Clinical Project Coordinator

Clinical Project Coordinator

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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program, and education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our clinical research team has an opportunity for a Clinical Project Coordinator that will be working from the Alameda, California location. This individual will contribute to the coordination and execution of externally sponsored research projects. The role bridges scientific and operational functions, ensuring that project deliverables align with organizational objectives while maintaining compliance with internal standards and external regulations, operational, and strategic objectives.

What You'll Work On

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and monitoring research project activities, including timelines, deliverables, and risk management.
• Support the preparation, review, and organization of scientific content such as study protocols, abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Facilitate communication across cross-functional teams (scientific, clinical, regulatory, and operational) to ensure smooth information flow.
• Contribute to data collection, interpretation, and internal reporting of research outcomes.
• Maintain project documentation, tracking tools, and support use of project management systems.
• Participate in special initiatives and process improvement activities.
• Independently manages own workload by balancing multiple tasks/projects, prioritizing work based on criticality and urgency, and completing takes on time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• General knowledge and basic application of business concepts, procedures and practices.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Will learn to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems.
• Works on problems of limited scope.
• Minimal independent decision making.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1–2 years of professional experience in clinical research, biotech/pharma, or academic research environment.
• Experience with data interpretation, abstract/manuscript preparation, or project management tools.

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