Abbott Posted October 31, 2026

Clinical Affairs Rotational Excellence (CARE) Program Associate (on-site)

New Brighton, Minnesota, United States FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

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 122,000 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 Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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

Location: Maple Grove, MN; New Brighton, MN; or Santa Clara, CA

Division: Medical Devices

Abbott is seeking a CARE Program Associate to join our Clinical Affairs Rotational Excellence (CARE) Program, an accelerated leadership development program designed to build the next generation of Clinical Affairs leaders within Abbott Medical Devices. During this three-year program, you will complete structured rotational assignments across Global Clinical Operations and Business Unit Clinical Affairs organizations, gaining broad experience in clinical strategy, evidence generation, clinical trial execution, and cross-functional leadership. You will lead projects and workstreams that support clinical evidence generation, operational excellence, and business objectives while partnering with stakeholders across Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Research & Development, Quality, and other functions.

What You'll Work On

Lead assigned projects and workstreams that support clinical evidence generation, study execution, operational excellence, and strategic business priorities.

Contribute to the planning, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, and communication of clinical studies and clinical evidence to support business and clinical decision-making.

Develop data-driven analyses, insights, and recommendations that address scientific, operational, and business challenges and influence key decisions.

Collaborate across Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Research & Development, and other partner functions to achieve project objectives and organizational priorities.

Drive project execution by managing timelines, deliverables, risks, budgets, performance measures, and process improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Doctoral degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biostatistics, Data Science, Health Sciences, or a related field.

Demonstrated experience leading complex research, academic, operational, organizational, or cross-functional initiatives.

Proven ability to effectively communicate complex technical or scientific information to diverse audiences and influence outcomes through collaboration.

Demonstrated leadership through academic, research, professional, volunteer, or organizational experiences.

Demonstrated leadership potential, learning agility, initiative, and openness to coaching and feedback.

Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively within a highly matrixed and geographically diverse organization.

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to different therapeutic areas, functions, teams, and work environments.

Willingness and ability to relocate between approved rotational assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

0-4 years of overall experience.

Prior experience through doctoral research, postdoctoral research, fellowships, internships, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, translational science, evidence generation, consulting, or related disciplines.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at https://www.abbott.com/, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
New Brighton, Minnesota, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 324 comparable Associate Clinical Development roles across 58 biopharma companies.

324Comparable roles tracked
306Currently active
58Companies hiring similar roles
40Countries represented

Salary context

87 of 324 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate, Clinical Data Systems · AbbVie $58,656/yr – $103,500/yr
Peer group range $81,078 – $198,000 (median $169,300)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 324 comparable roles

United States127
India46
United Kingdom20
China19
Japan11
Poland10

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Seniority mix

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Manager256
Associate48
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc20

Therapeutic area mix

19 of 324 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology10
Immunology5
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1
Ophthalmology1
Cardiovascular / CVRM1
Respiratory1

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