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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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.

The Opportunity

The scope of this **Senior Manager Market Access** position includes deploying a comprehensive market access and reimbursement strategy for the **Molecular Business Unit based out of Lake Forest IL or Remote in the US.**

The person hired will be responsible for securing Abbott’s Molecular medical policy, coding, and reimbursement through collaboration with key National/Regional payers, KOL’s and other payer ecosystem influencers. This individual will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and field resource for the Americas on Market Access and reimbursement related activities.

Position is remote, can be based in any major city in the US near a major US Airport.

What You'll Work On

+ Deliver evidence-based healthcare economic and clinical data demonstrating the value of Abbott’s Molecular portfolio to secure access via favorable Medical Policy and Reimbursement.

+ Create and grow widespread relationships with National payer decision makers while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of assigned managed care accounts, the healthcare system, and market trends.

+ Support our field team in resolving provider access issues, coding, policy, and reimbursement.

+ Collaborate with field to identify clinician advocates (KOLs) to support and further Abbott Molecular initiatives impacting payors, associations and government policy.

+ Attend conferences to gain a better understanding of the healthcare landscape and interact with key decision makers.

+ Understand Abbott’s business model and value proposition, competitive intelligence, and other marketplace factors/dynamics. Along with a strong understanding of industry legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape.

+ Participate in third party support initiatives with established Abbott partnerships with companies and organizations.

+ Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with local sales organizations to align on deliverables and needs for the markets for both current and future products.

+ Field based position requires someone that collaborates extremely well cross-functionally. Position will require some travel throughout the US as needed up to 25%.

Required Qualifications

+ Eight or more + years of Market Access and/or reimbursement industry experience.

+ Excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize work effectively, both independently and in group projects, in an evolving environment.

+ Bachelor’s degree required in related field.

+ Position will require some travel throughout the US as needed up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Working knowledge of Market Access concepts and healthcare ecosystem across Health Plan, Lab Benefit manager, Health System, and Physician office

+ Knowledge of clinical and pharmacoeconomic concepts including health outcomes and clinical trial designs.

+ History in point-of-care (POC) molecular diagnostic platforms and/or medical benefit related products preferred.

+ The ideal candidate should be able to meaningfully communicate business insights to a broad group of stakeholders through exceptional oral and written communication.

+ Demonstrated ability to identify customer needs and opportunities while effectively delivering solutions

+ Demonstrate exceptional collaboration skills as the role requires regular cross functional initiatives.

+ Strong influencing and project management skills needed.

+ MD, PhD, PharmD, MBA, Clinical degree/certification preferred.

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]