Technical Solution Design Regional Manager (Central Region)

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

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

• Qualified candidates must currently live in the Central Region area, preferably in ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, NE, KS, MO, IN, OH, MI, AR, KY, TN, MS, LA, AL.
• Easy access to major metropolitan airport.
• Must be able to travel up to 75%.
• Must have a Valid Driver’s License.

What You’ll Work On

Serve as a Strategic Leader within the Technical Solution Design (TSD) team to build a best-in-class technical team that covers our Core Diagnostics portfolio, including Lab Systems / Automation, Informatics, Workflow and Consulting lines of business. This position will develop, create, and design strategies for the most complex and largest customer base, such as key strategic customers and national/regional health systems. Responsible for the management of multiple TSD “pods”, with responsibility of creating an environment of professional growth. Work with the TSD Senior Manager to develop training programs, creation of technical materials with marketing and Request for Proposal (RFP) bid team, and maintenance of team regulatory compliance.

• Lead TSD teams of their region as a strategic sales leader, responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key account customers to drive the technical sales differentiation of Abbott solutions.
• Guide the regional technical solution design team to analyze user needs, gather customer requirements, design an integrated, scalable, and comprehensive solution to improve outcomes for clinical diagnostic healthcare customers.  Coordinate with a complex network of departments throughout all levels of an organization such as Sales, Hospital executive and c-suite leaders, Lab Managers/Directors, Project Managers, HSI/ IT personnel, internal and external vendors, contractors, and senior level management as needed.
• Manage a team of technical experts that provide a communication link between, US customers, company US sales and service teams, and international counterparts, as needed. Responsible for managing TSD team activities and workload to meet and exceed all sales timelines for solution design deliverables. Develop and maintain competitive comparisons to support business strategy. Act as primary commercial contact for technical specialist teams for product and process development and improvement leveraging knowledge and experience in clinical laboratory science and laboratory operations and workflows.
• Partner with the Sales Organization identifying new consulting opportunities and developing customized