Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Upstream Product Manager – Connectivity position works out of our Sylmar, CA location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. This role is responsible for guiding the product direction and implementing activities to develop and launch products, including developing marketing plans, user needs and requirements.
Requirements
- 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)
- 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
Benefits
- 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
