Medical Reviewer/Safety Reviewer - A

Title: Medical Reviewer/Safety Reviewer - A

Location: Columbus, OH

Duration: 14 Months

100% Onsite

Summary:

As an individual contributor, with guidance from manager/team, functions to support Medical Safety & Surveillance (MSS) by reviewing, processing, and summarizing medical nutrition complaint information. Critically assess safety data for nutrition products and communicates findings to internal stakeholders. Conducts medical follow up calls to health care professionals as needed to obtain complaint details. May write or assist in preparing and completing literature reviews or website searches and data analysis supporting medical complaints. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day medical complaint processing. 
• Collect, assess, and process medical complaints in a timely and compliant manner with applicable regulations
• Conduct medical follow up calls to health care professionals as needed to obtain complaint details
• Coding complaints using appropriate dictionary; searching and inputting data in electronic complaint database
• Conduct medical safety assessments of medical complaints
• Medical communication which includes writing standard and custom responses for complaints
• Understanding of department standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• May write or assist in preparing and completing literature reviews or website searches and data analysis supporting medical complaints. 
• Other duties/projects/support as assigned.

Education:

• Minimum requirement: Bachelor of Science Health Sciences and/or related field
• Master of Science or other clinically related field (such as Pharm-D) preferred
• Registered Dietitian, Registered Nurse, or other HCP preferred

Background/Skills:

• 0-3 years clinical experience
• Basic knowledge and demonstrated application of current clinical practices in nutrition and dietetics. 
• Understanding of standard operating procedures. 
• Clinical knowledge to apply critical thinking to adverse event data collection and/or medical complaint assessments. 
• Computer proficient (Windows, Word, Excel). 
• Able to present medical and scientific data orally and in writing. 
• Enjoys working in a collaborative environment and with a multidisciplinary global team.
• Detail oriented
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Works independently

Accountability/Scope:

Financial impact is minimal, based on close supervision, but can result from non-compliance with regulations. Requires specific direction from area manager or mentor. Assignments are not self-initiated. Contacts are within department as well as with cross-functional colleagues. Participates in intradepartmental and interdepartmental (with supervision) team(s), projects, and/or goals. Workload responsibilities are task-related but have a major impact on the organization's procedural and regulatory compliance, as well as the safety of the product for the end-user.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.