Senior Clinical Research Scientist

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Clinical Scientist (Lingo) 

About Lingo

Abbott's rich history in developing cutting-edge health technologies is evolving with its new venture into biowearables. The biowearables segment is poised to represent the future of the organization, with the potential to generate over $1 billion in revenue within the next five years, supported by Abbott’s robust R&D and financial resources.  At Lingo, we are committed to transforming health management with our cutting-edge biowearables that monitor glucose levels and other critical metabolic biomarkers. Our products integrate world-class heath technology with the best of biological and behavioral science to provide personalized insights that improve metabolic well-being. This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of health innovation and make a significant impact on people’s lives.    

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 

This role is responsible for the design, execution, oversight, and monitoring of internal and external clinical studies that support product development and evidence generation for  Lingo.  The individual develops study protocols, executes clinical research activities, and ensures the accurate analysis, interpretation, and documentation of study results. They contribute to the development and implementation of clinical strategies that advance product innovation and support regulatory and commercialization objectives. As a subject matter expert in metabolic health, the role provides scientific leadership and expertise across the organization, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive informed decision-making. The individual also translates complex scientific concepts into clear, actionable insights and effectively communicates scientific principles, study findings, and clinical evidence to a broad range of stakeholders, including research and development, regulatory, medical, quality, commercial teams, and executive leadership. This is a unique role that goes across both the Clinical Affairs and Medical Affairs teams at Lingo.

This position is an onsite role based in Alameda, CA.

What You’ll Work On

• Leads the design, execution, monitoring, and analysis of internal and external clinical studies to support product development and evidence generation.

• Provides scientific leadership and subject matter expertise in metabolic health, guiding research initiatives and cross-functional decision-making.

• Collaborates closely with Medical Affairs, Marketing, Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support business and scientific objectives.

• Develops, implements, and maintains clinical research operating procedures to ensure compliance, quality, and consistency across studies.

• Participates in cross-functional product development and commercialization teams, providing scientific and clinical insights throughout the product lifecycle.

• Ensures the successful and timely completion of clinical studies, directly impacting product development milestones, regulatory objectives, and product launch timelines.

• Communicates clinical and scientific findings effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex data into actionable insights.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Min 8+ years relevant experience, in conducting clinical trials.

• Experience in communicating science to a variety of internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• MS, PharmD or Ph.D. strongly preferred.

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Divisional Information

Medical Devices

General Medical Devices:

Our medical devices 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.

CRM

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

Diabetes

We’re 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.

Vascular

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

Neuromodulation

Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

Structural Heart

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.

EP

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

HF

In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Diagnostics

We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.

Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions.  We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

Nutrition

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

     

The base pay for this position is

$114,000.00 – $228,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Clinical Affairs / Statistics

     

DIVISION:

LNGO Lingo

        

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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