Senior Product Manager - Oncology

Abbott Laboratories; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Lake Forest, IL is hiring a Senior Product Manager - Oncology to lead global, end-to-end marketing for the Molecular Diagnostics oncology portfolio. You will drive strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and execution of the oncology marketing strategy to support field performance and revenue goals.

The role oversees product launches, lifecycle management, third-party relationships, and ongoing product support while contributing to strategic marketing plans and

Qualifications

• Experience in complex selling environments with multiple stakeholders and decision makers.
• Progressive experience in medical devices, pharma, diagnostics or related industry.
• Experience in product, market, or program management; oncology marketing preferred.
• Strong knowledge of molecular diagnostics, healthcare delivery, and reimbursement environments.
• Strong business acumen with strategic thinking and advanced analytical/project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead global, end-to-end oncology marketing efforts for the Molecular Diagnostics business.
• Drive strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration and execution of marketing strategy.
• Develop sales enabling tools, messaging, and programs; support field performance and revenue goals.
• Oversee product launches, lifecycle management, third-party relationships, and product support.
• Contribute to strategic marketing plans and new product development.
• Create materials for sales training and industry presentations.

Skills

Complex selling environment

Medical device industry experience

Oncology marketing experience

Strategic thinking & analytical skills

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or equivalent

Job description

Senior Product Manager - Oncology

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’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 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake Forest, IL location in the Molecular Diagnostics division.

We’re 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 Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions. delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

As the Senior Product Manager-Oncology, you will lead global, end-to-end marketing for the Molecular Diagnostics oncology business. You will drive strategic planning, cross functional collaboration and execution of the oncology marketing strategy. This role is responsible for developing sales enabling tolls, messaging, and programs, while partnering with sales leadership to support field performance and revenue goals. You will oversee product launches, lifecycle management, third-party relationships, and ongoing product support. Additionally, you will contribute to strategic marketing plans, support new product development, and create materials for sales training and industry presentations.

What You’ll Work On

• Maintain worldwide market expertise for products, including in-depth knowledge of competitor products and strategies, market trends and dynamics, market/franchise critical success factors, and customer needs.
• Leads the development of the global marketing strategy and update annual marketing plans/strategies including market analysis, customer segmentation and targeting, product positioning, competitive assessments, and SWOT or other situation assessments.
• Create and develop strategies for new product commercialization and driving share capture for existing products.
• Assess new markets and opportunities in support of BD and R&D.
• Manages new product introduction plans and global launches in coordination with cross-functional and regional teams; partners with global sales training to deliver effective education to distributors and local teams.
• Executes global marketing communications in collaboration with regional teams to deliver multi-channel strategies that strengthen brand presence and support market development.
• Partner with global peers and in-market experts to build the brand to achieve business goals.
• Liaison effectively with global stakeholders, both at Headquarters and in the Regions, in a matrix organizational design to bring plans to fruition.
• Maintains compliance with FDA regulations and company policies while fostering a safe, professional, and collaborative work environment with employees, customers, and partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 6+ years’ experience and demonstrated success in a complex selling environment (multiple stakeholders, multiple decision makers, product alignment to goals / initiatives)
• 4+ years progressive experience in medical device, pharma, diagnostics, or related industry
• Experience in product, market, or program management; oncology marketing preferred
• Strong knowledge of molecular diagnostics, healthcare delivery, and reimbursement environments preferred
• Strong business acumen with strategic thinking and advanced analytical/project management skills