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A Day in the Life

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 30-50% travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. ​

         

         

Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview, their unique backgrounds, and their individual life experiences to work every day. It’s no accident —we work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners. We believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward and remain a global leader in medical technology and solutions. 

The  Senior Principal Medical Education Specialist for  Surgical Robotics will provide strategic and operational leadership for Surgical Robotics Medical Education, with a primary focus on building, managing, and advancing a high-performing network of HCP proctors and faculty. This role will be accountable for identifying, onboarding, developing, and deploying qualified clinical experts who support peer-to-peer education, procedural training, and adoption of robotic surgery education programs.

This individual will also provide significant contributions to the creation of the robotics medical education strategy for the US market and will be responsible for the development and successful execution of associated MedEd programs and deliverables for Surgical Robotics. The role will partner closely with Marketing, Commercial, Clinical Affairs, Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement (HEPR), and Clinical Engineering to ensure faculty and proctor capabilities are aligned to business priorities, customer needs, compliance requirements, and measurable education outcomes.

Travel approximately 30-50%.

A Day in The Life

• Lead the design, facilitation, and continuous improvement of customized training and education programs delivered through HCP proctors and faculty to increase procedural, technology, and product adoption and improve patient outcomes.

• In collaboration with US commercial stakeholders, participate in the development of Medtronic’s US robotic education strategy, curriculum, and faculty/proctor development roadmap to achieve corporate and regional educational objectives, drive customer value, and improve patient care.

• Participate in conventions, forums, symposia educational content and scientific education programming meetings for promoting product and procedural awareness. 

• Conduct and facilitate physician-led education and consulting while supporting the establishment, development, and maintenance of productive relationships with HCP faculty, proctors, clinicians, and customer organizations.

• Lead development of assigned US Med Ed specialty strategy for commercial launch. 

• Manage and support internal and external clinical advisors, HCP proctors, and faculty regarding clinical protocols, device investigations, clinical labs, registries, and education program requirements.

• Own the lifecycle management of HCP proctors and faculty across assigned specialties, including identification, selection, onboarding, development, engagement, deployment, performance monitoring, and succession planning.

• Establish faculty and proctor readiness expectations, development plans, feedback mechanisms, and coaching processes to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, compliant peer-to-peer education.

• Manage the dissemination of approved medical and clinical information for both internal and external clients. 

• Support Surgical Robotics in establishing the highest medical-scientific credibility with customers and stakeholders. 

• Collaborate with internal resources, HCP faculty, proctors, and expert consultants who support cross-functional teams within Surgical Robotics to address business needs through educational programs and operations, including oversight of budget, data tracking, documentation of goals, assessment, and modifications as appropriate.

• Ensure compliance at all levels of Medical Education initiatives and interactions 

• Identify and develop academic training center partners while