MGR CLINICAL RESEARCH

Follow your aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities, competitive salaries, great benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, a company paid pension plan and profit sharing, all with a company providing the growth and strength to build your future.PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION:Works as a liaison between the clinical department and the engineering function. Responsible for design and implementation of clinical outcomes studies of products to support FDA regulatory submissions. Works with multi-functional areas of organization to determine necessity and type of research required. Works with clinical data analysts and biostatisticians to maintain, analyze, and report outcomes data. Disseminates outcomes results to clinical investigators, internal clinical personnel, external groups, sales and marketing staff.-(Legacy GDT job code: 295)CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:Responsible for compliance with applicable corporate and divisional policies and procedures.1. Recruits, coaches and develops organizational talent.; 2. Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.; 3. Creates an entrepreneurial environment.; 4. Provides direction and guidance to exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. May supervise non-exempt employees.; 5. Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.; 6. Demonstrates effective change leadership.; 7. Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.; 8. Develops and executes organizational and operational policies that affect one or more groups by utilizing technical/professional knowledge and skills.; 9. Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations, etc.).; 10. Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.; 11. Develops, monitors and appropriately adjusts the annual budget for department(s).COMMENTS:Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long- term perspective, for desired results.; 8. (Supervision Provided) Provides direction and guidance to exempt specialist and/or supervisory personnel who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments; evaluates performance of and assists in career development planning for subordinates; often responsible for a centralized staff or professional function of the company.POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY/SCOPE:Develops, communicates, and builds consensus for operating goals that are in alignment with the division. Provides leadership to assigned staff and supervisors by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving department objectives.; 5. (Planning/Organization) Creates immediate to long-range plans to carry out objectives established by top management; develops and calculates a budget for a department or group to meet organizational goals; forecasts future departmental needs including human and material resources and capital expenditures; recommends or modifies the structure of organizational units or a centralized functional activity subject to senior management approval.; 6. (Decision Making/Impact) Assignments are expressed in the form of objectives; makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve the program objectives established by senior management; consequences of erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally include critical delays and modifications to projects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, and may jeopardize future business activity.QualificationsBasic Qualifications:Provides direction and monitors progress of exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff toward departmental goals; monitors costs of projects and of human and material resources within a department or unit; monitors company-wide indicators such as market share and profitability; monitors external environment in area of technical or professional responsibility. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.; 3. (Cognitive Skills) Develops and/or identifies new work processes and the improved utilization of human and material resources within the assigned or related functions or groups; facilitates others' participation in the continuous improvement program; investigates and solves problems that impact work processes and personnel within or across units or departments; develops and communicates a vision for the organizational unit assigned.Preferred Qualifications: Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. EEO/AATo apply for this position, click here.To learn more about Abbott and view other opportunities, click here.