Manager, Competitive Insights

Abbott • Alameda, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Competitive Insights supports Abbott’s global strategic marketing and commercial organization within the Diabetes Care Division. The role leads competitive-insights initiatives and delivers actionable findings to guide strategy and influence decisions across product development, marketing, and commercial efforts. It requires a thorough understanding of the competitive landscape and the ability to synthesize and translate insights into strategic recommendations for senior leaders and global and regional business partners. The position is based at Abbott’s Alameda, California location and requires domestic and international travel, estimated at one international trip each quarter.

The role conducts primary and secondary market research and analysis, applying project-specific methodologies and working with outside vendors. It collaborates with stakeholders to identify learning needs aligned with organizational goals and develops a strong understanding of the business to surface strategic insights. The position uses multiple data sources to build conviction, communicates implications in writing and verbally, and presents competitive actions and recommendations in compelling ways.

Abbott describes itself as a global healthcare company with 122,000 colleagues serving people in more than 160 countries. Its Diabetes Care Division develops products and sensing technology to help people with diabetes manage their health.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 7 years of experience working in a matrix environment, with a track record of career growth.
• Experience in business analytics or forecasting and competitive intelligence.
• Ability to understand business needs and develop and communicate information that addresses those needs.
• Strong attention to detail, including understanding data limitations and identifying and interpreting discrepancies.
• Expertise synthesizing multiple data sets meaningfully.
• Ability to conduct work consistently and representatively, with attention to detail.
• Ability to apply logic, critical thinking, and assumptions when information is incomplete.
• Ability to combine data with empathy and strong storytelling.
• Experience working with interdependent cross-functional and global teams.
• Strategic approach to challenges with a possibilities-and-learning mindset.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate changing project scopes.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in healthcare, consumer packaged goods, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals.
• Master’s degree.
• Diabetes category experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct primary and secondary market research and analysis to provide market and competitive insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and internal teams to support insights-driven recommendations and decisions.
• Understand marketplace and competitor dynamics, and ensure insights are acted upon by global and regional business partners.
• Leverage multiple data sources and types of information to develop well-supported insights that drive action.
• Deliver structured written and verbal communications that explain insights and their business implications.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute learning needs aligned with organizational goals.
• Develop compelling ways to present and promote competitive actions and recommendations throughout the company.
• Connect disparate information to develop prescriptive recommendations for business growth.
• Apply project-specific research methodologies and analysis, in partnership with outside vendors.

Benefits

• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, offering an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities with an international company.

What This Job Offers

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