Senior Manager, Strategy Insights and Analytics

Abbott • Lake Forest, IL

21h

About The Position

As Senior Manager, Strategy Insights and Analytics, you will operate as a strategic integrator who translates ambiguity into insight and action. This role partners closely with senior strategy and marketing leaders and cross-functional teams to shape portfolio, franchise, and commercial decisions through analytics, forecasting, competitive intelligence, and market research. This role will be at our Lake Forest, Illinois location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering, Math, Finance, Economics and related field
• Management Consulting or Corporate experience in relevant industries, such as: diagnostics, medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech, healthcare, healthcare plans, consumer health
• Minimal 7-8 years of relevant professional experience; Or 5-6 years with an advanced degree
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, market and sales forecasting, data analytics, competitive intelligence, and applied market research
• Matrixed / multi-stakeholder organizational experience.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and lead cross-functional teams through clear thinking, structured analysis, and concise storytelling
• Action-oriented, resilient, and comfortable taking initiative under pressure

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master’s degree
• Experience managing or mentoring others
• Global experience working across time zones and cultures

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Global Strategy, Insights & Analytics lead, shaping long-range (5- year) strategy and near-term (1- year) franchise and commercial priorities.
• Drive the strategic planning processes by framing critical business questions, integrating market, customer, and competitive inputs, and translating ambiguity into clear strategic choices and trade-offs.
• Lead competitive insights, strategy and activation, including wargames and ongoing competitive forums with cross-functional teams and senior leaders.
• Own and integrate insights for innovation platforms and strategic initiatives, bringing together market landscape, customer insights, competitive intelligence, and market and sales forecasts to inform portfolio, development, and commercial decisions:
• Design and govern market research; Execute via external vendors and ensure rigor and relevance; Transform vendor-delivered outputs into decision-ready insights and executive-ready presentations
• Execute hands-on analysis selectively for high-impact needs
• Build and maintain market models, forecasts, and scenario planning
• Operate with maturity in high-pressure, matrixed environments, influencing senior stakeholders, navigating organizational dynamics, and strengthening strategic capability and team culture through collaboration and coaching.

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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees