Business Development Manager Rapid Diagnostics - North West

Business Development Manager Rapid Diagnostics - North West

2026-09-05T00:00:00

Maidenhead

Berkshire

GB

SL6 1

Any

2026-12-06T09:38:00.68

Job ID: 31152507

Company: Abbott Laboratories

Location: United Kingdom - Maidenhead

Job Type: Full time

Category: Sales

Industry: Healthcare

Posted Date: 2026-06-08

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

The Opportunity

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Infectious Diseases Division (ARDx) portfolio is centred around ID Now. A fast growing, molecular testing platform with the flexibility to test for Covid-19, Influenza A & B, RSV and Strep A.

The ID NOW delivers accurate results in just minutes, giving HCPs real-time access to the information required to make actionable decisions during the first patient visit.

The ID NOW Platform provides diagnostics where and when they are needed most - in near patient settings at the point of care such as Emergency departments, Admissions and Wards.

Other products within the portfolio include Binax NOW rapid antigen tests, sexual health testing and women's health.

Role Overview

Due to an internal promotion we are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Infectious Diseases Division (ARDx) and cover the North West area. Territory: Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria. The candidate should be based within the region to be considered for the role. This is a high level and strategic sales role that will focus on pulling together NHS Hospitals, NHS Community and Private Healthcare Providers to ensure Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (ARDx) leads in Point of Care provision.

What You'll Do

This is a key role within the team, as managing the business across a growing division requiring excellent communication, planning, prioritisation and relationship building both internally and externally. More specifically:

• Producing strategic business planning


• Implementing business strategy to align & partner with the Private Sector & NHS to maximise sales and growth of the portfolio


• Achieving targets and delivering revenues


• Proactively working across different levels of stakeholders


• Working in a cross functional team including market access, marketing and sales


• Providing regular timely forecasts of performance, product demand, expenditure


• Leading & initiating projects

Candidate Profile

• Degree or higher in Business, Biological Science or related field


• Significant diagnostics or medical devices industry and sales experience, preferably


• Thorough knowledge and experience of UK healthcare industry, NHS and private healthcare providers


• Consistent track record of achieving profitable growth


• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve results through influencing others


• Self-starter, possesses flexibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast-changing environment and ambiguous situations


• Positive attitude, team player with a high level of initiative, energy and enthusiasm


• Excellent organisation, facilitator and presentation skills


• Responsible-minded with a high persuasive power


• Skilled and experienced negotiator

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.


• 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.


• Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at , on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

Skills

• business development


• healthcare industry knowledge


• diagnostics sales


• strategic planning


• stakeholder management


• project management


• forecasting


• market access


• presentation skills


• influencing skills


• organisation skills


• private sector partnership


• NHS partnership


• public sector partnerships


• sales forecasting


• product demand analysis


• expenditure analysis

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Job ID: 31152507Company: Abbott LaboratoriesLocation: United Kingdom - MaidenheadJob Type: Full timeCategory: SalesIndustry: HealthcarePosted Date: 2026-06-08About AbbottAbbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.The Opportunity Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.The AbbottRapid Diagnostics Infectious Diseases Division (ARDx) portfolio is centred around ID Now. A fast growing, molecular testing platform with the flexibility to test for Covid-19, Influenza A &B, RSV and Strep A.The ID NOW delivers accurate results in just minutes, giving HCPs real-time access to the information required to
make actionable decisions during the first patient visit.The ID NOW Platform provides diagnostics where and when they are needed most - in near patient settings at the point of care such as Emergency departments, Admissions and Wards.Other products within the portfolio include Binax NOW rapid antigen tests, sexual health testing and women's' health.Due to an internal promotion we are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join AbbottRapid Diagnostics Infectious Diseases Division (ARDx) and cover the North West area. Territory: Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria The candidate should be based within the region to be considered for the role. This is a high level and strategic sales role that will focus on pulling together NHS Hospitals, NHS Community and Private Healthcare Providers to ensure Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (ARDx) leads in Point of Care provision.What You'll Do This is a key role within the team, as managing the business across a growing division requiring
excellent communication, planning, prioritisation and relationship building both internally and externally. More specifically:Producing strategic business planningImplement business strategy to align & partner with the Private Sector & NHS to maximise sales and growth of the portfolioAchieve target and deliver revenuesProactively work across different levels of stakeholdersWork in a cross functional team including market access, marketing and salesProvide regular timely forecasts of performance, product demand, expenditureLead & initiate projectsProfile Degree or higher in Business, Biological Science or related fieldSignificant diagnostics or medical devices industry and sales experience, preferablyThorough knowledge and experience of UK healthcare industry, NHS and private healthcare providersConsistent track record of achieving profitable growthExcellent interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve results through influencing otherSelf-starter, possesses flexibility and
ability to work under pressure in a fast-changing environment and ambiguous situationsPositive attitude, team player with a high level of initiative, energy and enthusiasmExcellent organisation, facilitator and presentation skillsResponsible-minded with a high persuasive powerSkilled and experienced negotiatorWorking at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.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.Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with
a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.Connect with us at , on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.Skillsbusiness developmenthealthcare industry knowledgediagnostics salesstrategic planningstakeholder managementproject managementforecastingmarket accesspresentation skillsinfluencing skillsorganisation skillsprivate sector partnershipnhs partnershippublic sector partnershipsales forecastingproduct demand analysisexpenditure analysis