Manager, Clinical Education

Abbott; Illinois; Remote; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)

Excellent retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Great place to work recognition

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a fully remote Manager, Clinical Education to lead the Medical Affairs Sub-Function’s education strategy and operations. The role emphasizes policy execution, oversight of clinical trials, and collaboration with investigators across Abbott Vascular products.

Candidates should have a strong background in clinical research, regulatory understanding for IVDs/Biologics, and prior management experience. Abbott offers comprehensive benefits and a global, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a clinical research, scientific, or technical field.
• 5+ years of related work experience in clinical education/medical affairs.
• Experience as a CRA or direct clinical research preferred; medical device/diagnostics exposure a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategy implementation and operations for clinical education in Medical Affairs.
• Contribute to protocol development and final reports for clinical studies.
• Recruit clinical investigators and negotiate study design and costs.
• Direct human clinical trials (III/IV) for products under development.
• Monitor adverse event reporting and safety responsibilities.

Skills

Clinical education

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Clinical research

Medical device/IVD experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in clinical research or life sciences

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

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 Title

Manager, Clinical Education

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 Clinical Education Manager for our Vascular division. This is a fully REMOTE role.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents

What You’ll Work On

Manages teams within the Medical Affairs Sub-Function.

Focus is on policy and strategy implementation and control rather than development.

Typically handles short-term operational/tactical responsibilities.

Core Job Responsibilities

• As the Manager of the Medical Affairs Sub-Function, oversees the strategy implementation and operations for 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 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

Education and Experience you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree, discipline appropriate to the project environment, clinical research, scientific and technical degree is preferred.
• 5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or Master's degree with 3 years of related work experience.
• Experience as a CRA, direct clinical research experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Medical Device/Diagnostics clinical experience is strongly preferred. Management experience in other clinical operations positions desirable.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs (In Vitro Diagnostics) and Biologics.
• Has successfully led several high complexity projects.
• Certifications from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) preferred.

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

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.