at Abbott in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
+ Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
+ Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
+ An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
+ Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists
The Opportunity:
The Global Marketing Director leads the establishment of the marketing vision and annual objectives, goals, strategies, and key initiatives for the marketing organization. Manages a team of high-performing individuals and managers, provides informal and formal coaching in alignment with organizational objectives. The role is responsible for global long-and-short term strategic planning and execution of programs across consumer & healthcare professional channels, to deliver on goals & P&L commitments of the business.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
+ Lead a team in development of global marketing strategy, value propositions, and marketing initiatives for one or more lines of business
+ Identifies growth opportunities and prioritizes and develops business cases to fund R&D and support Business Development initiatives including M&A activity
+ Develop a high-performing strategic marketing organization, including hiring and developing high performing talent, own succession, and succession at each key management layer or position
+ Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives, including but not limited to global, regional, and local markets across field sales force, technology, legal, regulatory, medical affairs, public affairs, executive management, creative department, vendors, and health care professionals.
+ Lead long (3-5yr) and short (annual) term strategic planning, including analysis, recommendation, and presentation of proposed strategies to senior leadership
+ Be the voice of the customer within the organization and lead market research & intelligence efforts to inform strategy and tactical choices from the market & customer need across key global markets
+ Execute on translating insights and analysis into winning value prop and revenue / influencer / able to align entire organization to embody and deliver the value prop in every aspect
+ Lead the global pricing strategies, tools, and insights for development opportunities for margin enhancement
+ Lead a team in development of global marketing strategy, value propositions, and marketing initiatives for one or more lines of business
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
+ Minimum 10 years of experience with progressive responsibility in a combination of healthcare, diagnostics, brand management; consumer-packaged goods and/or healthcare marketing
+ Strong thought leadership, written, and verbal communication skills with proven ability to interact directly with executive leadership to drive strategy and investment decisions
+ Strong marketer with strategic marketing acumen to assess various market needs
+ Experience in leading upstream and/or downstream marketing function in previous roles
+ Expertise in insight-based strategic marketing communications development
+ Deep understanding of both US and international markets
+ Demonstrated ability to lead, develop teams, and collaborate with cross-functional teams
+ Proven ability to develop and execute complex strategic business & marketing plans
+ Familiarity with primary and secondary market research and data analysis
+ Experience and proficiency with P&L / budget management
+ BS/BA in Marketing or related field
**_*T_** his is not a live job. This is a pipeline for potential upcoming opportunities
Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en)
- Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com
