Product Marketing Manager

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 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.

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 Product Marketing Manager, you will drive go-to-market launch strategy, shape and define the product in partnership with the Product, Insights, Market Access and R&D teams, deliver and ensure pull-through of the launch package for the Areas/Countries (including product training, positioning, key messaging, marketing materials, brochures and content), and be responsible for product launch success and driving growth of the Free Style Libre brand.

• Be the global product and market expert, providing in-depth knowledge of market trends and dynamics, competitive landscape, critical market success factors, and customer needs.
• Serve as global marketing lead in new product development process, partnering with program management and development teams to define and develop next-generation products and on-market product improvements centered on meeting true user needs.
• Collaborate with key cross-functional partners (Insights, Product Management, Market Access, Strategic Planning) to drive direction of go-to-market (GTM) launch plans for new products and on-market product improvements.
• Ensure pull-through of GTM plan in partnership with Areas and Country colleagues to meet launch objectives and roll in local learnings and insights.
• Partner with the Clinical team to execute strategic publication initiatives that support new product launch and market development initiatives.
• Partner with the Medical team to execute communication strategy that highlights the clinical value proposition of the Free Style Libre portfolio of products.
• Collaborate with global and local key opinion leaders to drive penetration and new market development initiatives.
• Develop and deliver product launch toolkits that provide impactful new product messaging and education to Area and Country commercial teams, including product training, positioning, key messaging, brochures etc.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs, Legal and Medical colleagues in the development and review of marketing materials to ensure competitiveness, accuracy, and compliance.

• Strong influence management…