Global Marketing Manager, Marketing Excellence

Abbott • Austin, TX

2d • $99,300 - $198,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Global Marketing Manager, Marketing Excellence will be responsible for operationalizing downstream marketing efforts to gain efficiencies and elevate execution within the GLOBAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MARKETING EXCELLENCE TEAM. This role involves engaging with global marketing team members and regional geography-based marketing and sales teams to lead or support impactful programs and projects. At Abbott, employees can make a difference and influence the company's success. The team is described as team-oriented, fast-paced, and progressive, valuing individuals with great ideas who collaborate internally and externally to achieve goals.

Requirements

• A four-year degree is required, preferably a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, engineering, or the equivalent.
• 5+ years of progressively more responsible business experience in a class III medical device company or equivalent, including marketing or sales.
• Relevant experience in the field of Electrophysiology
• Ability to travel approximately 30%, including internationally.
• Seasoned judgment acquired through organizational experience and a demonstrated record of achievements in successfully building a business.
• A substantive knowledge of the medical device industry, health care delivery, and managed care/reimbursement markets and the factors that drive them.
• A thorough understanding of product and market management, physician, and patient marketing
• Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple organizational levels (including executives).

Nice To Haves

• An advanced credential, such as an MBA in a relevant discipline/concentration.
• Global experience (US and OUS)
• Downstream marketing experience
• Professional marketing certification or designation.
• Requires the ability to track financial metrics and make appropriate adjustments to achieve revenue/unit goals successfully.
• Strong leadership skills, including setting goals and providing positive and constructive feedback to build positive relationships and improve business results.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model.
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.

Responsibilities

• Lead go-to-market strategies and product launches reporting through integrated marketing business plans.
• Oversee the execution of launch plans to ensure successful global product launches.
• Develop and implement best practices for launch excellence (e.g. hypercare calls), including cross-functional coordination, market readiness, and post-launch evaluation.
• Lead/support global marketing programs (e.g., Global Campaigns, blunting activities) on new products or existing portfolios.
• Assist Geos’ marketing teams in the execution, including push marketing deliverables, key top account market development strategies, and support of key congresses and symposia with primary messaging and positioning of the EP portfolio.
• Execute consistent branding, messaging, and positioning of EP product portfolio.
• Analyze data to recommend strategies and tactics to gain market share in various product lines, including regional geography market dynamics, competitive intelligence, product preferences, areas of business strength, and weakness.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including global, regional, and local markets, field sales force, technology, legal, regulatory, medical affairs, public affairs, executive management, creative departments, vendors, and healthcare professionals.
• Remain current on developments in fields of expertise, clinical data, healthcare economics and reimbursement, regulatory requirements, and industry trends.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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