Job Description

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.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people\xe2\x80\x99s health. We\xe2\x80\x99re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

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\xe2\x80\x99ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the

student debt program and education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

The Opportunity

This position is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers. Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so we\xe2\x80\x99re committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels.

As a Global Outcomes Research manager, you will support market access activities for the ADC portfolio with the aim of ensuring strong brand uptake and growth worldwide, specifically by developing and delivering strategies and tactics that target the multiple stakeholders who make or influence decisions on the funding and use of ADC products. They will work in close collaboration with key cross functional partners primarily in the US, LATAM and APAC regions but also across EMEA region to initiate and execute Outcomes Research/RWE studies and Market Access initiatives to maximize and protect patient access globally across the product life cycle. They will have responsibility for scientific soundness of activities, and ensure outcomes aligned with Global and regional payer needs. They will partner with a worldwide community of well recognized experts/KOLs to ensure the development of state-of-the-art Outcomes Research studies. Key internal customers may include global affiliate MA leads, new product planning teams, clinical science and operations, medical affairs, marketing commercial teams and Government Affairs. Key external customers may include provider customers (physicians, registry or database director, hospital economic buyers\xe2\x80\xa6), private payers, HTA body, government agencies, physician societies, KOLs and industry trade associations. In the current environment, reimbursement policies have a significant impact on patients, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, physicians and any healthcare provider. Failure to recognize reimbursement changes and opportunities may result in significant loss of revenue for new and existing products. This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.

What You\'ll Do

• Ensure alignment of key internal stakeholders (commercial, RWE, medical and clinical teams) on business priorities and Outcomes Research / market access projects.
• Ensure publication of relevant, high-quality data in impactful Outcomes
• Research publications (including presentation of findings at scientific congresses, key internal cross functional workshop/forum, and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals).
• Coordinate with countries to best leverage published data to maximize the benefit for ADC.
• Represent ADC in Global external institutions, ensuring impactful collaboration on common priorities.
• This position is responsible for the execution of OR strategy for FreeStyle Libre portfolio of products and new ADC product development.
• Work closely with Health Economic colleagues to provide insights that drive economic model creation.
• This unique position encompasses total ADC responsibility for numerous facets of global reimbursement & payer engagement.
• This position has the responsibility and accountability of providing leadership and oversight.
• Approximately 25% travel

Education and Experience You\'ll Bring
Required

• B.A. or B.S. Degree, Masters Degree in Business Administration, Public Health, PharmD, Health Policy, Pharmaco-Epidemiology or Health Economics preferred.
• At least 7 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in consulting, healthcare, pharmaceuticals industry or CRO (contract research organization) within pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR or market access.
• Expertise in Outcomes Research, pharmacoepidemiology, evidence-based medicine, competitive effectiveness research and peer review publication process.
• Broad knowledge of HTA, payers/ private payers reimbursement / OUS and US experience desired. Understanding of health care policy; strategic understanding of the business and strategic thinking.
• Experience working with KOLs, with ability to develop strong positive external relationships.
• Understanding of evidence-based medicine and study design.
• Ability to analyse information and to assess impact of reimbursement policies on ADC.
• Abbott Leadership Competencies Critical for Success: Set Vision and Strategy; Excellent interpersonal and communication skill; Drive for Results. Self-starter with ability to work independently under the guidance of senior staff.

• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free cov erage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

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Divisional Information

Medical Devices

General Medical Devices:

Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine \xef\xac\x81ngersticks.

CRM

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

Diabetes

We\xe2\x80\x99re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We\xe2\x80\x99re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Vascular

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

Neuromodulation

Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

Structural Heart

Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

EP

In Abbott\xe2\x80\x99s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we\xe2\x80\x99re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

HF

In Abbott\xe2\x80\x99s Heart Failure (HF) business, we\xe2\x80\x99re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Diagnostics

We\xe2\x80\x99re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott\xe2\x80\x99s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s greatest healthcare challenges.

Nutrition

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands \xe2\x80\x93 including Similac\xc2\xae, PediaSure\xc2\xae, Pedialyte\xc2\xae, Ensure\xc2\xae, Glucerna\xc2\xae and ZonePerfect\xc2\xae \xe2\x80\x93 to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

The base pay for this position is $104,300.00 \xe2\x80\x93 $208,500.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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