Director, Health System Optimization

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.

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.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Clinical Solutions Managers and Scientific Liaisons.
• Establish team goals, performance expectations, and professional development plans.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, customer focus, innovation, and accountability.
• Provide strategic direction for complex customer engagements and solution implementation projects.

• Partner with hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and key stakeholders to assess clinical and operational workflows.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies, unmet clinical needs, diagnostic gaps, and operational challenges.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of current-state processes and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clinical, operational, executive, and procurement leaders.

• Design and recommend workflow optimization strategies utilizing point-of-care and infectious disease diagnostic testing solutions.
• Develop business cases demonstrating clinical, operational, and economic value.
• Support implementation of diagnostic solutions and monitor outcomes related to efficiency, quality, and patient care.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Marketing, and Customer Success.

• Provide scientific and clinical expertise related to infectious disease diagnostics, testing pathways, and healthcare delivery.
• Deliver presentations and communicate complex scientific information to diverse audiences.
• Stay current with industry trends, clinical guidelines, reimbursement changes, and healthcare system priorities.
• Support generation and dissemination of real-world evidence and customer success stories.

• Advanced clinical degree required: MD (Doctor of Medicine), PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy), or PhD in a relevant life science or healthcare-related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience within hospital or health system environments. Minimum of 3 years of leadership or managerial experience within a healthcare system, hospital, or related healthcare organization. Demonstrated experience with healthcare operations, care delivery models, and workflow optimization. Experience participating in hospital purchasing, value analysis, procurement, and technology adoption decisions. Minimum of 2 years of experience in the medical device, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry.
  
  Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Scientific Affairs professional, Clinical Affairs professional, or equivalent field-based scientific role. Strong understanding of infectious disease management and diagnostic testing pathways. Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to travel up to 50%.

• Experience working with point-of-care diagnostics, infectious disease diagnostics, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, or related healthcare technologies.
• Experience conducting healthcare system assessments, operational consulting, or clinical…