Specialist Regulatory Affairs

Abbott Laboratories; Illinois; On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement plan with high employer con

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit - FreeU

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL, in the Transfusion Medicine Business, seeks a Regulatory Affairs Specialist to support regulatory activities for instrument hardware and software. You will work with Regulatory and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance for market entry and on-market support.

The role requires a science degree and 2–3 years in a regulated environment; RAC and device experience are a plus. Abbott offers strong benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science (e.g., biology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical technology, pharmacy/pharmacology, nursing, engineering) required.
• 2-3 years of experience in a regulated industry (medical devices or pharmaceuticals) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate as the regulatory functional product team member for the Transfusion Medicine regulatory team.
• Prepare documentation for registration worldwide or oversee such preparation and support compliance audits.
• Monitor changing regulations and communicate submission timelines to the product teams.
• Assess regulatory history to determine strategies for US and international approvals.
• Collaborate with country-specific regulatory experts for feedback during development.

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

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 your 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 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

The Regulatory Affairs Specialist works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the Transfusion Medicine Business. Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.

What You’ll Work On

• Participate as the regulatory functional product team member for the organization’s Transfusion Medicine regulatory team.
• Supports necessary regulatory activities required for product market entry and on-market support of instrument hardware and software.
• Work with Regulatory and CFT to improve efficiency in regulatory deliverables.
• Understand, investigate and evaluate regulatory history/background of class, disease/ therapeutic/diagnostic context in order to determine regulatory strategies for approval/clearance/registration for International and US markets for new products in development.
• Survey the organization’s country specific regulatory experts to obtain country-specific regulatory feedback during product development and at the request of the core functional product team. Compile information to provide to core functional product teams.
• Support Compliance Team in internal and external audits.
• May prepare documentation needed for registration worldwide or may oversee such preparation.
• Assist in SOP development and review. Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning.
• Determine and communicate submission and approval requirements to the core functional product team.
• Participate in risk benefit analysis for regulatory compliance.
• Assess the acceptability of quality, preclinical and clinical documentation for submission filing.
• Compile; prepare; review and submit regulatory submission to authorities (US and International).
• Monitor impact of changing regulations on submission strategies.
• Monitor applications under regulatory review. Communicate timelines and review status to the core functional product team.
• Monitor and submit applicable reports to regulatory authorities.
• Negotiate and interact with regulatory authorities during the development and review process to ensure submission approval.
• Assess external communications relative to applicable regulations.
• Review Advertising and Promotional material for compliance against regulatory requirements.
• Assist with label development and review for regulatory compliance before release.
• Review product changes to determine the type of change and submission requirements.
• Analyze the input of cumulative product changes to current product submissions.
• Ensure product safety issues and product associated events are reported to U.S. regulatory agencies.
• Provide regulatory input for product recalls and recall communications.
• Assess export requirements for products labeled for research or investigational use.
• Participates as a Team Member: Actively contributes to the team process, commits to team goals, expresses opinions and shares ideas freely.
• Contributes to the creation of the team's mission objectives and strategies, accepts team decisions and works toward their implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science (e.g., biology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical technology, pharmacy/pharmacology, nursing, engineering), or another medically related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical devices, pharmaceuticals). Regulatory area is preferred but may consider quality assurance, research and development, product support, scientific affairs, operations, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in regulatory affairs may be considered in lieu of direct regulatory experience.
• Advanced degree in a technical or medically related area.
• Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC).
• Experience writing, compiling, and submitting FDA submissions (e.g., 510k, PMA, BLA).
• Experience supporting device hardware and software.

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.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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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

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

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

Job Id 31163617 LocationUnited States - Illinois - Abbott Park Medical surveillance Not Applicable Division TM Transfusion Medicine Travel Yes, 5 % of the Time Additional Location 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)

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