Strategic Clinical Collaborations Lead

Abbott Laboratories; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Madison, WI is seeking a Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager to guide collaborative studies and enable adoption of new technologies, including acquisition of biological samples for product development and clinical research. You will coordinate study engagement, approvals, and execution across internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities include developing collaboration plans, monitoring milestones, and surfacing risks to drive timely decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM; 7+ years in biotech/pharma/diagnostics or academic translational studies.
• PhD preferred; experience with clinical research collaborations and contracts is a plus.
• Strong ability to translate complex clinical data into actionable items.

Responsibilities

• Serve as cross‑functional partner for collaborative studies; manage engagement and execution workflows.
• Develop research plans and statements of work; monitor milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate review and due diligence of new opportunities; surface risks and opportunities.
• Prepare decision‑ready materials (dashboards, reports, presentations) on collaboration status.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM field

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

AI tools

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Madison, WI is seeking a Strategic Collaborations Senior Manager to guide collaborative studies and enable adoption of new technologies, including acquisition of biological samples for product development and clinical research. You will coordinate study engagement, approvals, and execution across internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities include developing collaboration plans, monitoring milestones, and surfacing risks to drive timely decisions.