Economic Analyst

About Abbott

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, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Description: The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location. The Economic Analyst will be an integral member of a global corporate economics department, working in a team-based environment to support and promote the economics function at Abbott. The analyst will apply a working knowledge of economic and financial market principles to understand the external environment and support ongoing business needs.

What You’ll Work On

The analyst will work on a variety of projects that support Abbott’s global businesses, focusing on industry and market analysis. Specific tasks may include:

• Applying statistical and financial analysis of public and private data, to provide timely insights of underlying trends and patterns for key markets
• Constructing and maintaining various economic indexes, dashboards, and other data visualization & reporting tools
• Monitoring and tracking changes in global financial markets and how they relate to economic, healthcare, geopolitical, and industry risks
• Contributing research, econometric and time series analysis, and data visualization to department reports and communications

Required Qualifications

• A degree in Economics, Finance, or related field.
• The ability to work on both independent and group projects, and to interact with internal colleagues across functions and levels, while contributing to the overall growth of the team
• A strong interest in economic and financial issues along with the curiosity and desire to develop their personal skill set

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills, and experience with or willingness to learn econometric/statistics software as needed
• Experience working with economic and financial data from multiple data sources
• Strong written skills, including the ability to effectively communicate financial concepts and themes to a general business audience
• 1-2 years of prior work experience in an economic or financial analyst role.

Compensation

The base pay for this position is $60,000.00 – $120,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Details

• Employment Type: Full time
• JOB FAMILY: Financial Planning and Analysis
• DIVISION: FIN Corporate Finance
• LOCATION: United States > Abbott Park : AP06D
• ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
• WORK SHIFT: Standard
• TRAVEL: No
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable
• SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.