Abbott
Principal Research Scientist
Abbott, Temecula, California, United States, 92591
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.JOB DESCRIPTION:
The OpportunityAbbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices, and peripheral stents. Our location in Temecula, CA or Santa Clara, CA currently has an opportunity for a Principal Research Scientist.This position requires academic training in polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, biomaterials, or a related field and will work closely with R&D Mechanical Engineers, Product Development Engineers, and Analytical Chemists. This scientist will provide technical leadership and guidance towards the successful design and testing of medical devices, including assistance in material selection, chemical characterization, restricted substance evaluation, and sterilization compatibility. The ideal candidate will excel in polymer chemistry, structure-property relationships, and material characterization, with a foundational understanding of biology. Additional job responsibilities will be to analyze root causes of a wide variety of failures related to issues arising in design, development, manufacturing, and/or use of Abbott products, support regulatory filing related to biomaterials, and design and execute research studies.What You’ll Work OnParticipate as a technical expert throughout the product development life cycle.Determine clear and specific priorities on the development strategy for new products.Be responsible for writing and coordinating biomaterial sections of regulatory submissions.Coordinate with cross-functional departments, including process engineering, manufacturing, quality, pre-clinical, clinical, and regulatory, to identify and coordinate contracts with external consultants and/or academic advisors on product development and process optimization.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRINGPhD degree in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, or related field with over 15 years of experience in polymer chemistry, biomaterials, or medical device product development.Experience with FDA regulations is required.Understanding of material biocompatibility and experience with restricted substance evaluations is a plus.Position reports to: Director of R&DThe base pay for this position is
$125,300.00 – $250,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:
Product DevelopmentDIVISION:
AVD VascularLOCATION:
United States > Temecula : Building E - TEADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Santa Clara : 4551 Great America ParkwayWORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8-hour day).Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English:
http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol:
http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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The OpportunityAbbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices, and peripheral stents. Our location in Temecula, CA or Santa Clara, CA currently has an opportunity for a Principal Research Scientist.This position requires academic training in polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, biomaterials, or a related field and will work closely with R&D Mechanical Engineers, Product Development Engineers, and Analytical Chemists. This scientist will provide technical leadership and guidance towards the successful design and testing of medical devices, including assistance in material selection, chemical characterization, restricted substance evaluation, and sterilization compatibility. The ideal candidate will excel in polymer chemistry, structure-property relationships, and material characterization, with a foundational understanding of biology. Additional job responsibilities will be to analyze root causes of a wide variety of failures related to issues arising in design, development, manufacturing, and/or use of Abbott products, support regulatory filing related to biomaterials, and design and execute research studies.What You’ll Work OnParticipate as a technical expert throughout the product development life cycle.Determine clear and specific priorities on the development strategy for new products.Be responsible for writing and coordinating biomaterial sections of regulatory submissions.Coordinate with cross-functional departments, including process engineering, manufacturing, quality, pre-clinical, clinical, and regulatory, to identify and coordinate contracts with external consultants and/or academic advisors on product development and process optimization.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRINGPhD degree in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, or related field with over 15 years of experience in polymer chemistry, biomaterials, or medical device product development.Experience with FDA regulations is required.Understanding of material biocompatibility and experience with restricted substance evaluations is a plus.Position reports to: Director of R&DThe base pay for this position is
$125,300.00 – $250,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:
Product DevelopmentDIVISION:
AVD VascularLOCATION:
United States > Temecula : Building E - TEADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Santa Clara : 4551 Great America ParkwayWORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8-hour day).Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English:
http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol:
http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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