Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Director Medical Affairs

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Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An MD degree and at least 8 years of experience, with clinical experience in cardiovascular disease.
Experience with medical research and scientific publishing.
Fluent English.

Responsibilities

Provide medical guidance to the business group and support focus on product performance and safety, investigator-initiated studies, grants, and scientific activities.
Work cross-functionally to review, implement, and publish clinical trial results.
Provide input to establish clinical science plans and goals, and implement and maintain clinical research policies, processes, and procedures for the functional area.
Lead and direct product performance testing and evaluation; apply clinical and medical experience in clinical research and safety to direct risk-management activities.
Advise Clinical Affairs on publications, abstracts, and presentations of clinical research.
Provide input to establish and implement product safety processes and procedures for new products and technologies as clinical studies are implemented, regulatory approvals are obtained, and products are commercialized worldwide.
Manage Clinical Research professionals and provide medical guidance to the business group.
Be regionally responsible for Investigator Initiated Study and Research Grant programs.
Develop priorities for the Global Abbott Heart Failure Investigator Initiated Study strategy.
Contribute to physician-level professional education on advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and hemodynamic management.
Work with professional societies to increase awareness and knowledge of advanced heart failure and hemodynamic management.
Assist commercial and marketing teams with strategic customer and key opinion leader interactions as needed.
Lead and deliver internal educational activities related to heart failure.
Provide input to Research and Development on all aspects and stages of the product portfolio.
Support Clinical Affairs, help drive Abbott-led trials, and ensure the region is represented in critical evidence generation in heart failure.
Handle off-label discussions with clinicians in the outside-U.S. region.
Assist Market Access with clinical input to outside-U.S. reimbursement processes.
Represent Abbott Heart Failure Medical Affairs in interactions with regulatory bodies.
Assist investigation teams by providing medical input as needed.
Provide medical support for reporting to regulatory authorities when needed.
Update medical affairs procedural documents and submit change requests when needed.
Travel extensively to engage with investigators, clinical sites, and internal stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

Documented medical or surgical experience treating patients with advanced heart failure.
Industry experience.
Any additional language.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Director Global Medical Affairs - Heart Failure (m/f/d)

Abbott – Heart Failure Division

Abbott’s Heart Failure business is expanding its Global Medical Affairs organization, and we are seeking an experienced Director, Global Medical Affairs to help shape the future of mechanical circulatory support and hemodynamic management worldwide.

This strategic leadership role reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer / Divisional Vice President, Global Medical Affairs and will be based in Europe.

Why This Role Matters

This is a high‑impact position at the forefront of advancing innovative therapies for patients living with heart failure. The Director will play a key role in guiding the clinical and scientific strategy across a rapidly evolving portfolio, partnering closely with Clinical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Marketing, and Commercial teams.

The role requires a significant global presence (approx. 60% travel) to engage with investigators, clinical sites, and internal stakeholders.

This position will manage Clinical Research professionals to provide medical guidance for the business group, including support to maintain focus on product performance and safety, ISS, grants, and scientific activities. In addition, Director will work cross functionally to support the review, implementation and publication of clinical trial results. This role provides input to establish the range plans and goals for clinical science, and is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the clinical research-related policies, processes and procedures related to their respective functional areas.

Director provides leadership and direction to product performance testing and evaluation, use clinical and medical experience and knowledge in the area of clinical research, and safety to direct risk management activities, and serves as an advisor to Clinical Affairs to support publications, abstracts and presentation of clinical research. Ensures critical input to establish and implement required product safety processes and procedures for new products and technologies as clinical studies are implemented, worldwide regulatory approvals are obtained and new products are commercialized.

Key responsibilities

Regionally responsible for Investigator Initiated Study and Research Grant programs
Develop the priorities for the Global Abbott HF ISS strategy
Responsible for medical affairs contributions to physician level professional education on advanced HF, MCS and hemodynamic management
Work with professional societies on increasing awareness and knowledge about advanced HF and hemodynamic management
Assists the commercial and marketing teams with strategic customer and KOL interactions as needed.
Leads and delivers internal educational activities related to HF
Provide input to R&D on all aspects and stages of the product portfolio
Support clinical affairs and help drive Abbott led trials and ensure the region is represented in critical evidence generation in the field of HF.
Be responsible for off label discussions with clinicians in the OUS region.
Assist market access with clinical input to reimbursement processes OUS
Represent Abbott HF Medical Affairs in interactions with regulatory bodies
Assists investigation teams by providing medical input as needed.
Provides medical support for reporting to regulatory authorities when needed.
Responsible for updating medical affairs procedural documents and submitting change requests when needed.

Key Requirements

MD degree (+ 8 years) with clinical experience in the cardiovascular disease area
Applicants with documented medical or surgical experience treating patients with advanced heart failure will be preferred
Experience with medical research and scientific publishing required.
Industry experience preferred but not required.
Fluent English required, any additional language is a plus

Apply today, join Abbott and Do Work That Matters

The base pay for this position is

N/A

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

JOB FAMILY:

Medical & Scientific Affairs

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:

Spain : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

Germany > Hesse : Helfmann - Park 7, Sweden : Remote

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 50 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

About the Company

Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Abbott makes medical devices, diagnostic tests, nutrition products and branded generic drugs for hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and patients. Its best-known product is the FreeStyle Libre, a coin-sized sensor worn on the upper arm that tracks blood sugar around the clock without routine finger pricks. Its other lines run from heart valves, pacemakers and brain stimulators to lab analyzers, rapid tests and mail-in colon cancer screening kits, and Abbott earns money by selling these products to health systems, labs, retailers and consumers. The company was founded in 1888 by Chicago physician Wallace Abbott and is based in Abbott Park, Illinois.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Abbott Park, IL
Founded: 1888

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