Therapy Development Specialist - SE Territory

Abbott; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is seeking a Therapy Development Specialist to enhance clinical trial enrollment by building relationships with physicians. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in the medical device field, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage stakeholder engagement effectively. This role is mostly remote, with a competitive salary range of $85,300.00 – $170,700.00.

Benefits

Free HIP PPO medical plan coverage for participants

Health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a field-based role in the medical device industry.
• Experience in sales and clinical research is a plus.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Drive enrollment at clinical trial sites within assigned territory.
• Establish touch points with site investigators.
• Facilitate clinical trial awareness activities.

Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in sciences or medicine

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Overview

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.

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The Opportunity

The Therapy Development Specialist is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key physicians and site-specific stakeholders to achieve clinical trial enrollment objectives. This person will be streamlining the patient screening process at participating sites, conducting referral and educational activities to support therapy development for our Structural Heart clinical team. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. We prefer candidates that live in Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; or Charlotte, NC, Orlando, FL or in the larger SE United States area.

What You'll Work On

• Define strategies to drive enrollment at clinical trial sites within assigned territory to meet enrolment targets.
• Establish regular touch points with site investigators and research teams to elevate trial visibility, streamline patient screening activities, support site teams with tools and best practices to qualify trial candidates, identify and address barriers to enrollment and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure clinical site productivity.
• Implement escalation plans for clinical trial sites as appropriate.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders including cardiologists and surgeons, identify and utilize key customer networks to bridge gaps across clinics.
• Gather data on patient pipeline, track enrollment progress and identify trends in customer, research staff, and other clinical trial stakeholder needs.
• Facilitate clinical trial awareness activities to support site investigators including organizing potential referral meetings with general cardiologists and primary care physicians to generate education and awareness for the trial. Utilize analytical tools to assist with referral activity planning.
• Engage with site investigators, research teams and hospital public affairs to raise clinical trial awareness with neighboring hospitals through newsletters, banners, social media tools.
• Coordinate communication to prioritize enrollment activities at the site and to ensure excellent procedural outcomes are achieved.
• Maintain up to date product and clinical trial knowledge and actively participate in education programs.
• Collaborate within the clinical study team including the medical director, program and project management, commercial team and other clinical study personnel; interact with investigators, research coordinators, physician assistants and nurses; execute responsibilities within corporate policies and standard operating procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in the sciences, medicine, or similar discipline highly preferred.
• Significantly experienced (6+ years) in a field-based role in the medical device industry. Experience with both sales and clinical research (particularly field clinical affairs) is a significant plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and/or facilitate educational programs to healthcare professionals.
• Familiarity with cath lab procedures and protocol.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Ability to travel based on business need for 50% of the time.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cardiac medical procedures.

Preferred

• Advanced degree preferred.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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Compensation and Location

The base pay for this position is $85,300.00 – $170,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Medical & Scientific Affairs | DIVISION: SH Structural Heart | LOCATION: United States of America : Remote | ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: | WORK SHIFT: Standard | TRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the Time | MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No | 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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