Manager, Strategic Planning & Analytics

Abbott; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 130,700 - 261,300; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Alameda, CA leads the Diabetes Care strategy by supporting the Head of Strategy and Business Development to drive divisional planning and guide innovation portfolio decisions.

This role involves researching market trends, building business cases, preparing executive presentations, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver strategic insights and growth, with senior leadership decision support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of related business experience, including market research.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth market trend and opportunity analysis for ADC.
• Collaborate with CI, Analytics, Market Research, and ADC teams.
• Lead cross-functional teams to gather input and drive analyses.
• Manage end-to-end strategic planning cycles and deadlines.
• Develop materials for senior executive innovation workshops.
• Build business cases and IBP opportunities with actionable recommendations.
• Prepare executive communications and PowerPoint storylines for leadership.

Skills

Market research

Strategic thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

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. You will support the Head of Strategy and Business Development in driving divisional strategic planning and assist senior leadership in making decisions on innovation portfolio and pipeline to maintain competitive differentiation and achieve growth goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct in‑depth research and analysis of market trends, competitive dynamics, and adjacent industry spaces to evaluate opportunities for ADC.
• Collaborate with Competitive Intelligence, Analytics, Market Research, and other ADC teams to aggregate and synthesize information across the organization.
• Lead and program manage cross‑functional working teams to gather input, drive analyses, and advance key strategic workstreams.
• Project manage strategic planning cycles end‑to‑end, tracking activities and deadlines leading up to key meetings and managing action items coming out of them.
• Drive major portions of materials for the biannual senior executive innovation workshops, as well as materials for other key strategic planning meetings.
• Build and drive business cases in support of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, quantifying opportunities and translating analyses into actionable recommendations.
• Develop executive‑ready communications—including PowerPoint presentations, storylines, and talk tracks—for senior leadership in strategic planning sessions and innovation workshops.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of related business experience, including market research.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years combined sales, marketing, or marketing research experience.
• Previous healthcare sales, marketing, or research experience.

Compensation

The base pay for this position is $130,700.00 – $261,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.