Strategic Account Lead, Digital Health Solutions

1000 Abbott Laboratories Inc(ALI); Lake Forest (IL); Remote; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Strategic Account Lead for Digital Health Solutions in the United States. This remote field-based role focuses on growing revenue through federal and strategic accounts, partner channels, and market expansion, with strong cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Product Management.

The candidate will drive strategic growth initiatives, build government relationships, and lead planning activities to broaden Abbott's Digital Health Solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of executive-level sales experience with broad, complex product lines.
• Proven ability to build long-term strategic relationships and translate plans into winning solutions.
• Strong communication, public speaking, and adaptability in changing environments.
• Executive business and financial acumen with leadership skills and product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue growth opportunities across federal, government, IDNs, strategic health systems, and channel partners.
• Develop and execute go-to-market strategies to accelerate adoption of Digital Health Solutions.
• Build scalable channel strategies with distributors, resellers, and government stakeholders.
• Establish and monitor commercial KPIs, dashboards, forecasting, and performance metrics.
• Lead annual and long-range strategic planning for Digital Health Solutions and align cross-functional priorities.

Skills

Strategic growth

Channel partnerships

Executive selling

Cross-functional leadership

Public sector

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, engineering

Job description

Job Overview

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

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.
• 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.

The Opportunity

The Strategic Account Lead is responsible for driving strategic growth initiatives across the Digital Health Solutions (DHS) business. This role focuses on accelerating revenue growth through government and strategic accounts, channel partner development, commercial excellence, market expansion, and business planning. The individual serves as a key cross-functional leader, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Commercial Operations, Product Management, and Customer Success to develop and execute growth strategies that expand market share and strengthen Abbott's Digital Health Solutions presence. This evolution reflects a shift from a primarily account and solution support role to a strategic business leadership position focused on scalable growth initiatives. This role is a US remote field-based position. Ability to travel up to 75%-80% in assigned territory and other locations in the US to attend training and support business needs. The ideal candidate would be based in the Chicago metro or surrounding market.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Growth & Business Development

Identify, evaluate, and pursue new growth opportunities across federal, government, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), strategic health systems, and channel partners. Develop and execute go-to-market strategies that accelerate adoption of Digital Health Solutions offerings. Assess market trends, competitive dynamics, customer needs, and emerging healthcare technology opportunities to inform growth strategies. Support strategic partnership development, acquisition assessments, and market expansion initiatives.

Channel & Government Business Leadership

Develop and expand relationships with distributors, resellers, alliance partners, and government stakeholders. Build scalable channel strategies that increase market reach, drive revenue diversification, and support long-term business growth. Collaborate with internal and external partners to identify and execute government and public-sector opportunities.

Commercial Excellence & Revenue Operations

Establish and monitor commercial KPIs, dashboards, forecasting processes, and performance metrics. Partner with sales leadership to improve pipeline management, opportunity progression, win rates, and sales effectiveness. Drive initiatives that improve forecasting accuracy, commercial visibility, and operational performance.

Strategic Planning & Cross-Functional Leadership

Lead annual and long-range strategic planning activities for Digital Health Solutions. Develop business cases, growth models, and investment recommendations for leadership decision-making. Collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Commercial Operations, Product Management, and Customer Success to align organizational priorities and execute strategic initiatives. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by providing market intelligence, business insights, and growth recommendations.

Success Measures

Achievement of annual revenue and growth objectives. Expansion of government, strategic account, and channel partner business. Increased pipeline generation, conversion rates, and sales productivity. Improved forecast accuracy and commercial KPI performance. Successful execution of strategic growth initiatives and market expansion plans. Strong cross-functional engagement and business alignment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Proven sales experience at executive level selling broad and complex product line for a minimum of 5 years is required.
• Proven ability to build long-term strategic and senior-level relationships and demonstrated capability to uncover a large complex organization’s strategic long-term plan and short-term tactics and translate into a winning solution.
• Proven success as an expert in all aspects of value-based, solution selling and ability to work in cross-functional teams to meet clearly defined objectives that benefit the company and customer.
• Ability to effectively communicate, speak in public, and adapt to rapidly changing environments is a must.
• Executive level business and financial acumen, strong team leadership skills, and knowledge of all products and services.
• They should be an expert in ‘getting things done’ within the company and possess strong negotiation skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Additionally, must have strong internal and external networking skills with robust interpersonal skills that will develop and enhance long‑term relationships.
• Valid Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience developing and selling customized solutions to senior level/C‑suite executives in healthcare institutions.
• 7+ years of experience understanding performance metrics in Hospital or Laboratory settings and recommending solutions accordingly.
• Understanding of diagnostics industry.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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. Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Sales Force
DIVISION: CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION: United States > Lake Forest : CP01
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT: Standard
TRAVEL: Yes, 75 % 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 standing 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), Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment, Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf 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. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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