Associate Director Strategic Planning

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.##
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* 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.
* 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  student debt program, and  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
** 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. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

As Associate Director, Strategic Planning, New Medical Sensors you will play a pivotal part in shaping the business strategy, driving cross-functional alignment, and ongoing executive level communications which is critical for business support and success of the program.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong business acumen, a deep understanding of healthcare markets and proven ability to influence at senior levels.
** What You’ll Work On
*** Support the creation and refinement of business cases for new categories.
* Assess financial viability, market potential and alignment with strategic objectives
* Partner with cross functional teams including medical affairs, product, regulatory, market access, finance and program management to ensure executional alignment
* Translate marketing insights into actionable strategies and recommendations
* Facilitate decision-making forums and ensure consensus on key strategic priorities
* Identify, evaluate and recommend potential external partnerships and alliances to accelerate growth
* Develop and deliver compelling presentations and strategy updates for senior leadership and executive teams
* Provide inputs to finance to develop robust financial models to evaluate category performance and growth
* Support forecasting efforts to guide strategic and operational planning
* Collaborate with cross functional teams to define long-term portfolio and category roadmaps in alignment with business opportunities
** Required Qualifications
** Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing, Healthcare or related field

Minimum 5 years relevant business experience with Bachelors degree

Minimum 3 years relevant business experience with advanced degree

Minimum 2 years prior experience must include business/corporate development, investment banking, management consulting, strategy consulting or private equity.
** Preferred Qualifications
** MBA or advanced degree preferred8+ years of experience in strategic planning, marketing or business development, preferably within the medical device, healthcare or life sciences sectors.

Experience in new product development is a plus Strong analytical skills with demonstrated success in business case development, market sizing and forecasting.

Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills

Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
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