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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.

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

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

As the Project Manager, Global Market and Competitive Insights you will support our global strategic marketing and commercial organization in the Diabetes Care Division. This position will lead key competitive insights initiatives and fuel growth by delivering actionable insights that guide strategy and influence decision making across product development and marketing / commercial efforts. This position is responsible for deeply understanding the competitive landscape and elevating insights to our global organization. This individual should have a strong ability to communicate and will be accountable for synthesizing and translating insights into strategic recommendations and actions at senior leadership levels.

What You’ll Work On

• Collaborates with the commercial teams to provide competitive insights based on primary and/or secondary research and analytics

• Understands the marketplace, competitor dynamics and ensures those insights are brought to life and acted upon with our global and regional business partners.

• Leverages multiple sources of data and types of information to build conviction on your team that drives action with our global and regional market teams.

• Deliver structured communications in written and verbal form on competitors and the category with insights and implications to the business.

• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute learning needs that are aligned to organizational goals.

• Subject matter expert on our competitive landscape with your business partners.

• Finds creative and compelling ways to generate, present and evangelize competitive actions and recommendations throughout the company in order to help cultivate a highly informed and effective organization.

• Connects the dots between disparate pieces of information to develop prescriptive recommendations on how to grow the business.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of 7 years of experience working in a matrix environment with track record of career growth

• Must have experience working in business analytics/forecasting, competitive intelligence. Experience in healthcare, consumer packaged goods, medical devices or pharmaceuticals a plus.

• Ability to understand business needs and develop and communicate information around those needs will drive success within this position

• Detail oriented: understands implications of data limitations and can spot and interpret data discrepancies.

• Expertise in synthesizing across multiple data sets in a meaningful way

• Conducts products in a consistent and representative manner with attention to detail. Ability to apply logic, critical thinking, and assumptions without complete information.

• Whole brained thinker who combines data with deep empathy and strong storytelling

• Experience working with interdependent cross-functional and global teams

• Strategic thinker who approaches challenges with a “possibilities and learning” mindset

• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate dynamic project scopes

• Strong project management skills and ability to carry multiple projects at any given time

• Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally as required. Estimated international travel is expected to be one trip each quarter

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree

• Diabetes category experience

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• 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.

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The base pay for this position is $109,300.00 – $218,500.00. 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