Abbott

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Senior Product Manager, Digital Solutions

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. You’ll 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 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 Pleasanton, CA office in the Heart Failure division. Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Cardiovascular business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. In the Heart Failure business unit, we are focused on developing breakthrough medical technologies to treat and manage people with Heart Failure.

Abbott is seeking a passionate, strategic marketer to join a growing team in one of the company’s fastest-growing divisions. Heart Failure is a condition that affects 6 million people in the United States alone, and Abbott’s coordinated effort to bring new medical device solutions to this population is revolutionizing how this debilitating condition is treated in the US and abroad. Abbott is proud to be the market leader across all Heart Failure therapies, with technologies that assist the heart’s ability to pump (Left Ventricular Assist Devices) and implanted remote pressure monitoring technologies that allow doctors to remotely monitor a patient’s heart failure symptoms and tailor medical regimens to manage those symptoms. This role will be focused on the CardioMEMS franchise, which leverages hardware, software, and connected care components and is projected to grow double digits while contributing to the transformation of heart failure management. The individual in this role will be a key contributor using expertise in digital technology, user-centered design and data science to bring optimal heart failure care to patients wherever they are.

The Senior Global Product Manager will be the internal and external champion for all physician, nurse, and patient stakeholders as it relates to our remote patient management offerings for heart failure. The selected candidate will be responsible for serving as a key contributor to the development and commercialization efforts for digital HF solutions, including physician- & patient-facing apps as well as the online portal, which enables integration of important information into heart failure monitoring workflows. Additional responsibilities include providing guidance and support on related product development activities (defining requirements), market development activities, and collaboration with regional sales/marketing teams. This position has responsibility for leading early phase product planning activities including business rationale, developing and executing product commercialization plans, and managing implementation of commercial strategies. The incumbent in this position will be regarded as a deep technical expert related to assigned product(s)/product lines with broad knowledge of related fields.

What You’ll Do

• Act as a Product Owner for remote hemodynamic monitoring providing leadership across functional teams to conceptualize, build, and deliver next generation products
• Develop multi-year therapy management innovation strategy aligned with business objectives and partner with product development (engineering) to execute
• Maintain a strong pulse on the market using market research, user testing, voice of customer, and competitive intelligence
• Demonstrate strong product instincts, problem-solving skills, and organizational capabilities to communicate and influence effectively
• Own product and feature prioritization along with user experience
• Develop strong value proposition, and drive evidence-backed claims to support solid competitive differentiation at launch
• Drive market development activities through establishment of best practices and development of tools to raise market awareness
• Collaborate with regional marketing partners to deliver business model for commercial success and maximize value-capture
• Define and monitor success metrics to refine product vision based on market performance
• Be accountable to business metrics, including commercial and financial product performance
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in business strategy, product management, product marketing, or product commercialization, or an Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Software experience, proven ability to manage complex digital products and set clear requirements to drive a positive user experience

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA
• Degree in Science or Engineering
• Knowledge of medical device industry practices, techniques, and standards (e.g. role of clinical trials, reimbursement landscape)
• Medical device hardware and SaMD experience
• Voice of customer/market research and design experience
• Solid data analytics and financial modeling skills
• Experience building relationships with key customers, physicians/KOLs
• Global perspective and mindset
• Familiarity with Cloud Architecture development, agile methodology, and Electronic Health Record systems.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model.

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The base pay for this position is

$128,000.00 – $256,000.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Product Management

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Pleasanton : 6101 Stoneridge Dr

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 25 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

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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