Digital Trendteam is looking for a Senior Clinical Specialist to provide critical field clinical support for Abbott's Electrophysiology division's clinical research studies. You will focus on BU technologies and therapy areas, managing clinical territories and serving as a technical and protocol expert to drive study success.
What You'll Do
- Provide field support for clinical research related enrollment and procedures in a specified therapy area.
- Serve as a technology, protocol, and clinical trial procedure expert and resource to Abbott stakeholders, physicians, and research personnel at the site.
- Proactively, and with minimal oversight, maintain and develop a productive clinical territory.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of clinical sites in your assigned territory.
- Understand and assess investigators’ interests and qualifications.
- Identify appropriate investigators as defined by study-specific requirements and regulatory code.
- Maintain open communication and relationships with key site personnel.
- Use critical thinking to identify issues, address them, and create plans to augment success or prevent recurrence of variances from site expectations.
- Facilitate communication between clinical sites and other Abbott clinical staff.
- Work with sites to develop capabilities to take on more complex trials or larger volume of trials.
- Manage study progress aspects including Start Up and Enrollment.
- Nominate, approach, and complete qualification processes including establishing site/sponsor expectations for study execution.
- Facilitate contract/budget escalations as part of the start-up process.
- Train facility staff regarding protocol requirements and technology.
- Develop site-specific strategies to promote appropriate patient enrollment.
- Identify site successes and challenges and assist in implementing troubleshooting techniques that promote study goal achievement.
- Provide ongoing feedback concerning all aspects of study progress, specifically enrollment and procedure related.
- Provide support for all study-related aspects to research partners.
- Manage product reporting and troubleshooting with customers and field personnel within the BU clinical research portfolio.
- Work with territory Clinical Site Leads to share best practices and develop capabilities to optimize trial data quality.
- Collaborate with and provide feedback to Clinical Scientists, study teams, and Clinical Site Leads on study design and procedure and product experiences.
- Identify and communicate best practices relevant to clinical trial execution.
- Seek opportunities to continue demonstrating and developing technical, research, and organizational leadership qualities.
- Collaborate with Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, R&D, marketing, and commercial teams to support and advance key BU projects.
- Serve as a scientific interface with healthcare professionals.
- Act as a resource in corporate product education as it relates to investigative technologies.
- Develop collaborative cross-divisional team relationships.
- Function as a “pipeline” between Abbott and the medical community, constantly communicating important information.
- Support all company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
- Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
- Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
- Identify and share best practices for territory management.
- Deepen area(s) of expertise and function as a regional clinical and technical resource.
- Utilize effective communication skills in difficult conversations with key stakeholders.
- Contribute additional value to the organization beyond primary responsibilities.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, biological sciences, or a related field, OR equivalent or related experience in cardiology or clinical research.
- 3 or more years of progressively more responsible relevant clinical work experience in the cardiovascular field.
- A high level of competency in cath lab and operating room protocol and procedures.
- Recognition as a leader/expert beyond your local territory.
- Ability to travel approximately 80%, including internationally.
- Excellent English speaking skills.
Work Mode
This is a local-country position based in China.
