Sr. Product Manager

Abbott Laboratories • Lake Forest, IL

5d • $113,300 - $226,700

About The Position

The Sr. Product Manager supports the development and management of a successful, sustainable Infectious Disease franchise, ensuring exceptional customer value and achievement of business targets. The role serves as a subject matter expert on products and solutions, manages the product area day to day in alignment with the global marketing plan, and works with global area teams to identify opportunities to grow and differentiate the franchise. The position collaborates across the organization to develop and launch new products and solutions on time and on budget.

The role contributes to global product strategy, development, commercialization, launch planning, portfolio positioning, and long-range growth initiatives. It provides market and product expertise, translates customer and market insights into user needs and product requirements, supports R&D and commercial teams throughout development, and helps ensure launch and post-launch success. The role is based in Chicago, IL or Lake Forest, IL, with global travel of up to 25% depending on business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of product marketing or brand marketing experience in healthcare or medical products.
• At least 2 years of marketing or product management experience.
• Experience in product management or development and launch, including go-to-market planning.
• Experience developing compelling content for marketing materials.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, strategic planning, critical thinking, decision-making, and market analysis capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to influence others without authority.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills and ability to build alignment across a variety of stakeholders.
• Learning agility and ability to quickly master new topic areas.
• Ability to travel globally up to 25% of the time, depending on business needs.
• Familiarity with the IVD market and industry practices, and understanding of the core lab, with emphasis on immunoassays.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in program development for campaigns targeting multiple audiences.
• IVD experience in clinical chemistry or laboratory settings.
• Prior experience working in the diagnostics field.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer-centric messaging, execute global campaigns, lead market development initiatives, and position the portfolio across stakeholders and regions.
• Build and lead Infectious Disease portfolio strategy, commercialization planning, launch excellence, and long-range growth initiatives.
• Support global product strategy, product development, and commercialization for the Infectious Disease portfolio.
• Develop a global marketing plan that positions product lines to help countries achieve elimination goals.
• Collaborate on global marketing initiatives, including product and portfolio strategy and roadmaps, product development, launch, marketing and sales strategies, and on-market support.
• Serve as a product and market expert on positioning, claims, competitive information, and product performance.
• Provide direction on user needs and product requirements using market research, customer input, and internal stakeholder feedback.
• Participate in portfolio management and long-range strategic planning.
• Provide leadership and direction to R&D and support organizations throughout product development, including trade-off analysis of customer, financial, and timeline impacts.
• Develop sales tools, training materials, and field sales and customer communications to support sales and address product line issues.
• Support global commercial organizations and on-market teams to ensure launch and post-launch success.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, offering an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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