Global Product Manager

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 your family, be your true self, and live a full life. Youll 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 a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake Forest, IL location in the Abbott Rapid Diagnostics CMI division . Were empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbotts diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

What Youll Work On

As a Global Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in bridging our clients needs with innovative solutions that enhance client and patient experiences. You will lead the product strategy, roadmap planning, execution, and stakeholder management for our next-generation software products. Your work will drive value and differentiation, contributing to our mission of improving lives through better health and energy management.

Product Strategy Development:

• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and customer feedback to identify market needs and opportunities.

• Benchmark best-in-class competition and emerging technologies.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and prioritize requirements.

• Define product strategy and roadmap

• Prioritize features based on clients business value and feedback

• Conduct product discovery sessions, internally and externally

Product Planning and Execution:

• Oversee the product lifecycle from ideation to launch and post-launch activities.

• Develop detailed product epics, features, stories and acceptance criteria

• Coordinate with engineering, design, and quality assurance teams to ensure timely and high-quality product delivery.

• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including business units, clients, and vendors.

• Participate in industry events and speaking engagement

• Partner with Marketing and Sales to update product playbooks and supplemental training materials to ensure consistent, up-to-date product feature/benefit and technical knowledge exists across the org

Product Performance Analysis:

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track the success and impact of software products.

• Analyze data and user feedback to evaluate product performance, identify areas for improvement, and inform decision-making.

• Prepare regular reports and presentations to demonstrate product achievements and address challenges.

• Complies with regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business, Marketing, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field masters a plus

• 3 or more years of experience in product management roles, preferably in software development or technology-driven organizations.

• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.

• 5 or more years of proven track record of managing successful IT/software products from conception to launch and post-launch activities.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Ability to think strategically and translate business objectives into actionable product plans.

• Ability to deliver clear and compelling presentations to diverse audiences, including executives, customers, and technical teams.

• Experience with creating product documentation, release notes, and training materials.

• Budget management skills

• Agency management skills

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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 $85,300.00 $170,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.