Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist – Vascular (on-site)

Abbott Laboratories; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage in HIP PPO plan

Excellent retirement plan with high ER

Tuition reimbursement

Freedom 2 Save student debt program

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories, a global healthcare company, is seeking a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist to support regulatory activities for Abbott Vascular products. The role is an on‑site position in Temecula, CA, with 가능한 alternate site in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on regulatory submissions and lifecycle planning.

You will work cross‑functionally to ensure on‑market access and new product development, preparing documentation for worldwide registrations, and maintaining licenses and labeling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 2–3 years of experience in regulatory (preferred) but may consider related areas.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to negotiate with regulatory agencies.
• Excellent organizational and follow‑up skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning and regional strategy.
• Compile, prepare, and submit regulatory documents to authorities; monitor regulatory changes.
• Maintain licenses, registrations, and listings; support labeling and post‑market compliance.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Regulatory submissions

Regulatory intelligence

Cross-functional collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering or related field

Master’s degree

Job description

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.

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 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 Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist position is an on‑site opportunity working out of our Santa Clara, or Temecula, CA locations in the Abbott Vascular Division.

As an individual contributor, the function of a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist is to provide support for the regulatory department to ensure efficient and compliant business processes and environment. The individual may execute tasks and play a consultative role by partnering across business functions to support continued on‑market access of products or new product development. This new team member may assist in identifying data needed, obtaining these data and ensuring that they are effectively presented for the registration of products worldwide. The individual may prepare and submit documentation needed for registration worldwide or may oversee such preparation.

What you’ll do

• Strategic Planning: Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning. Assist in the development of regional regulatory strategy and update strategy based upon regulatory changes. Understand, investigate and evaluate regulatory history/background of class, disease/ therapeutic/diagnostic context in order to assess regulatory implications for approval. Determine and communicate submission and approval requirements. Participate in risk‑benefit analysis for regulatory compliance.
• Premarket: Assess the acceptability of quality, preclinical and clinical documentation for submission filing. Compile, prepare, review and submit regulatory submissions to authorities. Monitor impact of changing regulations on submission strategies. Monitor applications under regulatory review. Monitor and submit applicable reports to regulatory authorities. Evaluate proposed preclinical, clinical and manufacturing changes for regulatory filing strategies. Negotiate and interact with regulatory authorities during the development and review process to ensure submission approval.
• Postmarket: Maintain annual licenses, registrations, and listings. Assist in compliance with product post‑marketing approval requirements. Assess external communications relative to regulations. Assist with labeling development and review for compliance before release. Support change management process to assess regulatory impact of change and consequent submission requirements. Analyze the impact of cumulative product changes to current product submissions. Participate in compliance activities by providing regulatory input for non‑conforming products, field actions, and CAPA. Assist in site audits conducted by internal and external auditing bodies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 3-4 years of experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products, nutritionals). Note: Higher education may compensate for years of experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in regulatory preferred but may consider quality assurance, research and development/support, scientific affairs, operations, or related area.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing, prepare, and negotiate both internally and externally with various regulatory agencies.
• Strong organizational and follow‑up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Organize and track complex information.
• Exercise good and ethical judgment within policy and regulations.
• Use in‑depth knowledge of business functions and cross group dependencies/relationships.
• Follow scientific arguments, identify regulatory scientific data needs and with supervision solve regulatory issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science/technical discipline (engineering, life sciences).
• Master’s degree.
• Experience with US (510(k). PMA) and EU (Technical Documentation, Change Notification) submissions.
• Experience interacting with US FDA and EU Notified Body.
• Experience with highly regulated international markets (e.g., China, Canada, Australia, Brazil).
• Experience reviewing clinical data.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage, manage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Applies critical thinking to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines in a timely manner.
• Experience working in the Medical Device industry.
• Certification is a plus (such as RAC from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.)

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00–$156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Regulatory Operations Division: AVD Vascular Location: United States > Temecula : Building B - TB Additional Locations: 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)

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