Lead, Clinical Specimen Operations & Study Logistics

Abbott; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Manager, Clinical Affairs Specimen Operations (CASO) to lead cross-functional specimen logistics and clinical study support. You will manage staff, plan activities, and drive high-impact, high-visibility projects across Abbott Cancer Diagnostics.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Core Teams, leadership in program milestone development, and ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables for studies. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in health or life sciences, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of project management experience with increasing responsibility of scope and leadership.
• 5+ years managing and leading large impact, large budget, high-risk, client-facing, and critical projects using Project Management software.
• 2+ years of experience managing direct reports or project team members in a clinical research environment in a healthcare or clinical research environment.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Experience with specimen management, clinical research studies, and/or lab specimen management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead relationships and communication with cross functional team members involved in specimen logistics, Clinical IT, Clinical Supply, and Clinical Lab, developing strategy for clinical research study specimen logistics.
• Identifying specimen logistic improvements through workflow analysis.
• Evaluate and conduct research to develop new and improve processes for specimen logistics for existing and new projects of varying complexities.
• Define, report, and improve the metrics and tracking that feed overall workflow and process performance to support study logistics.
• Assess cross-functional impact and integrate stakeholder recommendations/needs to streamline process flow.
• Perform technical analysis to understand and reduce risk, establish the timeline for cross-functional stakeholder readiness.
• Develop schedules, budget planning, forecasting, reporting, and partner with financial analysts as needed.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in health or life sciences

Master’s Degree

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Manager, Clinical Affairs Specimen Operations (CASO) to lead cross-functional specimen logistics and clinical study support. You will manage staff, plan activities, and drive high-impact, high-visibility projects across Abbott Cancer Diagnostics.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Core Teams, leadership in program milestone development, and ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables for studies. Strong leadership and communication are essential.