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Abbott is a global healthcare company developing technologies and products across diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition, and branded generic medicines. Its portfolio includes FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring systems and BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests, serving patients and healthcare professionals in areas such as diabetes management, infectious disease, and nutrition. Abbott’s work also focuses on expanding access to care, supporting health equity, and addressing challenges including malnutrition and infectious diseases. For professionals exploring healthcare careers, the company offers opportunities to contribute to medical innovation across a broad range of health-related disciplines.
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Abbott Director of Field Clinical and Patient Screening Programs

Lead Abbott’s TMVR field clinical teams and patient screening programs. Oversee compliant studies, imaging-based patient selection, team training, budgets, and clinical outcomes.

USUnited States
$149,300 – $298,700 / year
RemoteFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredDirector

Description

  • Direct field clinical operations for TMVR studies.
  • Build programs, staffing plans, training for teams and sites, and budgets.
  • Lead patient screening and selection for TMVR studies.
  • Create patient-specific TMVR selection analyses from complex medical imaging.
  • Support trial enrollment with patient screening and selection materials.
  • Help develop and review clinical research protocols, reports, and statistical analysis plans.
  • Act as a senior contact for clinical investigators and site research staff.
  • Set and monitor standard operating models, policies, and performance measures.
  • Maintain compliance with FDA, ISO, MDR, and global regulatory requirements.
  • Work with Clinical Science to align programs with approved clinical strategies and evidence.
  • Deliver accurate, timely, consistent clinical data and program updates to stakeholders.
  • Present study updates to senior leaders, investigators, and other key stakeholders.
  • Guide field clinical teams supporting TMVR programs, strategically and operationally.
  • Coordinate with Clinical Operations, Clinical Science, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Training, and Commercial teams.
  • Recommend staffing, budget, and policy decisions.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Healthcare, or a related field and at least 7 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and at least 9 years of relevant experience.
  • Significant experience supporting complex structural heart clinical programs.
  • Direct experience with transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technologies, studies, and procedures.
  • Experience building, leading, and scaling field clinical teams for investigational medical device programs.
  • Experience developing organizational capabilities, governance, and standardized operating processes.
  • Strong understanding of structural heart disease, transcatheter valve therapies, advanced cardiac imaging, and anatomical patient screening and selection.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with clinical investigators, physician leaders, and research sites.
  • Ability to handle complex clinical decisions, investigator expectations, and enrollment challenges.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional clinical programs and ensure execution in regulated clinical trial settings.
  • Strong strategic leadership, communication, and organizational management skills.
  • Ability to influence senior leaders, develop managers, and lead geographically dispersed teams.
  • Experience developing and managing budgets, staffing plans, and operational performance measures.
  • Knowledge of the disease state and device use.
  • Willingness and ability to travel 50% of the time.

Benefits

  • Career development with an international company.
  • Free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan, with eligibility beginning the following calendar year.
  • Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
  • FreeU education benefit.
  • Opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree through an affordable education benefit.
  • Recognition as a great place to work and as one of the most admired companies.
  • Recognition among the best big companies to work for and top workplaces for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

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