Regulatory Affairs Manager – Vascular

Abbott; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Excellent retirement savings plan

Job summary

Abbott in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Manager to combine science, regulatory insight, and business acumen to enable products from development to market. This onsite role offers mentorship, cross‑functional leadership, and opportunities to influence regulatory strategy across multiple regions.

The position requires a strong background in regulatory affairs, experience with global submissions, and the ability to lead teams while ensuring compliance and timely approvals.

Qualifications

• 4 years in a regulated industry (medical products, nutritionals)
• Strong written and verbal communication with diverse audiences
• Knowledge of domestic and international regulatory guidelines and submissions
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams for regulatory submissions
• Experience with US and international regulatory submissions (PMA, 510(k), CE)

Responsibilities

• Develop regulatory policies, processes and SOPs and train staff
• Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning and strategy
• Prepare robust regulatory applications to FDA and international agencies
• Develop multi-country regulatory strategies and update plans
• Support pre/post-approval clinical strategy and submissions
• Anticipate regulatory obstacles and propose solutions
• Interface with management and regulatory authorities to ensure approvals
• Mentor junior staff and lead cross-functional projects

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Regulatory submissions

Communication

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master’s or Ph.D. in technical area

RAC certification (preferred)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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, 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 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.

This Regulatory Affairs Manager position is an onsite opportunity working out of our Santa Clara, CA location in the Abbott Vascular Division. The candidate will combine knowledge of scientific, regulatory, and business issues to enable products, including combination products, that are developed, manufactured or distributed to meet required legislation. This new team member has department/group/site level influence and is generally recognized as an expert resource and mentor within the department.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop new regulatory policies, processes and SOPs and train key staff on them. Evaluate regulatory risks of division policies, processes, procedures.
• Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning. Provide strategic input and technical guidance on regulatory requirements to development teams
• Prepare robust regulatory applications (FDA and international regulatory agencies) to achieve departmental and organizational objectives
• Assist in the development of multi-country regulatory strategy and update strategy based upon regulatory changes
• Support pre and post approval clinical strategy and submission activities
• Anticipate regulatory obstacles and emerging issues throughout the product lifecycle and develop solutions with other members of regulatory and related teams
• Assess the acceptability of development, quality, preclinical and clinical documentation for submission filing. Compile, prepare, review and submit regulatory submissions to authorities
• Negotiate and interact with regulatory authorities during the development and review process to ensure submission approval
• Ensure compliance with US and global product post marketing approval requirements
• Evaluate proposed preclinical, clinical and manufacturing changes for regulatory filing strategies
• Execute and manage technical and scientific regulatory activities. Must function independently as a decisionmaker on regulatory issues and must assure that deadlines are met
• Effectively communicate, prepare, and negotiate both internally and externally with various regulatory agencies. Properly interpret and apply regulatory requirements.
• Interface with a variety of management levels on significant matters, often requiring the coordination of activity across organizational units
• Provide leadership and guidance towards achieving department objectives and act as a mentor to less‑experienced staff
• May supervise exempt or non‑exempt employees
• May lead a cross‑functional or cross‑divisional project team
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products, nutritionals). 2-5 years of experience in regulatory preferred but may consider quality assurance, research and development/support, scientific affairs, operations, or related area. Note: Higher education may compensate for years of experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, prepare, and negotiate both internally and externally with diverse audiences.
• Domestic and international regulatory guidelines, policies and regulations.
• Lead functional groups in the development of relevant data to complete a regulatory submission.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science (biology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical technology, pharmacy, pharmacology), math, engineering, or medical fields.
• Master’s or Ph.D. in a technical area
• Certification is a plus (such as RAC from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.)
• Previous experience with US (e.g. PMA, PMA/S, IDE, 510(k), etc.), CE (EU MDR) and international submissions
• Experience with Class II and Class III medical devices
• Ability to define regulatory strategy. Able to follow scientific arguments, identify regulatory scientific data needs and solve regulatory issues.
• Experience with post‑approval manufacturing and design changes
• Ability to work effectively on cross‑functional teams
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with organizing and tracking complex information. Able to juggle multiple and competing priorities
• Experience with exercising judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Has broad knowledge of various technical alternatives and their potential impact on the business
• Uses in-depth knowledge of business functions and cross group dependencies/ relationships

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

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The base pay for this position is

$114,000.00 – $228,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Regulatory Operations

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

LOCATION:

United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf