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Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Field Clinical Specialist

Clinical Research OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIllinois, USA$99.3k - $198.7k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, or equivalent related work experience is required.
  • A strong understanding of heart failure and cardiac hemodynamics is required.
  • A minimum of 6–8 years of related work experience is required.
  • Experience with imaging analysis using computed tomography computer-aided design software and echocardiography analysis is required.
  • A strong clinical background and interventional or surgical cardiac procedural experience are required.
  • Experience with sterile technique and aseptic technique is required.
  • Ability to wear a lead apron for extended periods during interventional procedures is required.
  • Experience and understanding of hemodynamics and hemodynamic monitoring devices are required.
  • A working understanding of heart failure and standards of care for heart failure patients is required.
  • Ability to travel up to 80% of the time, including some international travel, is required.
  • A clean driving motor vehicle record is required.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and manage multiple or complex partnership cost centers or clinical development programs across functional areas, within budget and timelines.
  • Represent clinical development at advisory meetings, interactions with regulatory agencies, and evaluations of business opportunities, including due diligence.
  • Participate in clinical trials with staff and advisors to determine patient selection, surgical planning, procedural details, case summaries, and other clinical data.
  • Oversee contracts and expenses, including budgets for cost centers or clinical programs; set strategic direction, prioritize initiatives, oversee staff development, and ensure study budgeting, contract development and execution, payment processing, and expenditure tracking.
  • Communicate clinical, product, and market information through strategic meetings, presentations, and technical discussions; present recommendations to leadership, support product marketing strategies, and connect data outcomes to key messaging.
  • Participate in strategy development and execution for the specified clinical area.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to advance clinical programs and meet strategic goals and milestones; serve as the primary clinical resource for procedural support, troubleshooting, and in-service education on company products.
  • Anticipate potential clinical program problems and create contingency plans.
  • Escalate potential changes in the regulatory or clinical environment to leadership.
  • Review vendor proposals and contracts, including clinical research organization agreements, to support program success.
  • Manage program and development strategy, direct-line management, and research matrix management.
  • Serve as the clinical operations representative on the worldwide project team.
  • Collaborate with directors, project managers, cross-functional teams, and finance; coordinate logistics and provide technical support to site care teams for case coverage.
  • Manage an internal organization or department within the larger clinical organization in a cross-functional environment.
  • Train surgeons, interventional cardiologists, catheter lab staff, and ancillary personnel on Structural Heart products, and provide technical support to physicians during procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with protocols and regulatory policies, procedures, and guidelines in clinical studies by training and guiding investigators and study coordinators.
  • Apply advanced theoretical understanding and experience to process and interpret echocardiography and computed tomography studies of potential trial participants.
  • Establish policies and ensure adherence to applicable ethical, regulatory, and clinical standards by participating in the creation, review, and approval of departmental operating procedures, code of ethics, and mission statement.

Desired Qualifications

  • A degree in life sciences or medical training such as registered nurse, perfusionist, or physician assistant is preferred.
  • Experience in the medical industry is preferred.
  • A strong clinical orientation and experience with products used in interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery are preferred.
  • Familiarity with echocardiography and other indirect imaging is preferred.

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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