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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 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.

The Opportunity

We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Manager, Content Strategy and Activation, in our Lake County, Abbott Park, IL or Willis Tower, Chicago, IL location.

The Senior Manager is the editorial lead for all Abbott’s internal communications channels designed to inform and engage our diverse employee base. This role will also lead select (2-3) global employee programs, partnering with business and regional leaders in public affairs and other areas to increase employee engagement with key global initiatives and deepen employee pride and connection to Abbott.

What You'll Work On:

+ Lead content strategy and priorities across employee channels working closely with Sr. Director. Proactively manage the content calendar, determining editorial by channel and ensuring alignment.

+ Direct leader communications program, including monthly newsletter, communication tool development, and quarterly engagement sessions to drive engagement.

+ Lead strategy, activation planning and execution oversight for key global initiatives including We Give Blood campaign and Heart Month.

+ Coordinate and champion Abbott Proud Week’s U.S. site activations, directing creative production and shipping production for U.S. sites.

+ Act as lead editor for stories and program-specific employee communications across platforms.

+ Partner with sustainability communications team, coordinating editorial strategy and accountable for content development for employees.

+ Act as program liaison for Abbott’s Heartmates, driving engagement with stories and programming.

+ Participate in the engagement of Core Internal Communicators and the network of global Abbott site Champions to drive storytelling alignment and help build engagement in key Abbott global initiatives.

+ Additional duties as assigned.

_Must be a strong teammate who:_

+ Is a principled leader with sound business ethics always, exercising the highest level of integrity.

+ Can manage concurrent complex projects and balance competing priorities.

+ Is action-oriented; proactively engaging others and moving projects forward.

+ Is adept at managing multiple stakeholders.

+ Takes a global view.

+ Is adaptable and flexible to become involved with new projects and periodically adjusting work schedule for calls with overseas employee stakeholders

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ 7+ years’ experience in communications management, marketing, and project management including 3+ years writing and editorial experience.

+ Exceptional communication skills; written, oral and presentation.

+ Experienced project manager, proven ability to bring activation ideas from concept to execution.

+ Proven ability to achieve results while working with a global, diverse audience and dealing with ambiguity and a rapid pace of change.

+ Demonstrates proactive behaviors, assumes responsibility, and ensures accountability.

+ Experienced collaborator across multi-disciplinary and global project teams.

+ Adept at influence management and experienced in engaging key stakeholders and team members.

+ Strong creative and critical thinking skills.

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

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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

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]