Sr. Field Clinical Product Specialist - Structural Heart

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At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.
• 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our rapidly growing clinical team within the Abbott Structural Heart division. We are seeking an experienced Sr. Field Clinical Product Specialist. Primary responsibilities will include outstanding management of TMVR clinical Trial support. In this role, the Sr. Field Clinical Product Specialist supports internal and external customers and cross-functional teams.

This is a remote position.

What You’ll Work On

• Effectively manage territory by developing long-standing research partnerships with clinical sites, establishing regular touch points with site investigators and research teams to elevate trial visibility. Supporting site research teams by streamlining screening activities, developing tools and best practices to qualify trial candidates, and identifying barriers to enrollment.
• Acquire critical knowledge of sites’ clinical research capabilities to support Abbott’s clinical evidence generation strategies.
• Responsible for ensuring timely clinical trial site nominations, qualification assessments, and activations for the Structural Heart Division.
• Be TMVR product Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing expertise in subject eligibility, training, and case support delivering strong enrollment, outstanding clinical outcomes, and data quality.
• Train physicians, support staff, and research personnel on investigational devices, clinical trial Procedural techniques and protocols.
• Provide procedural guidance to physicians when implanting investigational TMVR devices or acting as back-up to commercial clinical support as needed.
• May act as a mentor to less experienced FCPSs within their region or in other parts of the country.
• Coordinate communication with internal and external customers to facilitate efficient and compliant clinical trial execution.
• Develop presentation materials to support Investigator Meetings, National Conferences, as well as TMVR product technical training and best practices.
• Convey franchise clinical evidence and strategy with confidence to physicians and research partners.
• Function as a “pipeline” between Abbott and the Medical Community, constantly communicating valuable information to internal and external customers (product planning, engineering, marketing, and education).
• Support engineering efforts on next generation TMVR platform development by contributing clinical knowledge to early product design iterations and performing in-vitro / in-vivo device and system evaluations.
• Develop clinical best practices on next generation TMVR platforms and provide procedural case support for all phases of product development, from First in Man through Early Feasibility, and IDE Studies.
• Engage with clinical sites to raise subject diversity awareness in neighboring communities and identify barriers to enrolling a diverse trial population.
• Identify opportunities to establish best practices within the organization.
• Complete and maintain certifications that are relevant to their specific product area.
• Complies with U.S (United States). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned. These duties may include taking calls on evenings and/or weekends for time-sensitive patient case reviews and customer needs.
• Role will evolve as we scale for professional growth opportunities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences, Engineering or related field.
• An advanced credential in a relevant discipline/concentration such as Biological Sciences. Professional Health Science certification or designation.
• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong clinical background and Interventional/surgical cardiac procedural experience.
• Experience with Sterile Technique and Aseptic Technique
• Ability to wear Lead Apron for interventional procedures for extended periods of time
• Experience and understanding of Hemodynamics and hemodynamic monitoring devices
• Working understanding of Heart failure and standards of care supporting Heart Failure patients
• Ability to travel up to 80% of the time, including some international travel
• Clean DMV record

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences or medical training (RN, CVT, etc.) preferred
• Medical industry preferred
• Strong clinical orientation, experience with products for use in interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery, familiarity with echo cardiography and other indirect imaging, also strongly preferred

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The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.