Senior Manager, Professional Education

Abbott; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 113,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

HIP medical plan (free for next year)

FreeU education benefit

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Abbott is hiring a Senior Manager, Professional Education for a remote role in the Neuromodulation division. Lead education strategy, develop curricula, and drive clinical competency across healthcare professionals.

Travel about 60% and collaborate with Medical Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, Regulatory, and Compliance teams. You will design and deliver evidence-based education programs, manage budgets, and build strong relationships with external faculty and KOLs while ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field required.
• Minimum 5+ years in medical device education or healthcare professional education.
• Proven ability to design educational curricula and programs.
• Strong collaboration with Medical Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, and Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year professional education strategies.
• Lead and grow the professional education team and programs.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify knowledge gaps and opportunities.
• Design curricula focused on disease knowledge and procedural competency.
• Ensure programs are evidence-based, compliant, and measurable.

Skills

Adult learning principles

Curriculum design

Educational program delivery

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, Nursing, Marketing

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

LMS

Job description

About Abbott

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Job Title Senior Manager, Professional Education 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. 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 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 bachelor’s 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.

Opportunity

This position will be a remote role in the Neuromodulation Division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum. As the Senior Manager, Professional Education, you’ll have the chance to develop and execute short-, medium-, and long-term professional education strategies that advance healthcare professional knowledge, clinical competency, procedural excellence, and adoption of therapies and technologies. You will partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, Regulatory, Compliance, and Commercial leadership to design, develop, and deliver educational programs.

Areas of Focus

• Curriculum Development: Design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve comprehensive educational curricula.
• Educational Program Delivery: Lead planning and execution of educational programs through live, virtual, hybrid, and hands-on learning environments.
• Educational Effectiveness: Establish processes for assessing educational effectiveness and learner outcomes.
• Faculty and Stakeholder Engagement: Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external faculty, KOLs, and healthcare professionals.
• Organizational Communication: Ensure timely communication of initiatives, participant progress, and outcomes.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year professional education strategy.
• Design, develop, and implement professional education programs focused on disease-state knowledge and procedural competency.
• Lead, develop and manage the professional education team.
• Establish relationships with business leaders, Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Marketing, Compliance, and external faculty.
• Ensure educational programs and resources are evidence-based and compliant.
• Assess educational effectiveness and implement continuous improvements.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify educational gaps and opportunities.
• Recruit and maintain a network of qualified faculty and clinical experts.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and program logistics.
• Develop measurement frameworks to evaluate outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with organizational goals and healthcare industry standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Education, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, Nursing, Marketing, or related field
• 5+ years of experience within the medical device industry, supporting education, commercial education, clinical education, medical affairs, or healthcare professional education initiatives.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing education programs.
• Experience collaborating with Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, and Compliance organizations.
• Experience developing educational curricula and evidence-based training programs.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and educational effectiveness.
• Outstanding presentation, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting HCP speaker programs, faculty development initiatives
• Travel 60%

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree preferred
• KOL engagement is preferred
• CPTD, PMP, Relevant healthcare or clinical certifications
• Travel 60%

The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Sales Support & Administration

DIVISION: NM Neuromodulation

LOCATION: United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

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