Sr. Director Medical, Scientific and Clinical Affairs
AbbottAbout the role
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 Savestudent debt program and FreeUeducation 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
JOB DESCRIPTION::
The position is within our ID BU and is member of the MCSO senior leadership team. This role has oversight and leadership over all of the medical and scientific strategy for the various Disease States for global MCSO.
The Infectious Disease Emerging Markets, IDEM business unit is part of Abbott Rapid Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.
The position is within our IDEM BU and is member of the senior leadership team. Oversight and leadership over all of the division’s Medical, Clinical and Scientific activities. Establish vision and strategy for the division’s platforms and execute upon strategy to support the division’s long-range plan and beyond.
Ensure a properly gaited product launch cadence so that products are developed and commercialized, including achievement of product claims and regulatory approvals, to drive increases in IDEM market share.
This position reports directly to the VP, IDEM and ensure efficient and effective management of the Medical, Scientific and Clinical Affairs functions including P&L. Member of the IDEM Executive staff responsible for ensuring the Division meets sales and margin performance goals, compliance with global regulatory agencies and ensuring compliance with systems, procedures and ensuring management structures are in place to meet the goals in an ethical and legally compliant manner.
This role will also lead a clinical operations and medical & scientific teams.
This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a leader of a Global MCSO team, this role requires a strong commitment to understanding leading practices in product development processes and structures and leading teams to these practices. Excellent leadership and communication style with ability to influence stakeholders, peers across the business. Lead team to meet deliverables and hold self and team accountable.
Direct Medical Affairs activities, create and implement evidence plan, and KOL strategy for respiratory diseases (COVID, Influenza, RSV, Strep A) and blood-borne diseases (HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C) for the entire Infectious Disease business
Provide leadership to the Medical and Scientific Disease States teams to ensure alignment of clinical practice with product design, development. Provide guidance and leadership for Medical and Scientific teams in building scientific thought leaderships, KOL’s advisory board ensuring external impact to product development strategy and executive of our new product launches.
Key leadership role in NPI process. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Pol
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