Downstream Marketing Manager

Abbott • Austin, TX

1d • $129,300 - $258,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is seeking a passionate, experienced strategic medical device marketing leader to join our Heart Failure team in Austin, TX. This role is with our US Heart Failure business, specifically Abbott's HeartMate 3 portfolio. Abbott’s technologies offer advanced monitoring support for patients with advanced heart failure, helping to improve survival and quality of life. This US-focused Marketing Manager opportunity requires a dynamic and collaborative individual with strong marketing and leadership acumen to drive tactics for market development and penetration for Abbott’s portfolio. This high-visibility role requires effective communication across Training and Education, Global Marketing, Sales, Customers, and Leadership, with strong clinical and competitive acumen to ensure market needs are accurately reflected.

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 to build positive relationships and improve business results
• 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%

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred
• Cardiology experience, especially within the heart failure space
• Field experience a plus
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred

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 in alignment with organizational objectives.
• 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.
• Focal point for the Heart Failure team with regard to HeartMate 3 product and market knowledge, planning/execution, and achievement of business objectives.
• Direct and coordinate Marketing and Market Development activities toward accomplishment of business goals and objectives.
• Establish Marketing project priorities and allocate resources and workload.
• Thoroughly understand competitive offerings and provide commercial organizations with appropriate positioning and tools to differentiate products versus the competition in a profitable manner that adds value to the customer.
• Ensure appropriate training and education is provided to those personnel involved in the use or application of division products.
• Develop and execute marketing strategies through cross-divisional collaboration, planning, and influence.
• Analyze results of executed strategies to assure achievement of company sales and profit objectives.
• Work with internal business partners to develop integrated marketing plans to drive product mix and grow Abbott’s Heart Failure franchise, including clinical research and publications.
• Train, coach, mentor, and evaluate team members and support group personnel to enhance the probability of successful project completion.
• Prepare and manage annual department budget.
• Hire and retain a diverse, highly qualified staff and provide ongoing performance feedback. Set goals aligned to department plans and manage execution through coaching and mentoring.
• Maintain a safe and professional work environment.
• 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 communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Benefits

• 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
• FreeU education benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager