Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. They are seeking a Government Enterprise Account Manager to drive growth within federal government healthcare accounts by managing relationships, developing strategies, and leading cross-functional teams to enhance revenue and long-term partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead sales and account management for large, complex government customers (e.g., VA, DoD, Public Health Labs)
- Build and maintain relationships with senior executives (C-suite) to grow new business and retain existing contracts
- Develop and execute a national government sales strategy, including launching and expanding the enterprise structure
- Drive revenue growth, profitability, and innovation partnerships across Abbott business units
- Manage the full sales process—from opportunity identification through contract negotiation and closure
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, finance, contracting, etc.) to deliver solutions and execute account plans
- Conduct strategic account planning, forecasting, and financial analysis (including P&L responsibility)
- Ensure all contracting and business practices follow compliance and integrity standards
- Act as a trusted advisor and internal advocate for customers
Skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Proven sales experience at executive level selling broad and complex product line for a minimum of 7-10 years
- Proven ability to build long-term strategic and senior level relationships and demonstrated capability to uncover a large complex organization's strategic long- term plan and short- term tactics and translate into a winning solution
- Proven success as an expert in all aspects of value-based, solution selling and ability to work in cross-functional teams to meet clearly defined objectives that benefit the company and customer
- Ability to effectively communicate, speak in public, and adapt to rapidly changing environments is a must
- Executive level business and financial acumen, strong team leadership skills and knowledge of all products and services. They should be an expert in ‘getting things done' within the company and possess strong negotiation skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Have strong internal and external networking skills with robust inter-personal skills that will develop and enhance long-term relationships
- Ability to travel up to 75% in assigned territory and other locations in the US to attend training and support business needs
- Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, engineering, or related technical field
- Extensive experience (7+ years) in sales, strategic account management, and federal government contracting
- Proven track record (5+ years) working with C-suite executives and developing customized healthcare solutions
- Strong understanding of hospital/lab performance metrics and ability to recommend data-driven solutions
- Leadership skills, including leading cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Strong business, financial, and strategic planning acumen
- Excellent communication, public speaking, networking, and relationship-building abilities
- Advanced negotiation, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to adapt quickly and execute in changing environments
- Diagnostics industry knowledge is preferred but not required
Benefits
- 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](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 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.
Company Overview
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines. It was founded in 1888, and is headquartered in Illinois City, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.abbott.com.