Upstream Product Manager – Cardiac Digital Health & Connectivity

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 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 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 Upstream Product Manager –Cardiac Digital Health & Connectivity position works out of our Sylmar, CA location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management Division.

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

• Experience working with complex product portfolios, preferably in the medical device industry

• Experience with digital health and/or software-based product management

• Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence experience

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model

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• Define new products, enhancements of existing products to meet new market demands

• Recommend new markets or business models related to connectivity and digital health

• Provide product/concept justification as input to the annual operating plan

• Conduct market research to collect market data and shares results regularly with management

• Provide marketing leadership throughout the development cycle (e.g. lead trade-off analyses based on customer, financial, and timeline considerations)

• Direct and inform other in-house groups such as R&D, Clinical Affairs, Operations, Finance, Quality, and Regulatory that affect the successful achievement of business objectives.

• Providing direction to the Commercial Areas/countries

• Lead market development activities and development of tools to raise awareness of the benefits of CRM digital product lines

• Present marketing and sales plans to internal management

• Builds strong relationships with leading KOLs around the globe

• Lead physician advisory boards, congress/symposium, and other KOL engagement activities

• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors

• Support the commercial organizations in achieving their objectives; such as market share, and revenue

• Deliver launch and educational materials/tools to differentiate product versus the competition

• Coordinate with marketing communications to support development of resources, programs, and any other collateral material required to support sales and key marketing messages.

• Ensure launch and post-launch success; offer leadership to international commercial organizations and on-market teams

• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. 

• Bachelors Degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Masters Degree Preferred

• Minimum 5 years -Marketing experience, preferably in the medical device or healthcare industry.

• Experience working with complex product portfolios in the medical device industry. Experience with strategic product planning and commercial execution.

• Developed leadership skills/experience, including the ability to map task interdependencies, prioritize such tasks, and develop, monitor and live within budgets as well as the demonstrated ability to forecast major milestones.

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects. Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

• Ability to travel approximately 15%, including internationally(only if required)