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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:\nWorking at Abbott\nAt 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:\nCareer development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.\nFree medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO\nAn excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution\nTuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.\nA 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.\nA 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.\nMain Purpose Of The Role\nThis role is based out of Sylmar, CA and is an ONSITE role.\nThe Senior Clinical Scientist works independently with minimal guidance and direction, assists in the planning and conduct of clinical studies. Ensures compliance to study protocol, domestic and international Good Clinical Practices, applicable regulatory standards, and Standard Operating Procedures. Able to solve complex problems; considers alternative or new perspectives using existing tools and standard processes. Focus is on site management activities such as collection of essential documents, identifying and obtaining missing data, data corrections, reviewing and trending adverse events and protocol deviations. May contribute to developing study related materials; assists with writing reports and protocols. May also provide oversight of vendors and committees such as core labs and safety boards.\nMain Responsibilities\nEnsures both regulatory and clinical protocol compliance is maintained for all assigned clinical projects. This may include but is not limited to: Drafts study related materials such as: patient brochures, patient recruitment material, and presentations; Drafts protocol summary, annual report, and other study reports.; Drafts informed consent documents and ensures all required elements are included; Develops for review draft Case Report Forms and associated edit logic; Assists with site nomination, qualification, and selection processes. Can function to lead calls with FCE management if required. Provides conduct/protocol specific support and training to internal and external clinical personnel. In consultation with study management, the assigned field clinical personnel and appropriate inhouse personnel, coordinates the start-up and maintenance of the clinical study sites. Coordinates and lead activities with study specific committees, vendor services, and core labs. Reviews and analyzes data and documents for accuracy and completeness. Can lead study team to clean and review data. Creates and processes data queries. Assists with preparation, follow-up, and resolution of findings from monitoring visits and audits.\nIndependently reviews site compliance and raises issues to study management. Can lead team meetings reviewing compliance concerns. Reviews and processes product complaints and adverse events as soon as they are reported. Drafts Serious Adverse Event or death narratives.\nServes as a liaison to field clinical and site personnel by responding to any protocol-related issues and escalating as appropriate.\nCommunicates and collaborates with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.\nApplies general clinical research processes and regulatory knowledge to actively improve processes and efficiencies.\nMentors less experienced clinical team members.\nContributes to global process improvement teams.\nIdentifies and routinely uses the most effective, cost efficient and best business practices to execute processes; continually evaluates effectiveness and appropriateness.\nExercises independent judgment in planning, organizing, and performing work; monitors performance and reports status to manager.\nProvides input to departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Departmental Work Instruction (DWIs).\nDevelops an understanding of current clinical regulations and common industry practices, engages in relevant professional associations or societies, and seeks continuing education about division devices and therapies.\nManages small projects and process improvement efforts that are critical to help support departmental goals and objectives.\nMay participate in Core Team activities and make additional contributions as assigned.\nQualifications\nEducation:\nBachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Natural science, pre-medicine, nursing, bioengineering, or a related academic field. OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience\nMasters Degree (±18 years) preferred\nExperience/Background\nMinimum 5 years in clinical or medical or research setting.\nMust have demonstrated strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, presentation, analytical, organizational, technical writing, and problem solving skills. \nAble to interpret clinical data, meet deadlines and work effectively with all levels of employees. \nProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and relevant clinical applications. \nThe ability to work independently when necessary. \nThe ability to exchange straightforward information, ask questions, and check for understanding.\nPreferred-An excellent understanding of all aspects of clinical research. \nA general familiarity with cardiac, vascular, and/or neuro modulation technologies. \nPrevious related experience in research within a clinical or corporate setting or relevant clinical experience in a clinical/hospital environment. \nCertification as a Research Professional by Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). \nWork habits include organization, coordination of many tasks, accuracy, and attention to detail.\nApply Now\n* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.\nLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:www.abbottbenefits.com\nFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.\nConnect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.\nThe base pay for this position is\n$90,000.00 - $180,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.\nJOB FAMILY:\nClinical Affairs / StatisticsDIVISION:\nCRM Cardiac Rhythm ManagementLOCATION:\nUnited States > Sylmar : 15900 Valley View CourtADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:\nWORK SHIFT:\nStandardTRAVEL:\nYes, 5 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:\nNot ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:\nContinuous 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.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf","description_format":"text","description_chars":7836,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Cardiovascular Devices","Diabetes Devices","Neurotech & Neuromodulation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-28T00:17:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-senior-clinical-scientist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-senior-clinical-scientist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T19:04:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":29902,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2710},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2710"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fabbott-senior-clinical-scientist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fabbott-senior-clinical-scientist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fabbott-senior-clinical-scientist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/abbott-senior-clinical-scientist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fabbott-senior-clinical-scientist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3369000}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"abbott.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3369000},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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