Health Systems Executive - Infectious Disease Diagnostics - Great Lakes

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

• Responsible for a defined group of Hospital Systems, owning executive level engagement and driving contracts top-down
• Develop and manage relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), establishing flagship reference sites, identifying strategic business opportunities, and meeting defined sales objectives
• Work with the Medical Affairs team to assist customers with high impact clinical educational programs
• Organize and conduct regular customer business reviews to assist in contract management, compliance and to understand trends within each account
• Identify and strategize competitive opportunities
• Strong understanding of deal strategy, pricing levers, and portfolio value propositions to successfully negotiate and close favorable contracts
• Identify decision makers, proactively understand needs, and build lasting partnerships that deliver mutual value

• Analyze market trends, competitive activity, and customer needs to develop a winning sales strategy
• Conduct regular business reviews with Abbott leadership, showcasing execution and territory performance
• Forecasting responsibility for strategic accounts
• Must exhibit strong analytical skills and use of Microsoft Platform for territory analysis and trends, as well as internal communication and planning
• Forecasts future needs based on market, regulatory, or environmental trends
• Lead strategic distribution partnerships, executing aligned initiatives that drive measurable results
• Support the delivery and facilitation of both technical and sales training programs

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Technical Service, Finance, Contracts and Pricing, to support high-value customers and implement business strategies that foster long-term, profitable relationships
• Work in partnership with the Infectious Disease (ID) Account Managers and Territory Sales Specialists to pinpoint high value opportunities, accelerate the sales process, and drive expansion
• Escalate and resolve customer challenges and objections during the sales process in collaboration with local team
• Participate in standardized weekly communication cadence with manager which includes providing field insights, coaching, strategy and problem solving
• Will work closely with Regional Sales Manager and effectively lead/support local sales team, creating shared goals and aligning responsibilities to maximize impact across all levels of the Health System
• Collaboration is essential, you will be part of a high performing team that's united by purpose and driven by results.

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 6 years proven success calling on large health systems
• Deep understanding of laboratory and point-of-care settings, health system operations, and health economics
• Willingness to travel within the assigned territory (4 days/week, up to ~50% overnight travel)

• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare, life science
• Experience working with Distribution Partners
• Strong financial acumen and ability to analyze healthcare market data
• Excellent interpersonal skills and documented success in team selling environment with the ability to effectively communicate at a multiple levels of the organization
• Skilled negotiator with a strong track record of securing agreements that support both organizational objectives and customer priorities

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