Medical Director, CRM Medical Affairs

Abbott Laboratories • Los Angeles, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is essential to expanding the bandwidth of Medical Affairs and will contribute to product development, clinical trial planning and execution, regulatory support, quality oversight, and external engagement with key opinion leaders and professional societies. You will provide strategic and operational support to the Chief Medical Officer and the broader Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) business.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. with board certification in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology or international equivalent
• 10+ years of clinical practice with deep expertise in cardiac rhythm management, including CIED implantation and follow-up
• Comprehensive understanding of electrophysiology, device-based therapies, and cardiac rhythm interventions.
• Proven experience in medical monitoring, adverse event reporting, and leadership of clinical events committees.
• Skilled in authoring and reviewing promotional, educational, and scientific materials.
• Capable of evaluating product complaints and contributing to safety assessments and surveillance activities.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and multitasking abilities in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical affairs activities for the core technology products (transvenous pacemaker (low voltage), transvenous ICD (high voltage), CRT, ICM(ILR), and Merlin.net.
• Collaborate with R&D on pipeline development and defining new product features.
• Plan and execute clinical studies (IDE, indication expansion, post-approval registries, real-world evidence).
• Draft and review scientific publications.
• Provide medical input for regulatory submissions and health reimbursement strategies globally.
• Support commercial and marketing initiatives with medical expertise.
• Monitor product quality, review risk management reports (RMRs), health hazard evaluations (HHEs), and assist in field action execution.
• Develop and maintain relationships with professional societies, academic medical institutions, and key opinion leaders to advance scientific collaboration and enhance the visibility of CRM initiatives.
• Serve as medical representative on risk evaluation and investigation teams.
• Provide initial medical input for customer communications, technical bulletins, and quality directives.
• Update medical affairs procedural documents and manage change requests.

Benefits

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
• FreeU education benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree