New · posted Nov 1
Abbott · Medical Devices
Clinical Research Associate
- Remote, US
- Remote
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
The role
Our Core Lab business unit currently has an opportunity for a Clinical Research Associate. This role is based remote in the United States near a major airport or in an Abbott Office approved.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
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.
What you need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's (life sciences or clinical research preferred) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Minimum 1-year clinical research experience required.
- Must be detail-oriented and efficient in time management.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication, organizational and presentation skills.
- Must be able to work effectively with others.
- Self-directed and able to work within a fast paced and constantly changing environment.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
- Travel: 40 %
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/
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Skills named in this posting
What you'll do
What You’ll Work On
As a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), you will support clinical trial sites from study start-up through closeout, ensuring studies are conducted in compliance with protocols, regulatory requirements, and company procedures.
This role reports to the Clinical Manager and partners with Clinical Project Teams and Operations leadership. The successful candidate will work in a regulated quality environment, manage assigned tasks and timelines, build cross-functional relationships, and contribute to study success under general supervision.
- Conduct site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and closeout visits.
- Provide training and support to investigators, study coordinators, and site staff.
- Monitor protocol compliance, data quality, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements.
- Review source documents and verify clinical study data for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure only eligible participants are enrolled in studies.
- Manage and maintain study and regulatory documentation.
- Monitor investigational product accountability and inventory.
- Review adverse event reporting for accuracy and compliance.
- Assess site performance, including patient recruitment and retention efforts.
- Prepare monitoring reports and communicate findings, risks, and corrective actions.
- Build strong relationships with clinical research sites and internal stakeholders.
- Develop knowledge of applicable clinical research regulations and study types.
Pay and benefits
$61,300 – $122,700 a year
Employer providedThe base pay for this position is
$61,300.00 – $122,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Free medical coverage through Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit
Career development
Working conditions
Standard
TRAVEL
Yes, 50 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
Yes
JOB FAMILY
Medical & Scientific Affairs
DIVISION
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION
United States > California : Remote
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
United States of America : Remote
From the posting
About Abbott
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.
Equal opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesAbbott's statements, word for word
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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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 1, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 16% below the US median for Clinical Research roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in California9 roles publishing pay
Associate & Specialist roles in the US56 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $61,300 | — | $122,700 |
| California (middle half) | $102,500 | $111,500 | $130,500 |
| All US (middle half) | $80,000 | $110,000 | $127,875 |
This role: Abbott's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Research roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 1, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Clinical Research
The general path across 193 open Clinical Research roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Abbott's own promotion track.
Career resources on Clinical Research
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 28 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Clinical trial conduct10
- Collaboration and leadership6
- Documentation and SOPs5
- GMP and compliance4
- Investigations and CAPA2
- Lab testing and methods1
- Validation and qualification1
- Data and digital systems1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
Company hiring pulse
Abbott on Regulatory Jobs
- 108
- Open roles
- 98
- Distinct roles
- 32
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality61 56%
- Regulatory30 28%
- Clinical16 15%
By level
- Senior & Principal50 46%
- Associate & Specialist33 31%
- Manager21 19%
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