JOB DESCRIPTION:
Bring your passion, ideas and purpose to life in a company that can truly help you achieve your full potential.
Join Abbott Rapid Diagnostics – Infectious Disease business, a world leader in point-of-care testing.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for an exceptional Head of Marketing & Sales Science UK, Ireland and Nordics. As a Head of Marketing & Sales Science, you will be responsible for the strategic direction and customer centric engagement plans to drive commercial success across the UK, Ireland and Nordic region.
You will also be part of the Leadership team for North Europe, based at Abbott House in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Minimum 30% of your time will be required for travelling.
What You’ll Do
As a Head of Marketing & Sales Science UKI & Nordics, you will guide, manage and develop the team, and implement commercial and marketing strategies, scientific selling approaches, and tactics successfully, using a thorough understanding of the regional markets, customers and the product offering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership: Direct report/s and cross functional leadership to drive growth and execution excellence.
- Marketing Expertise: Develop regional marketing plans; execute and supervise marketing and scientific initiatives in the region (including campaigns, advocacy programs, exhibition, symposia, marketing collateral, media, sales tools, digital and PR content); gain market insights (customer segment mapping, product features/benefits, competitor intelligence, market dynamics).
- Strategic Projects & Business Development: Co-develop growth plans and business cases including lifecycle products management for the region; work on strategic projects; propose actions to maximize product impact.
- Sales Science: Manage relationships with key customers and associations; scientific and product training.
- Effective Budget Management of discretionary marketing spend for North Europe.
Required qualifications/Profile
- Degree/Diploma in Marketing, Business, and/or Biological Science or related field
- Extensive industry experience in healthcare marketing teams
- Point-of Care Diagnostics segment experience prefered
- Proven ability to deliver goals in a fast-paced, matrixed organization
- Proven ability to effectively communicate & collaborate with all key stakeholders at higher and lower reporting levels
- Customer centricity & strong commercial acumen
- Strong analytical competency
- Problem solving attitude; creative, flexible, change embracing
As you’d expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer a competitive range of benefits including excellent salaries, a class-leading defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and a flexible benefits scheme.
Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare.
With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.
The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Marketing Support
DIVISION:ID Infectious Disease
LOCATION:United Kingdom > Maidenhead : Abbott House
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 25 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Not Applicable
