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Global Director, Clinical Insights Development

12+ years
$193,300 – $386,700 USD
10 Nov. 12, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Position Title:

Global Director, Clinical Insights Development

Location:

United States – California – Pleasanton

Department:

Medical and Clinical Affairs – Heart Failure Division (Abbott Medical Devices)


Company Overview:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to helping people live more fully at every stage of life. Its portfolio includes diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. Abbott’s 114,000 employees serve people in 160+ countries, advancing life-changing technologies across the healthcare spectrum.


Working at Abbott:

At Abbott, you can do work that truly matters, grow professionally, and lead a fulfilling life.

Key Benefits:

  • Global career development and mobility opportunities.

  • Free medical coverage under the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO (subject to eligibility).

  • Competitive retirement savings plan with high employer contributions.

  • Tuition reimbursement and programs such as Freedom 2 Save and FreeU Education Benefit for affordable degree completion.

  • Recognized globally by Fortune as one of the Most Admired Companies and by industry organizations as a top workplace for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.


The Opportunity:

The Global Director, Clinical Insights Development will be a strategic leader in Abbott’s Heart Failure Division (HFD) within the Medical Devices business.

This role reports to the Divisional Vice President, Global Clinical and Regulatory Affairs and focuses on driving patient-centric innovation through data and insights to:

  • Simplify patient management,

  • Reduce healthcare provider (HCP) workload,

  • Improve patient experience, and

  • Generate evidence to support regulatory approvals and scientific credibility.

The leader will build and guide a team of data scientists and AI experts to advance innovative data-driven solutions in heart failure diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.


Key Responsibilities:

1. Data Innovation Strategy

  • Develop a global data innovation strategy and roadmap for Heart Failure Division products based on patient insights and data analytics.

  • Identify new opportunities to leverage data science for improved patient care and device performance.


2. Execution Roadmap

  • Establish a comprehensive execution plan including budgets, resources, and timelines.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Marketing, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Reimbursement teams.

  • Engage with external stakeholders such as researchers, clinicians, and key opinion leaders (KOLs).


3. Evidence Generation

  • Design and implement evidence generation strategies to support:

    • Global regulatory submissions,

    • Scientific validation and acceptance, and

    • Reimbursement pathways.

  • Ensure timely dissemination of insights through scientific publications and presentations.


4. Team Leadership

  • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team specializing in:

    • Clinical data analytics

    • Data engineering

    • Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)

  • Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and collaboration.


5. Infrastructure Development

  • Establish the computational infrastructure required for advanced AI/ML modeling and data science applications.

  • Ensure systems are scalable, secure, and compliant with data protection regulations.


6. Data Governance and Compliance

  • Collaborate with IT and Privacy teams to ensure compliance with:

    • Regulatory statutes,

    • Data privacy laws, and

    • Professional standards.


7. External Collaboration

  • Partner with academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and research consortia to access new datasets and strengthen external collaborations.

  • Promote joint innovation and shared learning across the medical device and AI ecosystems.


8. Industry Influence

  • Represent Abbott as a thought leader in clinical insights and data innovation.

  • Present at industry conferences, participate in expert panels, and publish in peer-reviewed journals.

  • Maintain an external presence to strengthen Abbott’s leadership in digital health and clinical data science.


Required Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree (Master’s, MBA, or Ph.D.) in a medical, scientific, or technical field, or equivalent experience.

  • Minimum 12+ years of experience working with commercial teams, healthcare professionals, and key opinion leaders.

  • Proven ability to identify workflow challenges and implement data/insights-driven solutions in a clinical or medical device setting.

  • Demonstrated management experience in building and leading data science teams.

  • Strong background in cross-functional collaboration within a regulated, medical device environment.

  • Global experience preferred.


Core Competencies:

  • Strategic leadership and organizational vision

  • Expertise in AI/ML applications for healthcare

  • Clinical data analytics and interpretation

  • Regulatory and evidence generation knowledge

  • Cross-functional stakeholder management

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills


Compensation:

Base Pay Range: $193,300 – $386,700 USD
(Range may vary by geographic location.)