Program Specialist, Professional Education - Abbott Heart Failure

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:

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. 

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO: 
The Program Manager, Professional Education has primary responsibility to support the coordination of educational activities for Abbott customers and other external stakeholders.  This individual will be responsible for supporting Abbott Heart Failure educational priorities.  They will tactically execute on key programs to increase awareness and engagement with both patients and HCPs to drive consideration and adoption of Abbott Heart Failure solutions.

Activities include customer educational visits, national, regional and all other training programs in collaboration with Marketing, Clinical, Sales, and the broader HF Education Team.  Skills in planning, organization, communication, and execution of customer programs is essential.  

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Program Specialist, HF Professional Education has will strategically plan and execute educational events of various scale for Abbott customers and other external stakeholders. Responsible to ensure Heart Failure divisional priorities and business objectives are met. Tactically execute key events to increase awareness and engagement with patients and/or HCPs to drive consideration and adoption of Heart Failure solutions. Works closely and manages relationships with vendors to design event elements, procure housing, acquire appropriate meeting space, and manage attendee registration. Develop communications to the field, management, and attendees to ensure awareness and engagement in event. Manage the planning and supervision of all outside contractors to include arranging of services needed on-site, cooperation and communication with hotels and key event suppliers.  Serve as liaison with Abbott key stakeholders and external partnerships.  Provide proper and timely payment of invoices, charge backs, HCP compliance reporting, and complete event report. Skills in planning, organization, communication, and execution of customer programs is essential. This role will report to Sr. Manager, HF Professional Education.

Job Responsibilities:  

• Execute short and long-term tactics to ensure educational activities and programs are in place to maintain Abbott’s reputation, meet division and business objectives.
• Execute effective education programs to drive market growth and adoption of assigned products with both patients and HCPs.
• Ensure alignment and coordination with appropriate cross-functional partners.
• Take initiative and use independent judgment to execute meeting logi