Medical Science Manager

Job description

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Medical Science Manager

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

This position is a Remote role in Abbott’s Vascular Business.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

The Medical Science Manager is responsible for planning, establishing, cultivating, and coordinating strategic relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), other healthcare professionals (HCPs), and internal stakeholders. This role is dedicated to advancing scientific and clinical knowledge, with a particular focus on specific therapeutic areas, to achieve both clinical and business objectives. The Medical Science Manager reports directly to the Director of Medical Affairs.

What You’ll Work On

Medical and Scientific Knowledge:

·  Maintain up-to-date scientific and clinical knowledge in specific therapeutic and disease areas.
·  Synthesize available evidence related to therapies and develop strategic recommendations based on gap analysis and understanding of clinical unmet needs.
·  Deliver fair-balanced and objective clinical and scientific data responses to HCPs, payors, and patient organizations in response to unsolicited requests for information on the use of company therapies.
·  Proactively engage and lead scientific exchanges with KOLs and other key stakeholders to share clinical insights, emerging data, and developments related to scientific advancement and therapeutic areas.
·  Lead the plan for clinical data and scientific message dissemination, coordinating with clinical, marketing, medical affairs, and public affairs.
·  Attend scientific conferences/ medical meetings and symposia, engage in discussions, and cultivate professional relationships.
·  Provide input to management regarding alternative therapies, business development opportunities/risks, and HCP feedback.

Advisory Boards:

·  Manage medical and scientific advisory boards to capture KOL insights and translate them into medical strategy to guide & support critical business objectives.

Clinical Research:  ISS / AV Sponsored Trials.

·  Point of contact for ISS: identify unmet clinical areas, support submission to SRC and coordinate with ISS program manager, ensure compliance throughout study life cycle.
·  Provide scientific input into company-sponsored trials, including site and investigator selection, and optimizing trial conduct.
·  Provide disease state education pertinent to therapies. 

Strategic Planning / Medical Intelligence:

·  Consolidate and interpret medical intelligence, reporting findings to internal stakeholders to inform business imperatives. 
·  Lead strategic planning and professional development, training, and support to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

Partnerships:

·  Partner with internal groups (Regulatory, Clinical, HEOR, Training/Education, Commercial, Marketing, Publications, etc.) to identify, develop, and implement strategies, and monitor their results.
·  Collaborate with a wide range of external partners, including clinicians, scientists, clinical investigators, and KOLs to address scientific imperatives, address clinical unmet needs and advance therapeutic field.
·  Facilitate product testing with HCPs for formative / summative testing.
·  Provide feedback and medical input to local commercial plans and strategies.
·  Identify and support speakers for advisory boards, symposia, and educational programs with regulatory-approved materials.
·  Train, educate, mentor, and lead other projects impacting the organization.

Key Opinion Leader Engagement:

·  Serve as a key liaison with external HCPs, KOLs, and scientific subject matter experts.
·  Develop and maintain key relationships with emerging KOLs.
·  Collaborate with business leadership to create and execute KOL engagement strategy.
·  Serve as a primary resource regarding physician scientific support.

Required Qualifications

·  Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Life Science. Preference is for the candidate to have an advanced degree.
·  Minimum 5+ years with demonstrated leadership success in the following areas: clinical or scientific medical device industry or scientific pharmaceutical industry experience.
·  Experience as a healthcare provider (RN, NP, PA, MD), research, clinical or leadership role in a healthcare capacity with multiple years of cardiovascular device experience either in industry or in clinical position(s).

Travel

·  30% travel

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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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is
$109,300.00 – $218,700.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Medical & Scientific Affairs

     

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

        

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 25 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing 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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