Principal Field Clinical Lead - Atlanta, GA

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:

Principal Field Clinical Lead

Working at Abbott

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

Within Abbott's Structural Heart business, our mission is to restore health and improve quality of life through innovative solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. We are committed to developing technologies that improve patient outcomes, advance clinical practice, and provide meaningful benefits for physicians, healthcare systems, and the patients they serve.

As a global leader in transcatheter heart valve technologies, Abbott continues to invest in clinical research, physician education, and next-generation therapies that shape the future of structural heart interventions.

Abbott Structural Heart is seeking a highly experienced Principal Field Clinical Lead (FCL) to support pre-market and post-market Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) clinical studies within an assigned territory.

In this senior clinical role, the Principal FCL serves as a key partner to physicians, study investigators, research coordinators, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful clinical trial execution, exceptional patient outcomes, and high-quality clinical data.

The Principal FCSL functions as a clinical and procedural expert, providing physician education, procedural support, site management, enrollment strategy, and clinical trial leadership. This individual will also contribute to the development of future TAVI technologies by partnering with Clinical Affairs, Research & Development, Engineering, and Commercial teams to advance Abbott's structural heart portfolio.

Success in this role requires a deep understanding of structural heart disease, transcatheter valve therapies, clinical research operations, and physician training within Cath Lab and Hybrid Operating Room environments.

What You’ll Work On

Clinical Trial Leadership & Site Management

• Manage and develop strategic relationships with assigned clinical trial sites, investigators, and research teams.
• Support all phases of clinical trial execution, including site identification, qualification, activation, enrollment, monitoring, and study closeout activities.
• Collaborate with investigators and site personnel to maximize patient screening opportunities and achieve enrollment objectives.
• Identify enrollment barriers and implement solutions that improve patient recruitment and study performance.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of site capabilities, research infrastructure, and investigator interests to support Abbott's clinical evidence generation strategy.
• Facilitate communication between clinical sites and Abbott teams to ensure efficient study execution and issue resolution.

TAVI Clinical and Procedural Support

• Serve as a subject matter expert for Abbott's TAVI clinical programs and investigational technologies.
• Provide procedural guidance and technical support during investigational TAVI procedures.
• Support physicians and healthcare teams in procedural planning, device utilization, and study protocol adherence.
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