Abbott

Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager

Abbott • $113K — $226K *
Phoenix, AZ 85032In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field
  • 7+ years of experience in biotech, pharma, diagnostics, or academic settings
  • Ability to interpret and translate complex clinical and scientific data into actionable items
  • Strong project management skills with familiarity in relevant tools
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Organizational skills for managing multiple high-priority projects
  • Authorization to work in the country without a visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a cross-functional partner to advance collaborative studies
  • Support development and monitoring of research plans and milestones
  • Identify new clinical research opportunities and coordinate due diligence
  • Facilitate clear communication among diverse stakeholders
  • Apply operational expertise to manage collaborative study execution
  • Maintain oversight of collaboration progress and facilitate necessary discussions
  • Develop decision-ready materials to present collaboration status and next steps

Benefits

  • Supports a culture of accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork
  • Opportunity for professional growth through collaboration with esteemed stakeholders
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and emerging trends in clinical research
  • Dynamic work environment with cross-departmental engagement
  • Flexibility with remote work options and travel opportunities
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Overview

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

Include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • 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.


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:
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)

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Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
NASDAQ
ABT
* Ladders Estimates

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