Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. **Working at Abbott** 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 + Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO + An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution + Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 **_THE OPPORTUNITY_** This Senior Medical and Clinical Director position works out of **Alameda, CA** location. Abbott has a rich history of developing cutting edge technologies that enable consumers to monitor and manage their health and wellbeing. We are now embarking on an exciting next gen new venture of Biowearables that will build on that heritage and take it farther - leveraging biomarkers to provide wearers insights into their physical and mental state, ultimately driving to greater performance. The Lingo Biowearables business is the face and the future of the organization. **_MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES_** •Contribute to leadership of medical affairs and clinical research teams including hiring, mission, strategy, goals, performance and budget. Report on outcomes to division leadership. Responsible for aspects of medical affairs and clinical research contributions to product direction and features, R&D pipeline prioritization and review. • Contribute to leadership of medical affairs team in areas including medical claims matrix creation, literature reviews, medical and educational content creation across platforms, outreach to product users and commercial partners, scientific advisory board (SAB) creation and management, outreach to medical key opinion leaders and influencers. Represent division and product at conferences, at public events and in media appearances. Contribute to educational materials including in product content, web content, and social media content. • Contribute to leadership of clinical research team in areas including overall clinical strategy, training of the team in human subjects research, planning and execution of clinical trials and real world evidence (RWE) studies, clinical protocol creation, recruitment and management of trial investigators, institutional review board (IRB) interactions, trial safety and adverse event reporting, clinical site agreements, trial budgets, data collection and biostatistics analysis, clinical trial outcomes reporting and publication. • Responsible for aspects of medical and clinical team contributions to regulatory strategy, regulatory filings, quality management system reviews and reports, customer service responses and monitoring of customer safety, publications strategy, patent and intellectual property strategy. **_QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/BACKGROUND_** • Doctorate Degree (± 19 years) MD required • 10+ years of experience with expert level knowledge of medicine. Reporting to: Divisional Vice President, Lingo APPLY NOW (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en) **:** 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. Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx) Follow 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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal The base pay for this position is $211,600.00 – $423,200.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com