Director Analytics

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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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, nutrition, and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries

ABOUT ABBOTT RAPID DIAGNOSTICS:

Diagnostic testing is a compass, providing information that helps in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of health conditions. Abbott's life-changing tests and diagnostic tools give accurate, timely information to better manage your health. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform how people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our location in Lake Forest, IL, currently has an opportunity for a Director, Data Science & Data Engineering Analytics - Global Strategic Marketing within our Rapid Diagnostic division. The person hired in this role will be committed to understanding consumers, customers, and markets and using analytics to identify opportunities to grow the Abbott business.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Create and lead the Customer & Market Analytics organization within the Global Strategic Marketing department. This position will raise the analytical IQ of the organization by providing thought leadership to identify, develop and implement business-driving analytical solutions.
• Design and build systems for collecting, cleaning, and storing appropriate data to support statistical models and business analysis.
• Use analytic data techniques and statistical methods related to business analysis, data mining, experiments design, modeling, etc., to understand the business and recommend improvements.
• Create and maintain forecasting models for business reporting to internal stakeholders and senior management.
• Communicate analysis and findings clearly to senior leaders and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders in Marketing, Market Insights, Finance, Sales, and Health Economics & Outcomes Research to identify and evaluate opportunities to maximize growth.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's Degree: Data Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Quantitative Analysis, Business Analytics, Strategy, Math, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years working in a matrix environment with a track record of career growth.
• A minimum of 3 years leading an analytics team.
• Creative business problem solving by analyzing situations and applying critical thinking to resolve.
• Strong storytelling and communication skills and the ability to influence senior leaders and internal stakeholders.
• Self-starter with a bias for action and results orientation. Able to prioritize, focus, and execute through obstacles. Innovative thinker with analytical problem-solving skills.
• Leadership skills with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional internal stakeholders and work effectively with business partners and senior leadership.
• Skilled in data engineering and data architecture to define processes and structures to prepare data for analysis
• Proficient in statistical programming languages such as R, Python, or SQL and modeling techniques such as linear regression, black-box models, probability, and K means clustering

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Master's Degree: Data Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Quantitative Analysis, Business Analytics, Strategy, Math, Statistics, Economics, or related field
• Global customer analytics experience in Africa, Asia, Europe, North or South America
• Azure, PowerBI, and Salesforce.com experience
• Healthcare industry experience

WHAT WE OFFER:

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• FINANCIAL SECURITY through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans
• HEALTH CARE AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs
• PAID TIME OFF
• 401(K) retirement savings with a generous company match
• THE STABILITY OF A COMPANY with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BENEFITS THAT ADD REAL VALUE TO YOUR LIFE TO HELP YOU LIVE FULLY: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. 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 and @AbbottGlobal.

The salary for this role is between:
N/A

JOB FAMILY:
Market Development and Research

DIVISION:
ARDx Abbott Rapid Diagnostics

LOCATION:
United States > Lake Forest : J55

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf