Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager

Abbott Laboratories; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Madison, WI is seeking a Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager to guide collaborative studies and enable adoption of new technologies, including acquisition of biological samples for product development and clinical research. You will coordinate study engagement, approvals, and execution across internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities include developing collaboration plans, monitoring milestones, and surfacing risks to drive timely decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM; 7+ years in biotech/pharma/diagnostics or academic translational studies.
• PhD preferred; experience with clinical research collaborations and contracts is a plus.
• Strong ability to translate complex clinical data into actionable items.

Responsibilities

• Serve as cross‑functional partner for collaborative studies; manage engagement and execution workflows.
• Develop research plans and statements of work; monitor milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate review and due diligence of new opportunities; surface risks and opportunities.
• Prepare decision‑ready materials (dashboards, reports, presentations) on collaboration status.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM field

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

AI tools

Job description

Position 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.

The Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager supports strategic clinical collaboration studies activities that enable the adoption of new and emerging technologies and the acquisition of biological samples for product development and clinical research including clinical validation and clinical utility. This role coordinates collaboration efforts across internal teams and external partners, managing study engagement, approval and execution workflows and deliverables to ensure alignment with contractual obligations and relationship expectations. The Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager combines scientific understanding with operational rigor and a strong service mindset to help ensure collaborations run smoothly and effectively from concept to execution and data delivery.

Essential Duties

• Serve as a cross-functional partner for collaborative studies, providing visibility, structure, and momentum to advance prospective and active projects utilizing the engagement, study approval and execution processes.
• Support development of collaborative research plans and statements of work and monitor milestones and deliverables, surfacing risks and opportunities to enable timely decision-making and productive partnerships.
• Identify and evaluate new and emerging clinical research opportunities, assessing potential impact to research and development and clinical validation and utility and coordinating review and due diligence activities.
• Act as a connective tissue across business, clinical, research, medical, legal, commercial, and leadership stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment on collaboration objectives.
• Apply operational expertise to support execution of collaborative studies in a highly matrixed environment, managing timelines, resources, risks, and interdependencies.
• Maintain a strong pulse on collaboration progress, facilitating the right discussions at the right time to sustain forward momentum and accountability.
• Develop clear, decision-ready materials—including dashboards, reports, and presentations that synthesize collaboration status, insights, and next steps.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of working time away from work location (e.g., between Abbott Cancer Diagnostics locations, to collaborative institutions, to scientific medical conferences, etc.; may include overnight/weekend travel).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in STEM field
• 7+ years of combined experience in biotech, pharma, diagnostics, or academic setting working with clinicians and researchers from academic medical centers performing translational and clinical studies in peer review settings.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex clinical and scientific data and translate it into clear action items to help advance studies.
• Strong project management skills and familiarity with tools (i.e. Smartsheet, MS Project, relevant AI tools).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to interact with stakeholders across functions and levels.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority projects concurrently.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in STEM field
• Experience in oncology diagnostics or precision medicine in industry or academic settings.
• 4+ years of experience with project management and related techniques.
• Working knowledge/familiarity with collaboration contracts including clinical service, confidentiality, material transfer, partnership contracts, and sponsored research.
• Experience coordinating with academic, clinical, or industry partners on collaborative programs.
• Hands‑on experience with contract workflows, negotiation support, and cross‑functional stakeholder engagement.
• Strong familiarity with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, scheduling tools, and collaboration platforms.
• Strong analytical ability to evaluate new technologies and trends, interpret scientific literature, and assess technology impact to cancer molecular diagnostic field.
• Ability to anticipate risks, navigate ambiguity, and drive clarity across matrixed environments.

Compensation

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.

Other Details

• JOB FAMILY: Corporate Planning
• DIVISION: ONCO Cancer Diagnostics
• LOCATION: United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
• WORK SHIFT: Standard
• TRAVEL: Yes, 25 % of the Time
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No
• SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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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. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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