Program Manager – Professional Education

Abbott

Program Manager for Abbott developing educational strategies and initiatives for heart failure therapies. Overseeing programs aimed at increasing awareness and engagement with patients and HCPs.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeAustin • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $99,300 - $198,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and oversee the educational strategies related to activities, modules, and programs serving Abbott Heart Failure Therapies.
Develop and execute effective education initiatives to drive market growth and adoption of assigned products with both patients and HCPs.
Able to design appropriate programs to educate and train HCPs on safe and effective use of Abbott Heart Failure products and guideline/evidence-based clinical management.
Understand key market trends, barriers, customer insights, and competitive information to identify customer needs and education opportunities at local, regional, and national levels.
Leads, influences, coaches, cross-functional teams to enable successful educational activities for customers & other external stakeholders.
Leverage expertise from within the organization to accomplish operational and training objectives.
Partners cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and other departments as needed to establish and lead the development of educational project priorities and allocate resources appropriately.
Manage and implement short and long-term plans to ensure educational activities and programs are in place to meet business objectives and ensure alignment and coordination with appropriate functional partners.
Develop and implement educational strategies using techniques such as e-learning, self-learning, web-based learning, experiential learning to meet the training needs.
Develop, implement, train and monitor effectiveness of educational activities and programs.
Adapt activities and priorities to meet business objectives and priorities.
Ensure effective contracting and implementation of educational training modules, training programs, and other educational program activities.
Facilitates the adoption of programs and tools by Abbott Heart Failure Commercial teams outside of the United States.
Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited university.
At least 5 years’ experience in heart failure as a clinician or in industry.
Solid leadership and people management skills, including demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop employees.
Significant experience in identifying and driving operational change and excellence.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent technical aptitude in Education.
Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results.
Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.
Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.
Ability to travel approximately 40%, including internationally.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Educational Strategy DevelopmentE-Learning TechniquesClinical Management GuidelinesOperational Change ManagementTraining Program Implementation

Soft Skills

Leadership SkillsCoaching and MentoringOrganizational SkillsTeam CollaborationEffective Communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s Degree