Senior Manager, Global Marketing Strategy & Market Intelligence
About the role
This position is based in Santa Clara, CA within the Structural Heart Division. The Global Strategy Manager will be part of the Global Strategy team at Structural Heart headquarters and will develop qualitative and quantitative market insights to support strategic business decisions. The role requires quickly developing an understanding of the Structural Heart space, Abbott’s product offerings, key market dynamics, and internal strategic processes. Essential success factors include strong business acumen, attention to detail, expertise in PowerPoint and Excel, ability to work independently under tight deadlines, and strong interpersonal skills to liaise with cross‑functional stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of strategic plans in support of the franchises by providing market insights, opportunity assessment, competitive analyses, and support the creation of ad hoc reports
- Develop presentations and strategic narrative with clear story line for executive audience
- Drive the strategic goals planning process, identifying top priorities, and coordinating functional goal setting activities
- Lead competitive intelligence efforts across devices, platforms, digital health solutions, and adjacent technologies
- Monitor and analyze competitor portfolios, pipelines, clinical evidence, regulatory approvals, and go‑to‑market strategies
- Conduct market, customer, and ecosystem analysis to identify growth opportunities and emerging threats
- Support annual and long‑range strategic planning processes with data‑driven competitive insights
- Partner with cross‑functional teams (R&D, Commercial, Regulatory, Clinical, Strategic Marketing, Finance) to align strategy and execution
- Perform data analysis using raw financial data files (sales, pricing, etc.) and interpret results to drive business decisions
- Manage dashboards and internal platforms for data visualization, reporting, and workflow management
- Strong executive communication skills with experience engaging and influencing senior leadership
- Translate complex competitive and market intelligence into concise, actionable executive presentations
- Identify, evaluate, and pursue new business opportunities through market research, networking, and prospecting
- Lead discovery conversations to understand business needs, challenges, and partnership criteria
- Prepare and deliver compelling proposals, presentations, and pitches tailored to customers and senior leadership alignment
- Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and partnerships to drive mutually beneficial outcomes
- Support M&A, joint venture, or strategic investment initiatives when applicable
- Influence product roadmap and value proposition based on customer insights and market feedback
Required Qualifications
- BA/BS degree required
- 6+ years of related work experience
- Experience in summarizing insights and presenting findings to management in a timely and professional manner
- Advanced PowerPoint & Excel skills
- Strong financial acumen and ability to process P&L and detailed deal & business models
- Strong problem solver with proven ability to translate data into insights
- Ability to multi‑task and execute multiple deliverables while meeting deadlines
- Ability to work independently, comfortable taking initiative
- Ability to travel up to 20–30%
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or other advanced degree preferred
- Experience in Medical Device, Pharma, or Biotech required; experience in Structural Heart industry is desirable
Benefits
- Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO (participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for free coverage in the next calendar year)
- Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Freedom 2 Save student debt program
- FreeU education benefit — an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree
Pay
The base pay for this position is $130,700.00 – $261,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.