Senior Principal Research Scientist

1 month ago


Temecula, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time

The Opportunity

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for 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 Senior 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 Youâll Work On

  • Participate 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 YOUâLL BRING

  • PhD degree in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry or related field with over 20 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&D


The base pay for this position is $143,300.00 â $286,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.



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