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What they do

Abbott makes health technologies and products that manage diabetes, monitor hearts, and ease chronic pain. It has led in health for more than 135 years, since a Chicago physician began to make his own medicines in 1888. It has 122,000 employees and works in more than 160 countries. In India it sells established medicines.

What they value

• Help people live healthier, fuller lives.
• Bring better health to more people through science and partnerships.
• Restore health and improve quality of life with devices and therapies.
• Support education, with tuition help and a path to a bachelor's degree.
• Be a great place to work for diversity, working mothers, and scientists.

Where they hire

The United States has about half of the open roles, many of them field sales roles marked remote. India is second, with sales roles across many cities and an office in Mumbai. Abbott also hires in Vietnam, China, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The postings read do not mention visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Sales is the largest group on the board, then operations.

• Sales in India: territory, therapy, and area business managers who promote medicines to doctors and chemists, and key account managers.
• Sales in the United States: direct sales representatives and clinical specialists for heart rhythm, electrophysiology, structural heart, and vascular devices.
• Marketing: brand roles such as an associate marketing director for the FreeStyle Libre brand in India.
• Operations, quality, and support: operators, quality roles, and customer and technical support.
• Research, medical, and regulatory: research and development, clinical affairs, and regulatory affairs.

What they look for

Sales roles in India ask for a BSc or B.Pharm and two years or more in pharmaceutical sales. A fresher with good communication and analysis may also apply. Experience in the same therapy, or at a multinational or a top Indian pharmaceutical company, is a plus. These roles ask for fluent, confident communication and travel all of the time. Field roles in the United States list travel of half the time. The postings do not describe the interview steps.