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Abbott is currently looking to recruit a

EDUCATION:

• Doctorate Degree (± 19 years)
• Medical Doctor

EXPERIENCE:

• 5-10 years product development/medical management experience.
• 2-4 years business unit or general management experience.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.
• Must have previously developed external relationships with key scientists or medical professionals.
• Must have previously established and executed on Medical Affairs and/or R&D plan.
• Industry, product, and customer knowledge required.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, good communication skills and medical writing skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
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• Leads efforts to define and implement medical strategies for the Infectious Disease in EMEA.
• Creates and executes annual plan.
• Identifies and establishes relationships with opinion leaders involved disease states or technical initiatives across the region.
• Writes study protocols; monitors study progress; analyses results and works with investigators to publish papers. Works and publications must be accepted as medically important and useful in moving accepted science forward and/or influencing medical policy.
• Must be recognized as a subject matter expert in field and as such collaborate with other key opinion leaders.
• Prepares medical posters and abstracts and presents at key professional meetings in the Region.
• Leads cross functional team involved in developing patient and physician education materials.
• Acts as a liaison between Customers/Quality/Regulatory and technical organizations when medical issues arise.
• Leads efforts of the Medical Affairs Managers located in EMEA Region.
• Must comply with and enforce all Office of Ethics and Compliance guidelines.
• As a senior member of the Medical Affairs organization, this role establishes contacts with key scientists around EMEA.
• Provides input to the design of new products; technologies and OEM opportunities.
• Identifies and recommends opportunity to gain additional product claims to improve medical utility.