Product Manager, Global & Upstream DBS at Abbott Laboratories in Austin, TX

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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. JOB DESCRIPTION: Job Title Product Manager, Global & Upstream DBS 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’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. The Opportunity Abbott’s Neuromodulation business aims to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and delivery of devices and disease management solutions for the treatment of chronic pain and movement disorders. Our therapies include Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation (DRG), and Radiofrequency Ablation. Within chronic pain, these non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum. Our deep brain stimulation technology helps patients manage their Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor symptoms. Our platforms include implantable devices, connected digital health services, consumables, and capital equipment. Our location in Plano or Austin, TX, currently has an opportunity for a Product Manager - Global & Upstream DBS. As a Product Manager, you will serve as a key contributor for global strategy and marketing of assigned product(s)/product lines. You will provide guidance and support on product development, market development, and cross-functional collaboration across global markets. You will lead product planning throughout the product development lifecycle and be regarded as the subject matter expert on all things related to your products. What You’ll Work On Serve as the voice of the patient, clinician, and sales rep on product development programs. Make recommendations supported by voice of customer and market data Inform customer requirements, and provide benchmark analysis vs. competitive solutions Perform market research, competitive analysis, forecasting, and ROI for justification of features and improvements Regularly conduct qualitative and quantitative research that defines an insight-driven product roadmap; develop and own customer requirements Set growth vision for therapy area, identify unmet needs and new markets, advocate for solutions, build business cases, and secure organizational support for the roadmap Contribute to annual global marketing plans by providing market segmentation, targeting, and positioning, and all aspects of the marketing mix (product, place/distribution, price, and integrated marketing/promotion) Lead global commercial launch planning and execution for new products and indications Ownership of portfolio lifecycle management including clinical data planning, inventory and pricing strategy, competitive planning, market expansion & exit assessments Work closely with both US and international regional marketing teams Offer leadership to R&D and support organizations throughout development cycle (e.g. trade-off an