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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 contributionTuition 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.

Our site in Santa Clara, CA is looking for an Associate Director, Global Data Science & Analytics.  Alternative locations include Sylmar, CA and Plymouth, MN.

THIS IS AN ON-SITE DAILY REQUIRED ROLE.

For years, Abbott’s MEDICAL DEVICES businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring systems, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine finger sticks. 

You will be responsible for overseeing activities related to electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management within the Global Data Science & Analytics team.  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 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.

ResponsibilitiesCollaborate 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.Understand and analyze varied healthcare data types, including electronic health records, remote device monitoring 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 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.Support 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 Education/Training

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

Experience/Training  Minimum overall 10 years of working experience with progressive roles in clinical research, biomedical research, health economics and outcomes research, or data science in healthcareExperience leading teams, managing projects, and making effective decisionsExcellent oral and written communication skills, with proven ability to prepare protocols and/or scientific manuscriptsStrong knowledge of statistical methodsAbility to come up with innovative data analysis and presentation strategiesExperience with analytical software tools such as R, SAS, Python, SQL. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Databricks is a plusKnowledge of electrophysiology or cardiac rhythm management medical devices a plus

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistanceFinancial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plansHealth care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programsPaid time off401(k) retirement savings with a generous company matchThe stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

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The base pay for this position is $146,700.00 – $293,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.