Staff Clinical Scientist – Medical Devices (on-site)

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:

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 you dream of
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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 opportunity for a Staff Clinical Scientist to join our Global Data Science & Analytics team with a focus on medical devices on-site in our Santa Clara office.  This new team member will lead and execute data analytics projects that generate impactful evidence and insights related to medical device technology, relevant disease states, and healthcare economics. The individual will collaborate with peers within the function, across the organization, and thought leaders outside the company. Additionally, will work with different types of data, developing creative ways to analyze and present results as well as lead development of regulatory protocols and reports, conference presentations, and scientific manuscripts. The Staff Clinical Scientist will also support digital health initiatives and will work to support healthcare decisions by patients, physicians, health authorities, payers, and policy makers.

What You’ll Work On

• Data Analytics
• Lead and complete advanced data analytics projects related to medical devices
• Design and implement real-world evidence studies
• Work with varied data types, including insurance claims data, electronic health records, imaging data, and clinical study or registry data
• Support digital health and data science initiatives
• Build strategy for real-world evidence generation across products
• Lead preparation of protocols and reports, conference presentations, and scientific manuscripts
• Communicate with regulatory and reimbursement agencies on study design and results
• Mentor other scientists on dataset selection, study design, and presentation of results
• Collaborate with peers within the function, across the organization and outside the company on projects
• Present to internal and external stakeholders with varied backgrounds
• Cultivate relationships with key opinion leaders in the industry
• Strategy and Communication

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. plus 2 years of research or industrial experience or B.S./M.S. with equivalency. (Equivalency to Ph.D. defines as ability to hypothesize; design own experiments; draw conclusions and provide direction).
• Advanced knowledge of multiple analytical instruments

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent data wrangling and analysis skills
• Strong knowledge of statistical methods
• Experience with analytical software tools such as R, SAS, Python, SQL. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Databricks is a plus
• Ability to come up with innovative data analysis and presentation strategies.
• Excellent written skills, with proven ability to prepare protocols and/or scientific manuscripts.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to speak with experts in the field.
• Experience working in a regulated environment a plus.
• Knowledge of medical devices.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$95,500.00 – $190,900.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Clinical Affairs / Statistics

     

DIVISION:

MD Medical Devices

        

LOCATION:

United States > Santa Clara : Building A - SC

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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