Senior Clinical Scientist

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity This position is part of our Structural Heart Division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease. As the Senior Clinical Scientist, you'll have the chance to be responsible for the design, execution, and monitoring of internal and external clinical studies. What You’ll Work On

• Develops and/or reviews departmental operating procedures.
• Develops study protocols for executing experiments, evaluation, and documentation of results.
• Follows standard and complex procedures in executing studies, evaluation, and documentation of results.
• Participates in the development of clinical strategy for the product development.
• Responsible for the design, execution and monitoring of Abbott sponsored external clinical studies including PMA and outcome studies.
• Responsible for identification and qualification of external clinical sites.
• Responsible for the development and maintaining of operating procedures.
• Participates in the development of clinical strategy to support product development and market introduction.
• Participates in cross functional team activities for product development including risk management.
• Successful and timely completion of clinical studies directly impacts the ability to meet product development goals and product introduction timelines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) In a related field and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 8 years in conducting clinical studies or related laboratory skills. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in medical device related studies is desirable.
• Knowledge of regulations governing medical devices is desirable.
• Experience conducting medical device clinical trials preferred (TAVR in particular). • Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial experience. • Physician management. • Safety management desirable. • Experience working with external clinical research committees (i.e. screening committees, DSMB, CEC).

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: 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 The base pay for this position is $100,000.00 – $200,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Clinical Affairs / Statistics

DIVISION:

SH Structural Heart

LOCATION:

United States > Santa Clara : 4551 Great America Parkway

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

United States > Minnesota > St. Paul : 1225 Old Highway 8 NW

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

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) Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: EEO is the Law link - Espanol: