Associate Study Database Manager – Clinical Data Base Programmer (on-site)

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

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.

· 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 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.

For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring system, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.

The Opportunity

Our location in Maple Grove, MN currently has an on-site opportunity for a Study Database Manager – Data Management professional. The Study Database Manager is responsible for clinical database development and maintenance; validation of deliverables; adherence to processes, systems, standards, and best practices with attention to quality and regulatory compliance. Through cross-functional collaboration, the Study Database Manager will review Case Report Form (CRF) design, study protocol review and provide input. They will review database specification functional requirements and Edit Check specifications and provide feedback. They will lead and/or participate in set-up of clinical study databases in a clinical data management system including programming of edit checks.

What You’ll Work On

· Follow company software development lifecycle to design, code, configure, test, debug, and document clinical study databases using a clinical data management system.

· Collaborate with other development staff to achieve quality and consistency.

· Problem solver and decision maker with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

· Actively participates in the escalation of live errors and service problems to limit downtime and resolve problems.

· Team player that develops high level design for solutions.

· Debugs, troubleshoots, and isolates clinical data management systems as well as offers strategic solutions, analysis, and advice regarding identified issues for future development.

· Ability to work creatively and productively with minimal supervision.

· Participate in the review of clinical research protocols, reports, and statistical analysis plans.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related engineering field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

· Minimum 6 years’ progressively more responsible work experience in a range of software engineering disciplines using a variety of programming methods.

· Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

· Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

· Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

· Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.

· Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

· Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.

· Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

· Prior experience in study specific database configuration utilizing Oracle Clinical, Oracl