Associate Product Manager, (Heart Failure) -Canada & Latin America

Abbott; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Marketing Specialist for their Heart Failure division. The role involves managing marketing initiatives, supporting product launches, and collaborating with global teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and experience in marketing, with proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese being advantageous. This position requires strong analytical and interpersonal skills, and offers opportunities for career growth within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of previous experience required.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage marketing initiatives and analytics for Heart Failure.
• Develop and execute product-specific strategies.
• Lead cross-functional groups for operational improvements.

Skills

Spanish

Portuguese

Communication

Customer focus

Numerical skills

Interpersonal skills

Innovation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Spreadsheets

Graphics

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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.

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 is located in either Toronto or Montreal (in-office) with travel expected 30 to 50% of the time both within Canada and Latin America. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

What You’ll Do

At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best possible life through the power of health. For more than 130 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 109,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 160 countries we serve.

Position Overview:

• This position provides support of the Heart Failure Canada & Latin America Commercial Marketing & Sales Organization by managing various initiatives, reporting, and analytics related to field implementation and execution.
• This includes strategic planning and tactical execution of product-specific strategies, current portfolio, new product launches, and marketing/sales plans to achieve sales growth and margin objectives.
• This role involves working with global and regional marketing teams to develop and enhance marketing initiatives tailored for local markets. It includes identifying insights from local markets to inform and create effective tactics and strategies, and utilizing these insights to drive business growth.
• Responsible for training and supporting the success of the Salesforce and Quarterly account planning implementation.
• Lead cross-functional groups to develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase operational discipline and control costs, including OCOGs reduction through process improvements and automation.
• Participate in developing regional marketing objectives, strategies, and ensure their execution.
• Evaluate the practicality and potential of new products and liaise with market development/Therapy Awareness Manager.
• Develop annual sales volume and profit forecasts, pricing, and expense budgets.
• Maintain and update market models/data quarterly, including trends and market share.
• Forecast product requirements, identify potential supply issues, and develop contingency plans.
• Plan sales promotion and advertising to support existing products and determine market strategies and tactics.
• Develop and update product training for the sales force continually.
• Manage operational budgets effectively.
• Support product launches and marketing collateral development.
• Supervise marketing interns.
• Assist with developing and coordinating HCP Education programs and Advisory boards.
• Oversee tracking and maintenance of warranty programs for product returns and service agreements.

Education, Experience, Competencies:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1 to 3 years of previous experience
• Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or Portuguese
• Understanding of marketing principles, strong numerical skills
• Drive for Results
• Innovation & Initiative
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• Customer focus with industry knowledge
• Proficiency in computer programs including spreadsheets and graphics

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 N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Product Management DIVISION: HF Heart Failure LOCATION: Canada > Mississauga : 6975 Creditview Rd #1 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: Canada > St. Laurent : 8625 Trans Canada Highway WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable