Lead Clinical Research Associate

in Alameda, CA

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Lead Clinical Research Associate Job

Job Description Job Attributes+

  • Job ID

    31081135

  • Req #

    ABLAUS31081135ENUSEXTERNAL

  • Job Location

    Alameda, CA, US

  • Job Category

    Medical and Clinical Affairs

  • Job Type

    Full time

  • Travel

    Yes, 50 % of the Time

  • Schedule

    40 hours per week

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


This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. 

The Lead Clinical Research Associate manages the design, execution, and monitoring of internal and external clinical studies, coordinates the development of operating procedures, coordinates in the development of standard procedures in executing experiments, evaluation, and documentation of results, and contributes to the development of clinical strategy for ADC products

What you'll work on

  • Manage design, execution, and monitoring of internal clinical studies, including management of budget

  • Manage in the design, training and monitoring of Abbott sponsored external clinical studies for regulatory and commercial access.

  • Manage in identification and qualification of external clinical sites.

  • Manage in the development and maintaining of operating procedures

  • Develops clinical strategy to support product development and market introduction.

  • Participates in cross functional team activities for product development including risk management.

  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and performing other duties as assigned by management

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree with a minimum of 8 years of experience in conducting clinical studies or relevant laboratory experience is required.

  • Clinical monitoring experience.

  • Significant experience leading projects and people.

  • Sponsor clinical research experience.

  • Experience in medical device related studies is desirable.

  • Experience in diabetes is preferred.

  • Knowledge of regulations governing medical devices is desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD degree in science or a related field.

  • Experience with quality management system GAP analysis and audit preparation.

  • Experience with CAPA.

  • Strong clinical operations background.

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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 – $218,500.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Skills

  • quality management
  • clinical strategy
  • clinical research
  • clinical monitoring
  • clinical operations
  • clinical
  • product development
  • clinical research management
  • clinical study management
  • clinical strategy development
  • procedure management
  • risk management
  • capa
  • gap analysis
  • clinical research sponsorship
  • clinical site management
  • auditing

Additional Information

Who We Are

PUT YOUR TALENTS TO WORK

Abbott values the leadership skills developed through military service and we have a broad range of functional areas to put your talents to work. Our organization is making a difference in the lives of the people we serve with a diverse offering of healthcare products. We have a strong veteran employee community to help with your transition from the military to the corporate world.

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