Director, Medical Affairs

• Shape the global clinical and scientific strategy for Abbott’s Heart Failure portfolio
• Manage Clinical Research professionals and provide medical guidance for the business group
• Support product performance and safety, investigator-initiated studies, grants, and scientific activities
• Work cross-functionally to review, implement, and publish clinical trial results
• Establish clinical science range plans and goals
• Implement and maintain clinical research policies, processes, and procedures
• Lead product performance testing and evaluation
• Direct risk management activities using clinical and medical expertise
• Advise Clinical Affairs on publications, abstracts, and presentations
• Establish and implement product safety processes for new products and technologies
• Develop priorities for the global Abbott Heart Failure investigator-initiated study strategy
• Contribute to physician-level professional education on advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and hemodynamic management
• Collaborate with professional societies to increase awareness and knowledge of advanced heart failure and hemodynamic management
• Support commercial and marketing teams with strategic customer and key opinion leader interactions
• Provide input to R&D across all stages of the product portfolio
• Support clinical affairs and Abbott-led trials, including regional representation in evidence generation
• Lead off-label discussions with clinicians in the OUS region
• Assist market access with clinical input to OUS reimbursement processes
• Represent Abbott Heart Failure Medical Affairs in interactions with regulatory bodies
• Provide medical input to investigation teams and regulatory reporting
• Update medical affairs procedural documents and submit change requests

• MD degree with 8+ years of clinical experience in the cardiovascular disease area
• Documented medical or surgical experience treating patients with advanced heart failure preferred
• Experience with medical research and scientific publishing required
• Industry experience preferred but not required
• Fluent English required
• Additional language is a plus
• Significant global presence and approximately 60% travel
• Based in Europe

• Approximately 60% global travel
• Professional education and internal educational activities
• Opportunity to work on innovative therapies for patients with heart failure
• Cross-functional collaboration with Clinical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Marketing, and Commercial teams