Senior Research Scientist, Translational Neuroscience, AI & Biomarker Discovery
About the role
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. Abbott Neuromodulation is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to contribute to innovative translational research programs focused on understanding the mechanisms of neuromodulation and advancing next-generation therapies. In this role, you will design and execute preclinical and clinical studies that integrate neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics, electrophysiology, digital health, and artificial intelligence to uncover biological drivers of therapeutic response. You will collaborate across research, clinical, engineering, regulatory, and data science teams to generate scientific evidence that informs therapy development, biomarker discovery, and personalized treatment approaches.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute preclinical, translational, and clinical research studies investigating the biological and physiological mechanisms of neuromodulation.
- Develop and test hypotheses related to treatment response, neuroplasticity, neural signaling, and therapeutic outcomes.
- Conduct multimodal studies integrating molecular, genetic, electrophysiological, imaging, behavioral, digital, and clinical datasets.
- Contribute to the identification and validation of biomarkers associated with treatment response and mechanism of action.
- Apply AI, machine learning, and advanced analytical methods to generate insights from complex biological and clinical data.
- Collaborate with bioinformatics, data science, engineering, clinical, and regulatory teams to advance research programs.
- Evaluate genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, epigenetic, and other omics datasets to investigate biological mechanisms and therapeutic outcomes.
- Analyze and interpret research findings and communicate results to scientific and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Author scientific publications, technical reports, conference presentations, and invention disclosures.
- Support collaborations with academic investigators, clinical researchers, and external research partners.
Requirements
- PhD in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related scientific discipline.
- 5+ years of postdoctoral, industry, or equivalent research experience in neuroscience, neurotechnology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or related fields.
- Experience designing and executing preclinical and/or clinical research studies.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: Neuroscience or Neurophysiology, Neuromodulation, Biomarker Discovery, Molecular Biology or Genetics, Systems Biology or Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning applied to biological or clinical datasets.
- Experience analyzing and interpreting biological, physiological, and clinical datasets.
- Strong scientific communication and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated record of scientific publications and research accomplishments.