**Bring your passion, ideas and purpose to life in a company that can truly help you achieve your full potential.** **Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (ARDx)** is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions. **The Opportunity** **Cardiometabolic and Informatics (CMI)** , part of ARDx business, are recruiting for a **Medical Affairs Manager** based in Abbott’s **Maidenhead office** , who will primarily supporting UK but also EMEA and APAC regions based on business requirements. We are looking for a real leader, who will be able to build peer-to-peer relationships with KOLs and Health Authorities stakeholders as well as to manage real-world data (RWD) generation studies and have a strategic vision of the future for diagnostics and tests. As a Medical Affairs Manager, you will provide daily business operations support to Medical Affairs activities to support Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (RMDx)/Cardiometabolic and Informatics (CMI) products . Some of the main objectives (but not limited to) of the role: + Develop and execute medical affairs strategic activities + Identify and work with key experts in the field to influence and impact the clinical utility of Point Of Care testing (POCT) through research collaboration, RWD generation, advisory board and HCP education. + Pursue publication of key studies to enhance Abbott's scientific presence. + Provide references, medical and scientific information to support medical opinions or Health hazard Assessments for on-market product issues. + Provides medical affairs input into successful development and implementation of key marketing strategies. + Provide timely responses to healthcare providers requests for scientific and medical information. + Provide medical oversight for on-market product and product performance functions, including monitoring of product safety related items (i.e. complaints, MDRs), reporting, evaluation, Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE), medical risk management and safety. + Review and evaluate product performance data and trends. + Interact with professional associations, expert committees, payers, patient advocacy groups to influence practice and promote guidelines supporting the value of Rapid Diagnostics Cardiometabolic testing. + Represent and conduct medical affairs activities at Medical Conferences, Expert Group Meetings, Sales Meetings and Physician/Hospital interactions, as required. The role requires 25%-30% travelling across UK, Europe and other EMEA/APAC locations. **Required Qualifications and Skills** + Preferred educational background: PhD, or MD, or degree in Microbiology/Molecular Biology/Biochemistry or related Science field + Clinical Laboratory Experience + In-vitro diagnostics or related pharmaceutical industry experience + Leadership and People Management skills + Thorough knowledge of UK healthcare industry, NHS and private healthcare providers + Demonstrable track record in building networks and maintaining relationships with HCPs and KOLs + Demonstrated expertise in discussing scientific content and context to multiple audiences + Able to discuss studies’ methodology (protocol content, definition of relevant end-points etc) with scientific/medical audience + Entrepreneurial drive, in a dynamic and matrix environment + Ability to work collaboratively with marketing, commercial and internal colleagues + Communication and presentation skills + Experienced communicator As you’d expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer a competitive range of benefits including excellent salaries, a class-leading defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and a flexible benefits scheme. Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com