Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research Lead

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. ## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Lead** **Value, Access, & Outcomes (VAO)** **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](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and [FreeU](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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** The **Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Lead** will work on site daily from our **Lake Forest, IL** location in the **Infectious Disease** Business Unit in Abbott Diagnostics. This position reports to the Head of Value, Access, & Outcomes within the Medical & Scientific Affairs organization. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way 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. **What You’ll Work On** **The Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Lead** will lead the development and execution of global HEOR strategies, ensuring effective implementation across markets to support Abbott’s Infectious Disease Rapid Diagnostics portfolio. This role is a key leader within the Value, Access, and Outcomes (VAO) organization, responsible for generating compelling economic, clinical, and operational evidence from pipeline and throughout the product lifecycle. This role partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and optimize Integrated Evidence Plans (IEPs) to support reimbursement and funding, policy decision-making, and value communications across the portfolio. The Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research Lead designs and oversees a comprehensive range of HEOR strategies and tactics, including real-world evidence (RWE) studies, outcomes research, and health economic modeling (e.g., cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses), ensuring robust evidence generation that demonstrates the clinical, economic, and operational value of Abbott’s point-of-care rapid diagnostics. **HEOR & Evidence Strategy Leadership** - Define and lead the global HEOR and RWE strategy aligned with business priorities across pipeline and on-market diagnostic products - Ensure early integration of HEOR into product development, clinical strategy, and lifecycle management **Evidence Generation & Execution** - Leads the design and execution of HEOR evidence generation, including real-world evidence studies, health economic modeling, and outcomes research such as workflow efficiency, healthcare resource utilization, and patient-reported outcomes - Integrate clinical and operational outcom…