Medical Safety Analyst - Medical Safety and Surveillance - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Medical Safety Analyst - Medical Safety and Surveillance

About Abbott

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

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.

This position works out of our Columbus, OH location in the Nutrition Division. In Research & Development, our ambition is providing innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience, and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life. 

Primary function: 

As an individual contributor, with guidance from manager/team, functions to support ANMSS by collecting, assessing and processing domestic and foreign adverse events for post-marketed products in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines; researches, assesses and summarizes nutrition and medical information as well as safety issues concerning ingredients and/or products

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

• Collecting, assessing and processing adverse event information in a compliant and timely manner in order to meet applicable regulatory requirements and maintain compliance with AN policies and procedures; 
• Coding adverse event reports using an appropriate dictionary, searching and inputting data in electronic databases;
• Generating, tracking and resolving adverse event follow-up/distribution correspondence; managing adverse event reports from initial cases and follow-up;
• Assisting in the completion of medical safety & surveillance related analyses, assessments, reports, and/or projects as assigned; and
• Presenting medical safety & surveillance related analyses, reports, and/or assessments orally and/or in writing within the department.

Required Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree with related health science background.  Masters preferred.
• 1-2 years of clinical and/or other related experience; some industry experience desirable.  Higher education may compensate for years of experience.

Preferred:

• Basic understanding of relevant domestic and global regulations and current clinical practices.
• Computer proficient (Windows, Word, Excel) and proficient in specific adverse event databases. 
• Presents medical and scientific data orally and in writing. 
• Healthcare professional (i.e., nurse, dietitian, pharmacist, etc.)  

MISC:

• Dieticians are encouraged to apply

• This is an on-site role - not a remote role.
• Sponsorship: we will not provide sponsorship of any kind for this role (including OPT).
• Relocation assistance is not offered for this role.

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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.

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The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.