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At a glance
Abbott is hiring a Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs - Diabetes Care (on-site) in Alameda, CA. It is a full-time role in Healthcare & Life Sciences, asking for at least 5 years of experience, first listed on November 13. The advertised pay is $148,700–$297,300 a year. Abbott has 99 other openings in the US, 2 of them in Alameda, CA.
How the pay compares
Abbott advertises $148,700 to $297,300 a year, a midpoint of $223,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 55% of the 86 healthcare & pharma jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $233,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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- Check it is still open. We found this job on Abbott's Workday site on November 13 and checked it again November 13, 5:17 AM ET. When an employer takes a job down, we remove it at our next daily update.
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- Match the experience. The advert asks for at least 5 years of experience. If you are a little short, a close match on the skills in the advert can still win an interview.
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About hiring at Abbott
Abbott has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 22 states. Most are in healthcare & pharma (17), sales & BD (16) and engineering & mfg (9). The biggest locations are Columbus, OH (10), Sturgis, MI (5) and Abbott, IL (5). 3% of them are remote, 6% are open to entry-level candidates and 100% show pay. We collect Abbott's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Abbott's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
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.
The Opportunity
This Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs will work on-site at our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care Division. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Our FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitors have revolutionized the way roughly 7 million people worldwide manage their diabetes.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and execute regulatory strategies across the total product life cycle, driving innovation in next-generation diabetes management and digital health technology solutions. The individual has department level influence with experience in leading and developing high-performing teams and is generally recognized as an expert resource both within Abbott and externally. The individual will play a critical role in anticipating and influencing evolving regulations and guidance, lead complex management change initiatives, interface with outside regulatory agencies and trade associations, and advise executive management with strategic insights and key regulatory metrics.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient access and innovation, while elevating your visibility and leadership within a dynamic, mission-driven organization.
What You’ll Work On
- Develop global regulatory strategies for product development and planning throughout the product lifecycle.
- Analyze and compare regulatory outcomes with initial product concepts and recommend future strategies and actions.
- Provide technical leadership and strategic input on complex issues and to business units.
- Anticipate regulatory obstacles and emerging issues throughout the product lifecycle and develop solutions with other members of regulatory and related teams.
- Develop and communicate a vision for the organizational unit assigned.
- Create project plans and timelines.
- Lead functional groups in the development of relevant data to complete a regulatory submission.
- Write and edit technical documents.
- Recruit, develop and manage regulatory professionals.
- Evaluate performance of and assists in career development planning for subordinates.
- Administer/meet regulatory requirements to achieve excellent compliance status with no enforcement actions.
- Negotiate with regulatory authorities during the development and review process to ensure submission approval.
- Review and approve labeling to ensure compliance.
- Monitor emerging issues and identify solutions.
- Negotiate internally and externally with regulatory agencies.
- Identify need for new regulatory policies, processes and SOPs and approve them.
- Evaluate regulatory risks of corporate policies.
- Oversee processes involved with maintaining annual licenses, registrations, listings and patent information.
- Ensure compliance with product post-marketing approval requirements.
- Develop, implement and manage appropriate SOPs and systems to track and manage product-associated events.
- Actively contribute to the development and functioning of the crisis/issue management program
- Analyze product-associated problems and develop proposals for solutions.
- Oversee system to ensure that product safety issues and product-associated events are reported to regulatory agencies.
- Provide regulatory input for product recalls and recall communications.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-7 years’ experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products).
- 5-7 years’ experience in regulatory preferred but may consider quality assurance, research and development/support, scientific affairs, operations, or related area. Note: Higher education may compensate for years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, engineering, or medical fields.
- M.S. in a technical area or M.B.A. is preferred. A Ph.D. in a technical area or law is helpful.
- Certification is a plus (such as RAC from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.)
- Experience with Class III US and EU submissions and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)
- Experience with FDA QSR and EU MDR and interfacing directly with regulatory authorities.
- 7-10 years’ experience in a regulated industry. Regulatory area is preferred but may consider software or systems research and development, or related area.
- Ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
- Must be able to juggle multiple and competing priorities.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Has a sound knowledge of a variety of alternatives and their impact on the business.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.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 www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$148,700.00 – $297,300.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Regulatory OperationsDIVISION:
ADC Diabetes CareLOCATION:
United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay ParkwayADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
StandardTRAVEL:
Yes, 15 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdfUSA Jobs 24 copied this listing from Abbott's official careers site on November 13, 2026 and checked it again November 13, 5:17 AM ET. Abbott will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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