Abbott

Instruments and Software Sr Product Manager

Abbott$113K — $226K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in business or life sciences with relevant experience
  • 4+ years of marketing experience; 7 years preferred
  • Strong project management skills with objective and priority setting
  • 2+ years in the life sciences/medical device industry preferred
  • Excellent communication skills including presentations to senior staff
  • Track record in portfolio management and product launches
  • Experience with customer insights to build software roadmaps

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead global instrument strategy for legacy and next-gen platforms
  • Develop and articulate differentiated value propositions for the i-STAT portfolio
  • Conduct market research to drive competitive differentiation and adoption
  • Build business cases and align cross-functional teams for strategic planning
  • Define and drive connectivity and software roadmap to optimize customer value
  • Enable regional teams with tools and frameworks for competitive positioning
  • Collaborate with product marketers to maximize total portfolio value

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits for full family security
  • Opportunities for personal development and professional growth
  • Strong work environment and supportive company culture
  • Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
  • Travel opportunities that support global experience
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity

Our Princeton, NJ location is seeking an Instruments and Software Sr. Product Manager for iSTAT Instruments & Software. This role is part of the Abbott Point of Care division. This group is a global leader in providing critical medical diagnostic and data management products for rapid blood analysis that are intuitive, reliable, and cost-effective. Our i-STAT System is an advanced, portable diagnostic tool that provides real-time, lab-quality results within minutes to accelerate patient-care decision-making. The i-STAT System has the industry's most comprehensive menu of tests on a single platform, including tests for blood gases, electrolytes, chemistries, coagulation, hematology, glucose, cardiac markers, and traumatic brain injury. By delivering lab-quality results in minutes, our i-STAT System fosters a collaborative, patient-centered environment while driving improved operational performance.

The individual hired will lead the global strategy to unlock the full commercial and clinical value of Abbott point-of-care diagnostic platforms across instruments, connectivity, and consumables test.

This role is critical to accelerating the transition from legacy platforms to next generation solutions by developing differentiated value proposition of the i-STAT solution, driving business cases for portfolio migration, and defining a cohesive connectivity and software roadmap that enhances customer outcomes.

What you'll work on
  • Define and lead the global instrument strategy across legacy and next gen platforms, including clear pathways to accelerate customer migration
  • Develop compelling, differentiated value propositions that clearly articulate clinical, operational, and economic benefits of i-STAT portfolio in collaboration with other product managers
  • Conduct targeted market research to drive competitive differentiation and accelerate adoption of portfolio solution
  • Build business cases and cross functional alignment (R&D, Med Affairs, Regional Marketing) during the annual strategic planning cycle to support innovation roadmap
  • Define and drive the connectivity and software roadmap, identifying opportunities to enhance value through workflow optimization, data integration, analytics, and AI
  • Enable regional teams with clear messaging, tools, and frameworks to support conversion, competitive positioning and value-based selling
  • Collaborate with other product marketers to ensure alignment across instruments, assays, and services to maximize total portfolio value and long-term customer impact


Required Qualifications
  • B.A. or B.S. Degree in business or life sciences discipline and two years' experience, or associate degree and 4 years' experience, or master's degree.
  • 4+ years of experience in marketing, 7 years preferred in similar area.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Possess strong project management skills, with proven ability to clearly define objectives, priorities, develop project plans, and manage to deadlines.
  • At least 2 years in life sciences/medical device industry highly preferred
  • Initiative and self-motivation; strong work ethic; leadership and team orientation; strong proactive interpersonal skills with proven ability to work with others; ability to work in a matrixed environment, strong cross-functional management by influence.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills (including presentation and listening skills with senior level staff) preferred.
  • Demonstrated track record of success in portfolio management, product launches and commercialization preferred.
  • 2+ years of experience with using customer insights to build software roadmaps
  • 2+ years of experience with software-enabled business models (SaaS) preferred
  • Experience with migration strategy to transition customers from one capital platform to next generation platform
  • Understanding of the complexities of the diagnostics market and customer needs
  • Global experience, highly preferred


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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.

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.

JOB FAMILY:
Product Management

DIVISION:
APOC Point of Care

LOCATION:
United States > Princeton : 400 College Road East

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 15 % 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)

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