Field Clinical Specialist

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Field Clinical Specialist

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’ll also have access to:

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

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Field Clinical Specialist to work Remotely covering Illinois for our Vascular division. This is a remote role but candidate must live or relocate to Illinois.

The Field Clinical Specialist has comprehensive knowledge in the area of Medical Affairs. Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects. Adapts precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

What You’ll Work On

• As the Specialist in the Medical Affairs Sub-Function, considered as a highly experienced and knowledgeable resource within the organization in overseeing the direction, planning, execution, clinical trials/research and the data collection activities.
• Contributes to implementation of clinical protocols, and facilitates completion of final reports.
• Recruits clinical investigators and negotiates study design and costs.
• Responsible for directing human clinical trials, phases III & IV for company products under development.
• Participates in adverse event reporting and safety responsibilities monitoring.
• Coordinates and provides reporting information for reports submitted to the regulatory agencies.
• Monitors adherence to protocols by clinicians within a clinical setting
• Monitors and determines study completion.
• Coordinates and oversees investigator initiations and group studies.
• May participate in adverse event reporting and safety responsibilities monitoring.
• May act as consultant/liaison with other corporations when working under licensing agreements.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree
• 5+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly prefer and RN or RT with Cath Lab experience
• Medical Device
• Clinical Trial and/or Research Experience

80% Travel within the United States

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The base pay for this position is

$61,300.00 – $122,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Medical & Scientific Affairs

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 75 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: is the Law link - Espanol: