Principal Field Clinical Specialist

Abbott; Green Oaks (IL); Remote; USD 97,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Abbott as a Principal Field Clinical Specialist in the Vascular division, focusing on leading clinical trials for innovative medical devices. This fully remote role requires significant experience in the Cath Lab and medical device industry, offering pathways for career growth and extensive benefits including a competitive salary and comprehensive health plans.

Benefits

Free medical coverage

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Work-life balance

Recognized for diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in Cath Lab or related Medical Device fields.
• Experience in clinical trials, product development, and relevant technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical trials and coordinate reporting with regulatory agencies.
• Recruit clinical investigators and manage study design and costs.
• Monitor adherence to protocols and facilitate protocol implementation.

Skills

Medical Device experience

Clinical Trial Support

Product Development

Coronary technologies

Peripheral technologies

Cath Lab experience

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor'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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

**Job Title**

**Principal Field Clinical Specialist**

**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 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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-stude...) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree...) 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 currently have an opportunity available for a **Principal Field Clinical Specialist** to join our **Vascular** division. **THIS IS A FULLY REMOTE ROLE** . Individual should be based in the Northeastern United States.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

As the Specialist in R&D/Product Development, considered as highly experienced and knowledgeable resource within the organization in overseeing the direction, planning, execution, clinical trials/research and the data collection activities.

**WHAT YOU’LL DO** :

• 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.

Travel up to 80%.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING** :

**Required Experience**

+ Associate's degree required

+ 7 years of Cath Lab and/or Medical Device experience

**Preferred Experience**

+ Bachelor's Degree highly preferred.

+ Coronary and peripheral technologies

+ Clinical Trial Support experience

+ Product Development

+ Cath Lab Tech or Surgical Tech

+ Medical Device experience

+ OCT experience

Please note that the salary range listed is our full grade range. We usually hire based on the mid-point.

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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.

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The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [e-mail]