PR Manager

The Opportunity

Personalized healthcare is the future. Working on Lingo, you will help build a next-generation technology that enables individuals to make decisions about how to improve energy, lose weight or enhance athletic performance. The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation. Join us and grow your career as you help Abbott shape the future of healthcare.

We are currently seeking a Public Relations Manager to support our global consumer biowearables business, Lingo, to be based in London. This position will report to the Director, Public Relations for Lingo. All business PR functions have a line reporting relationship to Corporate Public Affairs based in Chicago.


The PR Manager will have responsibility for communications and public relations activities for Abbott’s consumer biowearables business in Europe, which includes currently available products, such as our Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor designed for athletic performance, and products currently under development, such as our Lingo consumer biowearables line

Person Profile

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED

A bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications, business, marketing or related field is required.
Significant prior experience in public relations, media relations and/or communications with a deep understanding of how to use external communications to enhance reputation.
Skilled writer and storyteller across various mediums with understanding of consumer, healthcare and/or technology communications.
PREFERRED

Experience in consumer, healthcare, and/or technology communications within the UK and across Europe preferred.
Strong experience in developing compelling content for product communications and developing key positioning, messaging, toolkits.
Strong contacts and working relationships with a variety of top tier media. Proven ability in placing media stories and managing relationships with top-tier technology, lifestyle, consumer and business media; experience with international media and media landscapes.

Interview Process

2 stages

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