About the Role
As a Senior Clinical Specialist supporting the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy group, you will be responsible for surgical coverage, follow-up, support, troubleshooting, customer service, and education within a territory. This field-based role may also involve basic market development activities. You will educate and train physicians, hospital personnel, and office staff on technical aspects of our products and therapies, serving as a key technical resource.
Responsibilities
- Conducts on-site education and / or consulting.
- Supports field personnel in providing the best possible outcomes and service for Medtronic customers.
- Participates in conventions, forums, and meetings to increase product awareness.
- Works closely with the DBS Sales and Clinical teams to provide customer case coverage and sales support.
- Serves as a technical resource to support sales of a specific medical product or solution.
- Maintains current knowledge about assigned products and services as well as competitive products.
- Proactively identifies needs and teaches a broader level of caregivers and account employees for new and existing accounts.
- Educates and trains physicians, hospital personnel and office staff on technical matters relating to our products and therapies.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED AND a minimum of 8 years of clinical or medical sales experience; or Associate Degree with a minimum 6 years of clinical or medical sales experience; or A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of clinical or medical sales experience.
- Required to function using healthcare universal precautions to minimize exposure to infectious disease and radiation.
- Ability to serve as the primary resource for scheduled and unscheduled clinical events, periodically required to work weekends, evenings and nights and may be required to engage in overnight travel within own district or neighboring districts.
- Ability to work efficiently and autonomously with little direction when outside of clinical events.
- Ability to attend national meetings, district meetings and other training as requested.
- Ability to wear a 7-9 lbs protective lead apron for extended periods of time in the operating room.
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to sitting, standing, and/or walking for 8+ hours per day.
- Ability to bend/stoop, squat and balance frequently.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in relation to travel and operating a personal computer.
- Must have a valid driver's license and active vehicle insurance policy.
- Driving record will be reviewed and considered as part of the application.
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
- Must possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment (for roles below Principal level).
Skills
- Clinical experience with implantable neurological products and patient care
- Experience in servicing medical personnel on product use
- Experience with a medical device company or pharmaceutical company
- Clinical experience in a specialty area: neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, operating room, pain management, or home health care
- Understands basic reimbursement and healthcare environment
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Location
- Remote
- Reside within the territory
- Drive to multiple accounts throughout the region
Work Type
- Remote
- Field-based
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Registered nurse or HCP with experience in a sterile environment
Salary/Compensations
- $88,000.00 - $132,000.00
- Eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan (SIP)
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
About the Company
- Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader dedicated to tackling the world's most challenging health problems.
- Our Mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.
- We unite a global team of 95,000+ passionate people who are engineers at heart, turning ambitious ideas into real solutions.
- We foster a culture of innovation, diverse perspectives, and a drive to engineer the extraordinary.
- We change lives by improving and redefining how the world treats pressing health conditions.
- Our industry leadership is driven by the passion and ingenuity of our people.
- We build extraordinary solutions as one team with a shared Medtronic Mindset, emphasizing speed, decisiveness, and diverse perspectives.
- We are committed to building a workforce that brings together a broad range of perspectives and experiences at every level to fuel innovation.
- We focus on attracting and developing employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and deeply connected to the needs of the patients we serve.
Equal Opportunity
- Medtronic provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
- Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
- This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.
- Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
