Abbott

Associate Director, Real-World Evidence, Global Data Science & Analytics (GDSA) (on-site)

Abbott$148K — $297K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 10 years of related work experience
  • Clinical evidence generation experience
  • Ph.D. or MS in biomedical engineering or related field, preferred
  • Experience leading teams and managing projects
  • Strong knowledge of statistical methods
  • Proficiency in analytical software tools (R, SAS, Python, SQL)

Responsibilities

  • Lead data analytics projects generating impactful real-world insights
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and develop strategy
  • Oversee analyses using varied healthcare data types
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for real-world evidence studies
  • Communicate effectively with regulatory agencies and payer organizations
  • Cultivate relationships with healthcare key opinion leaders
  • Prepare scientific manuscripts and conference presentations
  • Manage project timelines and deliverables
  • Lead digital health initiatives to deliver clinical insights

Benefits

  • Career development with an international company
  • Qualify for free medical coverage in next calendar year
  • Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement and debt assistance programs
  • Recognition as a great place to work for diversity and inclusion
Full Job Description


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


The Opportunity

We are looking for an Associate Director, Global Data Science & Analytics to join our Medical Devices team on-site in Santa Clara, CA. This new team member will be responsible for overseeing activities within the Global Data Science & Analytics team related to the Vascular business unit.

You will lead and execute data analytics projects that generate impactful real-world evidence and insights related to medical device technology, relevant disease states, and healthcare economics. In addition, you will support digital health and data science initiatives. You will work with different types of real-world data, developing creative ways to analyze and present your results. As a leader of the GDSA team, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify business needs, develop strategy, identify appropriate data sources and analytic methods, and execute projects on specified timelines. You will lead a cross-functional team of clinical researchers, analysts, data scientists, and data engineers in project planning and execution. You will interact with key opinion leaders in the healthcare space, including physicians, regulators, and payors. Your work will support healthcare decisions by patients, physicians, health authorities, payers, and policy makers.

What You'll Work On
  • Collaborate with counterparts across functional domains to understand business needs and develop strategy, with the ultimate goal of reducing the burden of clinical trials by generating clinical and economic evidence with the use of real-world data.
  • Oversee analyses using varied healthcare data types, including electronic health records, hospital administrative data, and insurance claims data.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for real-world evidence studies across the business.
  • Partner with leaders in clinical affairs, regulatory, medical affairs and marketing for project selection and prioritization.
  • Communicate with regulatory agencies and payer organizations on real-world evidence studies.
  • Cultivate relationships with key opinion leaders in the healthcare industry.
  • Prepare and oversee preparation of conference presentations and scientific manuscripts.
  • Prepare and oversee preparation of real-world evidence protocols and reports for regulatory agencies.
  • Lead digital health and data science initiatives that deliver clinical and business insights.
  • Manage timelines and deliverables for a portfolio of projects.
  • Serve as a functional manager to scientists and analysts.


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum 10 years related work experience.
  • Clinical evidence generation experience


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. and 10+ years of experience or MS and 15+ years of experience in biomedical engineering, health/biomedical sciences, epidemiology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, public health or related field
  • 10 years working experience with progressive roles in clinical research, biomedical research, health economics and outcomes research, or data science in healthcare
  • Experience leading teams, managing projects, and making effective decisions
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with proven ability to prepare protocols and/or scientific manuscripts
  • Strong knowledge of statistical methods
  • Ability to come up with innovative data analysis and presentation strategies
  • Experience with analytical software tools such as R, SAS, Python, SQL. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Databricks is a plus
  • Knowledge of coronary and peripheral vascular medical devices a plus
  • IDE, risk management, and/or clinical evaluation experience.
  • Management experience in other clinical operations and/or regulatory affairs positions.
  • Global experience.


Apply Now

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

The base pay for this position is
$148,700.00 - $297,300.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Clinical Affairs / Statistics

DIVISION:
MD Medical Devices

LOCATION:
United States > Santa Clara : Building B - SC

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Yes

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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Net Income
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Founded
1944
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+15.6%
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