Senior Clinical Site Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the execution of studies and ensure operational excellence within Abbott Cardiovascular therapies.

• Deliver protocol implementation, product and disease knowledge, procedural assistance, outcome analysis, clinical trial enrollment, and adherence to ICH-GCP and clinical research standards.

• Direct the site nomination, qualification, startup, initiation, periodic assessment, and closure processes.

• Educate and re-educate site stakeholders to guarantee adherence to protocols.

• Manage and influence site recruitment and data collection efficiency.

• Utilize operational metrics to reduce screen failures and participant attrition.

• Supervise compliance with regulatory obligations, Good Clinical Practice, and accuracy benchmarks.

• Identify, cultivate, and sustain relationships with clinical trial sites and investigators.

• Maintain connections with principal investigators, research coordinators, regulatory staff, and legal personnel.

• Offer technical assistance to customers and field personnel.

• Facilitate communication between clinical sites and Abbott clinical teams.

• Develop enrollment strategies specific to sites and plans to prevent deviations.

• Assess site performance and provide constructive feedback.

• Attend study procedures and follow-ups or ensure that trained personnel are present.

• Gather essential documents, retrieve missing data, and review adverse events and protocol deviations.

• Examine source documentation and investigational-site data for precision and thoroughness.

• Address data inquiries and action items from clinical sites.

• Document monitoring findings and keep records of monitoring visits.

• Train site and Abbott personnel for clinical trials and commercial launches.

• Provide clinical and technical procedural support as necessary.

• Collaborate with commercial partners for product education and launches.

• Serve as a technical resource for customer inquiries and troubleshooting.

• Maintain expertise in clinical and Abbott products, serving as a local clinical and technical resource.

• Solve problems independently and make informed decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, health science, nursing, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible clinical trial experience in the cardiovascular sector.

• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.

• Proficiency in catheterization lab and operating room protocols and procedures (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career advancement within an international organization.

• Eligibility for free medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the upcoming calendar year.

• A robust retirement savings plan with significant employer contributions.

• Tuition reimbursement available.

• Freedom 2 Save program for managing student debt.

• FreeU education benefit towards obtaining a bachelor's degree.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• An Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to promoting employee diversity.