Clinical Research Scientist

Abbott Laboratories • Plymouth, MN

1d • $61,300 - $122,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Research Scientist works in Abbott’s Electrophysiology division in Plymouth, Minnesota, supporting the design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of clinical studies. The role contributes to clinical evidence generation for product development, regulatory approvals, reimbursement initiatives, post-market surveillance, and scientific communications. It supports clinical research programs from study planning through publication and reporting, while developing expertise in clinical research methodology, medical device development, scientific communication, and evidence generation.

The position collaborates with clinical scientists and teams across project management, clinical operations, biostatistics, data management, regulatory affairs, quality affairs, medical affairs, reimbursement, research, and development. Responsibilities are limited in scope and must be performed in accordance with applicable regulations, company procedures, and quality-system requirements. The job is performed in a quality-system environment, and inadequate performance may result in regulatory noncompliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Public Health, Epidemiology, Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline.
• Relevant experience equivalency: bachelor’s degree plus 2–4 years; master’s degree plus 0–2 years; or Ph.D. plus 0 years.
• Demonstrated scientific writing ability.
• Foundational understanding of clinical research methodology, clinical trial design, and evidence generation.
• Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature and apply findings to scientific and clinical research questions.
• Foundational understanding of statistical concepts, including study endpoints, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and interpretation of clinical study results.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate scientific information to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and clinical research regulations.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Broad knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures, and practices.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Medical device clinical research experience.
• Knowledge of electrophysiology therapies and cardiovascular clinical research.
• Experience supporting clinical trials or investigator-sponsored research.
• Working knowledge of clinical trial statistics, including endpoints, confidence intervals, p-values, and hypothesis testing.
• Familiarity with FDA, MDR, ISO 14155, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements.
• Experience authoring or contributing to scientific manuscripts, abstracts, posters, or presentations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing, reviewing, and maintaining study documents, including protocols, amendments, case report forms, investigator brochures, informed consent forms, study manuals, clinical study reports, and related scientific documentation.
• Support the planning, execution, analysis, and reporting of prospective clinical studies, registries, observational studies, post-market studies, and other evidence-generation activities.
• Conduct literature reviews, scientific assessments, competitive analyses, and evidence evaluations to support protocol development, endpoint selection, publications, clinical strategy, and evidence planning.
• Collaborate with clinical operations and CRO partners on study execution, enrollment monitoring, site communications, protocol compliance, issue identification, and study-risk mitigation.
• Review clinical data listings, summary tables, statistical outputs, and study reports; contribute to interpreting study outcomes, safety findings, and clinical evidence.
• Participate in scientific data reviews and contribute to analyses supporting study conclusions, publications, clinical evaluations, and evidence-generation initiatives.
• Contribute to scientific manuscripts, abstracts, posters, white papers, podium presentations, and other communications for internal and external audiences.
• Support publication activities through scientific writing, literature reviews, data review, and collaboration with internal teams and external authors.
• Help compile and organize clinical evidence for regulatory submissions, clinical evaluations, reimbursement activities, and regulatory-authority responses.
• Support clinical study documentation, inspection readiness, audit activities, and compliance with quality-system requirements.
• Participate in study teams and provide scientific input during protocol development, study execution, data analysis, and reporting.
• Communicate scientific findings, study progress, and project updates to department stakeholders.
• Develop working knowledge of electrophysiology therapies, cardiovascular disease states, product technologies, clinical evidence, and evolving treatment paradigms.
• Build collaborative relationships with investigators, research coordinators, study sites, and cross-functional business partners.

Benefits

• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, described as an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities with an international company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level