Medical and Scientific Affairs Manager

Abbott Laboratories • Lake Forest, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Medical Manager, you will serve as a critical bridge between strategy and execution for medical affairs activities across the US and Canada. This role is responsible for translating strategic objectives into actionable plans, ensuring operational excellence, scientific integrity, and compliance in Medical Affairs initiatives. The Medical Manager leads project, oversees budget for assigned projects, management while driving evidence-based development of scientific tools and materials. Acting as a subject matter expert, the position provides guidance on clinical data interpretation, supports research planning, and fosters strong relationships with external stakeholders such as KOLs and healthcare professionals. Additionally, the Medical Manager delivers internal training, reviews promotional content for accuracy, and leads medical education programs including advisory boards, congresses, and symposia.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) OR Master’s/NP/RN license.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or med-tech industry—experience in medical affairs, MSL, or advisory role preferred.
• Knowledge of infectious diseases and respiratory diagnostics; ability to stay current with literature, guidelines, and assay performance data.
• Skilled in KOL engagement and insight generation to inform strategy and lifecycle planning.
• Strong ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable education; adept at data storytelling and education across clinical and laboratory stakeholders; comfortable in both point-of-care and laboratory environments
• Compliance mindset: adheres to medical independence and fair-balance principles.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Deep knowledge of therapeutic/diagnostic areas, clinical research methodologies, and evidence interpretation.
• Proven capability to manage projects and events (e.g., medical events, advisory boards, publications)
• Ability to translate insights into actionable scientific communication and strategy.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience in infectious disease diagnostics and application to patient care preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance and coordination for medical affairs initiatives, ensuring effective planning, execution, and financial control across projects in compliance with regulatory and company standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with external experts (KOLs) and healthcare professionals to support strategic objectives.
• Deliver scientific training for internal teams; review promotional and educational materials for medical accuracy and compliance.
• Evaluate clinical and real-world evidence to develop scientific tools and resources for commercial organization, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Provide scientific expertise on data interpretation, therapeutic area trends, and research initiatives.
• Lead planning and execution of clinical performance, and post-market studies (e.g., analytical and, usability, real-world evidence) analytical and, usability, real-world evidence) and assigned medical affairs projects, and ensuring timely, compliant delivery in alignment with strategic objectives and budgetary requirements.
• Serve as a key resource in guiding the planning, and execution of clinical trials and research initiatives, data collection and analysis, leveraging scientific expertise to ensure scientific and operational excellence.
• Collaborate on study design, negotiate budgets and contracts, and monitor adherence to protocols and milestones through completion.
• Coordinate CRO/vendor activities and manage study close-out, including preparation of final reports.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees