New · posted Oct 30
Abbott · Medical Devices
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist – Structural Heart
- New Brighton, MN
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
We are recruiting for a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist to join our team on-site in New Brighton, MN. This new team member will provide support for the regulatory department to ensure efficient and compliant business processes and environment. The individual may execute tasks and play a consultative role by partnering across business functions as well as assist in identifying data needed, obtaining this data and ensuring that they are effectively presented for the registration of products worldwide. The individual may prepare and submit documentation needed for registration worldwide or may oversee such preparation, with a primary focus on post-market change management.
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.
Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
What you need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3-4 years’ experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products, nutritionals).
- 2-3 years of experience in regulatory preferred but may consider quality assurance, research and development/support, scientific affairs, operations, or related area.
- Effectively communicate, prepare, and negotiate both internally and externally with various regulatory agencies. Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse environment.
- Has broad knowledge of various technical alternatives and their potential impact on the business.
- Exercise good and ethical judgment within policy and regulations.
- Use in-depth knowledge of business functions and cross group dependencies/ relationships.
- Define regulatory strategy with supervision.
- Follow scientific arguments, identify regulatory scientific data needs and with supervision solve regulatory issues.
Preferred Qualificationsnice to have
- Master’s Degree in Regulatory Affairs preferred and may be used in lieu of direct regulatory experience.
- 5+ years’ experience in Medical Device industry
- 3-5 years of regulatory experience.
- Think analytically with good problem-solving skills.
- 510(k), PMA, or other international regulatory submission experience.
- Certification is a plus (such as RAC from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society).
What you'll do
What You’ll Work On
- Assist in SOP development and review. Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning. Continue to revisit and compare regulatory outcomes with initial product concepts to make recommendations on future actions. Assist in the development of regional regulatory strategy and update strategy based upon regulatory changes.
- Understand, investigate and evaluate regulatory history/background of class, disease/ therapeutic/diagnostic context in order to assess regulatory implications for approval. Determine trade issues to anticipate regulatory obstacles. Determine and communicate submission and approval requirements. Participate in risk-benefit analysis for regulatory compliance.
- Monitor impact of changing regulations on submission strategies. Monitor applications under regulatory review. Monitor and submit applicable reports to regulatory authorities. Evaluate proposed preclinical, clinical and manufacturing changes for regulatory filing strategies. Negotiate and interact with regulatory authorities during the development and review process to ensure submission approval.
- Maintain annual licenses, registrations, listings and patent information. Obtain US and EU post-market change approvals/clearances while coordinating necessary submissions and approvals with international affiliates to maintain compliance with product postmarketing approval requirements.
- Strong technical writing for regulatory agency audience, able to independently draft US and EU post-market change submissions and deficiency responses.
- Submit and review change controls to determine the level of change and consequent submission requirements. Analyze the input of cumulative product changes to current product submissions.
- Contribute to the development and functioning of the crisis/ issue management program. Ensure product safety issues and product-associated events are reported to regulatory agencies. Provide regulatory input for product recalls and recall communications Job specific responsibilities may include (choose applicable areas and expand as appropriate).
- Medical writing, Advertising and promotion, Labeling, Controlled substances (e.g. DEA), Restricted substances (e.g. REACH), Compendial / standards, Import / export, Country specific regulatory support, including animal tissue documentation.
Pay and benefits
$78,000 – $156,000 a year
Employer providedThe base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 – $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Free medical coverage in 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
Where you'll work
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TRAVEL
Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
No
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JOB FAMILY
Regulatory Operations
DIVISION
SH Structural Heart
LOCATION
United States > Minnesota > St. Paul : 1225 Old Highway 8 NW
From the posting
About Abbott
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 31, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 18% below the US median for Regulatory Affairs roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in the US52 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $78,000 | — | $156,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $116,500 | $142,750 | $153,875 |
This role: Abbott's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Regulatory Affairs roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 31, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Regulatory Affairs
The general path across 303 open Regulatory Affairs roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Abbott's own promotion track.
Career resources on Regulatory Affairs
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 27 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Regulatory submissions9
- Documentation and SOPs6
- Collaboration and leadership5
- GMP and compliance4
- Lab testing and methods1
- Investigations and CAPA1
- Quality systems and risk1
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.
- FDAFDA 510(k)(official source, opens in a new tab)Premarket notification for medical devices
- FDAFDA PMA(official source, opens in a new tab)Premarket approval for class III medical devices
- FDAFDA OPDP(official source, opens in a new tab)The Office of Prescription Drug Promotion, which reviews advertising and promotion
From Regulatory News
Manufacturing and quality coverage for this professionCompany hiring pulse
Abbott on Regulatory Jobs
- 91
- Open roles
- 83
- Distinct roles
- 30
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality60 66%
- Regulatory30 33%
By level
- Senior & Principal43 47%
- Associate & Specialist27 30%
- Manager17 19%
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Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist – Structural Heart at Abbott
Open until filled. $78K–$156K a year, employer provided.