We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 May 2025

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Structural Heart and Aortic integrated operating unit offers minimally invasive approaches to restore proper structure and function of the heart and the aorta. We focus on the transcatheter replacement or repair of the four heart valves—aortic, pulmonic, mitral, tricuspid—and the placement of stent grafts to treat aneurysms and dissections of the body’s largest artery, the aorta.

We are hiring a Senior Medical Affairs Specialist to join the Aortic Medical Science team, reporting to the Senior Manager of Medical Affairs to assist in the acquisition, assimilation, and dissemination of clinical evidence for aortic therapies. The Medical Affairs team evaluates the evidence landscape to tell a clinical story grounded in evidence with the intent of building physician confidence in our therapy knowledge and products, improving physician practice, and advancing patient care.  You will play an important role in monitoring, analyzing, and communicating scientific literature and Congress presentations and developing communications for internal teams and external physician customers. You will partner closely with Health Care Professionals (HCPs), Medical Education, Marketing, Physician Relations, Public Relations and Clinical Research teams to best leverage clinical evidence.

The Senior Medical Affairs Specialist must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, with excellent analytic, facilitation, and communication skills (both oral and written).  This role works collaboratively with nearly all functional groups within the Aortic business, including Marketing, Clinical, Regulatory, Research and Development, and Physician Education.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Keep abreast of novel data, trends, leading developments, and technology by continuously monitoring published scientific literature and attending scientific conferences
• Critically evaluate clinical publications and conference/congress presentations and integrate new findings into existing knowledge base
• Participate in cross-functional literature review meetings to ensure all functions are aligned on the key clinical data 
• Maintain clinical evidence communication tool/s used by the global Aortic team 
• Develop/update/create physician podium presentations for major Aortic congresses
• Leverages medical/scientific expertise to address medical information (MI) inquiries from HCPs and internal personnel. 
• Demonstrates the ability to search, critically evaluate, and synthesize published medical and scientific literature, clinical study data, or other relevant data sources to address medical information inquiries. 
• Reviews scientific materials such as literature, abstracts, posters, manuscripts for publication, slides sets, and promotional materials for scientific content, off-label use considerations, claim substantiation, and fairness.
• May author or contribute to research, writing, and editing of manuscripts, State of the Art assessments, and development of other scientific materials. 
• Collaborates and develops trusted relationships with key functions; drive and influence evidence-based scientific decision making across the matrix organization.

 

Must Have; Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a role involving developing communications for the scientific community (e.g., Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, and/or healthcare industry)
• Or minimum of 2 years’ experience in a role involving developing communications for the scientific community (e.g., Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, and/or healthcare industry) with an advanced degree/

 

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) with experience in the medical device industry
• Experience with Aortic disease
• Experience in scientific communication and literature review searches
• Experience creating professional podium presentations for scientific meetings