Principal Clinical Advisor

Abbott • Temecula, CA

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About The Position

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. JOB DESCRIPTION: Job Title Principal Clinical Advisor Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream. 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity We currently have an opening for a Principal Clinical Advisor. This role can be located at our Temecula, CA, Santa Clara, CA or St. Paul, MN locations. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 7 years Related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area.
• Registered Nurse, X-Ray Tech or Radiation Tech in Cath Lab or Electrophysiology EP field or health industry with combined work experience.
• Solid understanding and application of business concepts, procedures and practices.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Has a sound knowledge of a variety of alternatives and their impact on their business unit.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with respect to achievement of company goals and objectives.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal, written communications, and interpersonal skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to travel approximately 50%, including internationally.

Responsibilities

• Organize and conduct all performance evaluations for new products, product enhancements, and product process changes.
• Participate as the clinical resource on product development teams, working with R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Marketing in identifying user needs and market segments, and presenting relevant evaluation results in critical business and technical review meetings.
• Participate in Health Hazard Assessments, product malfunctions and is a general clinical product resource to R&D.
• Provide clinical knowledge, expertise and direction relevant to manufacturing, quality, performance and patient safety during all phases of development of a product or concepts to assure informed decisions are made in these areas.
• Support product development by contributing clinical knowledge to bench testing, performing in-vitro and /or in-vivo device evaluations and assisting in the development of new test methods to provide a better understanding of device performance.
• Creates clinical performance evaluation plans to assess physician acceptance and the expected performance of new products by interacting with appropriate personnel, (e.g., physicians, engineers, other clinical coordinators, regulatory affairs).
• Writes device Instructions For Use (IFU).
• Participates in the Risk Analysis process for new or improved devices to ensure that potential risks to patients associated with use of the device are identified and appropriately analyzed.
• Participates in Product Action process by performing and documenting a Health Hazard Assessment and communicating the assessment to Quality Assurance.
• Contributes clinical perspective to the decision-making process regarding product recall or field action by attending meetings with the Product Action committee, summarizing clinical feedback, performing product testing as needed and providing general clinical knowledge and expertise.
• Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.
• Participates in the development, of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance, and offering counsel.
• Leads a project team.
• Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects.
• Influences leadership on technical or business solutions.
• May interact with vendors.
• Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.
• 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

What This Job Offers

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