Medical Science Liaison

Thornton Tomasetti; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Abbott, a global healthcare leader, seeks a Medical Science Liaison to bridge science and the laboratory community. The role focuses on advancing diagnostic solutions through collaboration with laboratory directors, clinicians, and key opinion leaders.

You will work at the intersection of science, technology, and healthcare, supporting evidence generation, clinical studies, and dissemination of scientific content to improve patient outcomes worldwide.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of clinical or technical experience in product development or support.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the scientific bridge between Abbott and the laboratory community, partnering with lab leaders and physicians to advance diagnostic solutions.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with laboratory directors, pathologists, and key opinion leaders.
• Lead scientific discussions on laboratory medicine, diagnostic testing, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand workflow challenges and testing trends to improve patient outcomes.
• Develop and deliver scientific presentations, abstracts, publications, and medical content for laboratory and clinical audiences.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Public speaking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or higher (preferred)

Job description

Working at Abbott

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.

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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This role is based on site daily in our office Lake Forest, IL, Willis Tower office near downtown Chicago or Irving TX. This role is within our ADD division Lab Core team. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision‑making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

What You’ll Work On

As a Medical Science Liaison, you will serve as the scientific bridge between Abbott and the laboratory community, partnering with laboratory directors, pathologists, clinical laboratory leaders, physicians, and key opinion leaders to advance the understanding and adoption of innovative diagnostic solutions. This is an opportunity to influence the future of diagnostic medicine by partnering directly with the experts responsible for delivering critical laboratory insights that guide patient care.

What You’ll Work On If hired, you will work at the intersection of science, technology, and healthcare, helping laboratories and health systems adopt innovative diagnostic solutions while shaping the medical strategies that drive better outcomes for patients worldwide. You will bring deep expertise in laboratory medicine, molecular diagnostics, clinical workflows, and emerging technologies while serving as a trusted scientific resource to both external stakeholders and internal partners. In addition:

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with laboratory directors, pathologists, clinical laboratory leaders, healthcare professionals, investigators, and key opinion leaders.
• Lead scientific discussions on laboratory medicine, diagnostic testing, clinical evidence, disease state education, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with laboratory stakeholders to understand workflow challenges, implementation needs, testing trends, and opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
• Serve as a scientific expert on laboratory operations, diagnostic utilization, assay performance, and clinical application of diagnostic technologies.
• Gather and communicate actionable field insights, including customer needs, competitive intelligence, testing practices, and market trends.
• Support evidence‑generation activities, investigator‑sponsored research, clinical studies, and publication planning.
• Develop and deliver scientific presentations, educational programs, abstracts, publications, and medical content for laboratory and clinical audiences.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support successful adoption and utilization of diagnostic solutions within clinical laboratories and health systems.
• Assist with investigator engagement, protocol implementation, study execution, safety reporting, and regulatory documentation activities, as appropriate.
• Lead complex projects and apply scientific expertise, independent judgment, and innovative thinking to solve challenges across laboratory and healthcare environments.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of clinical experience or technical experience in product development or support. Bachelors Degree or equivalent years of experience. Ability to travel up to 40%

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in Science; Ph.D., MD. or DO. is preferred. Preferably, individual will have over 7 years' experience within Division in technical area and previous management experience (i.e., manager, project manager). Knowledge of how the Division functional areas work together and understanding the needs of our customers is essential for design input. Effective communication skills for presentations and demonstrated leadership skills. Practitioner with strong knowledge of the relationship between the medical practice, clinical practice and the laboratory.

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

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

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

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00

JOB FAMILY: Medical & Scientific Affairs DIVISION: CRLB Core Lab LOCATION: United States > Lake Forest : CP01 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Yes SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Work with human blood or other potentially infectious materials, Work with infectious organisms or known infectious materials

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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