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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.

Working at Abbott

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 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.

Abbott Heart Failure (HF) delivers devices for patients living with heart failure in the areas of hemodynamic monitoring and mechanical circulatory support. Medical affairs of Abbott HF is seeking to hire a director who will join a team of medical specialists dedicated to all medical aspects of safe and effective device heart failure treatment. The director will report to the Chief Medical Officer.

The Director of Medical Affairs will provide daily business operations support related to product development and clinical research, product quality, compliance, commercial/marketing activities and customer interactions. The director assists the Chief Medical Officer in being medical representative of Abbott HF to external regulatory agencies and professional societies.

• Develop medical opinions, medical platform documents and Health Hazard Assessments.
• Provide medical input for promotional and commercial activities as requested.
• Serve as medical representative on Risk Evaluation teams.
• Assist investigation teams by providing medical input as needed.
• Responsible for updating medical affairs procedural documents and submitting change requests when needed.
• Provide medical support for MDR reporting when needed.
• Provide initial medical input for quality/regulatory customer communications, technical bulletins and quality directives.
• Engage with direct customer interactions with medical content as needed.
• Regionally responsible for Investigator Initiated Study and Research Grant programs.
• Provide input or content to professional education activities.
• Responsible for engaging in and documenting off-label discussions.
• Assist the Chief Medical Officer in KOL and professional society engagement.
• Provide medical input to new product development.

An MD is strongly preferred for this role, but a PhD in a relevant area would be considered. A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience including in cardiovascular medicine would be required. Experience with clinical research, including interpretation and presentation would be expected. Strong presentation skills required.

The role is remote (US-based). Up to 70 % travel should be expected.

Enjoy a competitive base salary plus exciting bonus opportunities and long-term incentives designed to recognize your success.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.