Manager Brand Insights & Measurement

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$99K/yr – $199K/yrManager7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and evolve global brand insights programs, translating qualitative and quantitative research into strategic recommendations and cross-functional actions that strengthen brand equity and business outcomes.

  • Lead brand tracking programs and KPI frameworks
  • Partner with Marketing, Communications, and Analytics to embed insights into campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead global brand tracking programs, including awareness, consideration, trust, and reputation metrics
  • Define and evolve brand health KPIs and measurement frameworks aligned to long-term strategy
  • Analyze brand performance trends and identify key drivers of brand equity growth or decline
  • Design and execute strategic research (qualitative and quantitative) to uncover audience insights and whitespace opportunities
  • Interpret research to understand how brands are built, differentiated, and sustained over time, identifying the factors that drive long-term brand value and customer loyalty
  • Translate insights into clear strategic recommendations and a roadmap to strengthen brand performance
  • Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Communications, and Analytics to align insights with execution
  • Connect brand metrics to business outcomes and inform strategic decision-making
  • Evaluate the impact of brand investments and marketing campaigns, measuring ROI and translating findings into actionable recommendations for stakeholders
  • Develop compelling narratives that explain what brand performance data is telling us, including the effectiveness of campaigns, shifts in consumer perception, and opportunities to strengthen brand equity

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Psychology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 7+ years of experience in brand insights, market research, or brand strategy
  • Proven experience leading brand tracking programs and strategic research initiatives
  • Deep expertise in brand equity measurement and brand health frameworks
  • Strong grounding in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
  • Experience partnering with analytics teams to develop measurement approaches
  • Demonstrated ability to connect insights to business outcomes and strategy
  • Experience evaluating brand campaign effectiveness and communicating brand impact, ROI, and performance outcomes to business leaders
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with experience presenting to senior leaders
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across marketing, communications, and digital teams

Preferred

  • Experience defining or evolving global brand strategies in complex organizations
  • Background in healthcare, consumer health, or adjacent industries
  • Familiarity with advanced segmentation, U&A studies, and message testing
  • Experience working with brand performance dashboards and analytics outputs
  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across teams
  • Strong curiosity about external brand trends, benchmarks, and best practices
  • Experience working on the client/corporate brand side is strongly preferred with direct experience managing brand insights and measurement within an in-house marketing organization

Benefits

  • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
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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, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers, on Instagram @AbbottGlobal, and on X @AbbottNews.We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.Terms of Use: https://www.abbott.com/social-media-terms-of-use.htm

Founded in 1940
North Chicago, Illinois, USA
161K employees (6,303 in marketing)
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81% CEO approval

Salaries

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$99K/yr – $199K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$20B
Last Raise
$20B
Post IPO Debt, 7 days ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2026
    Post IPO Debt • $20B
  • Mar 2011
    Post IPO Debt • $100K
  • Mar 2009
    Post IPO Debt • $6.7M

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41.4%
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14%
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0.9%
Paid
2.1%

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Manager Brand Insights & Measurement

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