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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

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.

• 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 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.

• Applies highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in completing technical RFP questions and contract, bid, and proposal management.

• Knowledge and skill would typically be acquired from several years of involvement in challenging selling environments.

• At this level, the incumbent would be expected to be capable of instructing/advising others on more complex situations.

The Opportunity

• This is a remote position

• Must be able to travel up towards 10 %

What You’ll Work On

• Individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge of selling Laboratory Equipment or has a Laboratory Background.

• Responsible for answering technical questions in the RFP, preparing proposals/bids, and understanding contracts in response to sales opportunities.

• Activities include analyzing client tenders and requests for proposal documents.

• Collecting commercial, financial, and technical information required.

• Ability to create or modify responses based on comprehensive product knowledge, using operation manuals ect.

• Previous experience completing RFPs, government and nongovernment accounts.

• Working with the sales team to understand and ensure the final proposal package meets contract terms.

• Ability to work with and manage multiple team members to complete RFP packages. Ensure call cadence with all team members.

• Preparing proposal and contract documents.

• Ability to work with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to create customized responses to RFP packages.

• Vast understanding of the functionality of Word, Excel, and PDF enabling proposal package completion.

• Ability to adapt to and work within an automated RFP database.

• Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4-years related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Selling laboratory equipment experience

• Medical Technologist

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.

The base pay for this position is $85,300.00 – $170,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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