field experience
• Cross-division business unit model experience

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• Standard
• Travel required

Experience Level

• Managerial (supervisory) level
• Manager-level leadership
• 10+ years of experience
• 3+ years of management experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• MBA preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $129,300.00 – $258,700.00

Benefits

• Free medical coverage in HIP PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program
• FreeU education benefit
• Health and wellness benefits

About the Company

• 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.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
• Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.