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Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops, and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring technology for use in both home and hospital settings, including our revolutionary Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System.

About the Role:

As a Clinical Project Lead within Abbott Diabetes Care’s Clinical Affairs team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our clinical programs.

Responsibilities:

As a Clinical Project Lead within Abbott Diabetes Care’s Clinical Affairs function, you will:

• Lead cross-functional project teams in the planning, execution, and close-out of clinical trials.

• Ensure clinical support is aligned with the needs of R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs.

• Develop and implement strategic plans for clinical study delivery using both internal and external resources.

• Manage relationships with clinicians, CROs, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), and other stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal updates, issue resolution, financial reconciliation, and project timeline tracking.

• Collaborate with internal teams including Data Management, Regulatory, Statistics, and Scientific Affairs to ensure seamless project execution.

• Contribute to the evaluation of new or modified Abbott Diabetes Care and competitor products through clinical studies.

• Maintain focus on key milestones, stakeholder engagement, and compliance with regulatory and quality standards.

Education and Experience

• A degree in Life Sciences or a related field is preferred; however, candidates with strong relevant experience and alternative educational backgrounds will also be considered.

• Experience in the medical device or in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry is highly desirable; pharmaceutical experience may also be considered.

• Proven background in clinical project management or study leadership, ideally within a regulated environment.

• Strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

• Willingness to travel up to 10%, with the remainder of the time based at our Manufacturing Centre of Excellence and R&D facility in Witney, Oxfordshire.

What We Offer

At Abbott, we believe in helping you bring your passion, ideas, and purpose to life. In return, we offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.

• A class-leading defined contribution pension scheme.

• Share ownership opportunities.

• A supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages career growth and development.

• Access to a wide range of wellness initiatives and employee engagement activities:

  • At our Witney site: onsite allotments, couch-to-5k campaigns, beekeeping, yoga, and more.

Join us and shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

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