Senior Clinical Scientist

Abbott • Sylmar, MD

3d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Clinical Scientist is an onsite role based in Sylmar, California. The position performs clinical data management tasks across the study lifecycle, including startup, conduct, and reporting, following established processes. The role also develops and maintains applicable processes and trains peers. It supports successful collection, reporting, and analysis of clinical trial data and mentors junior team members.

The position is part of Abbott’s Clinical Affairs / Statistics job family within the CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management division. The role has a standard work shift and requires travel approximately 5% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (approximately 16 years of education) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a clinical, medical, or research setting.
• Education and work experience in computer science, life sciences, or a technical field.
• Expertise in clinical-trial data collection best practices.
• Expert knowledge of global clinical operations.
• Expert ability to use SQL to query datasets based on defined parameters.
• Intermediate to advanced therapy-specific knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, therapy, and devices.
• Intermediate to advanced medical knowledge relating to common medical histories, medical terminology, diagnostics (including imaging and laboratory), and medications (including class, dose, and route).
• Certified Clinical Data Manager (CCDM) certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist in translating clinical study requirements into trial Casebooks.
• Develop edit check specifications for automated data cleaning.
• Develop and maintain data management practices and procedures, including SOPs and work instructions, and identify and recommend solutions to technology issues.
• Conduct user acceptance testing of study databases, reports, study notifications, and database customizations.
• Develop study-specific data listings.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, propose solutions, develop procedures, and train others on new processes.
• Mentor junior team members in the roles and responsibilities of the Clinical Data Management Analyst.

Benefits

• Free employee medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO, subject to qualifying through a short wellness assessment; free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, providing an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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