We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Nov 2024

 

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

Please join an exciting and growing space within Medtronic’s Global Peripheral Vascular Health businesses as you directly impact the development and success of the commercial clinical and sales force through best-in-class training & education. The Senior Clinical Training & Education Specialist role will be responsible in ensuring the field force gains procedural product and clinical confidence in selling the product portfolio and is viewed as THE expert and resource to internal customers.
Success factors of best-in-class training are through strategic thinking and strong cross functional partnerships, expectation setting, and continuous improvements of programs. This role reports to the Training & Education Manager for the Peripheral Vascular Health business.

The primary focus of this role will be to support global training and education programs as Clinical Trainer, focused on the Vascular Portfolio (including but not limited to Deep Venous, Embolization, Peripheral Vascular and Thrombectomy) strong partnerships with Marketing, Field Sales Trainers, Sales Leadership, and other key cross functional partners to plan, develop, implement, and execute on global training planned deliverables.  Primary role and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a clinical & technical expert in support of global programming
• Support facilitating virtual and in-person training programming as clinical technical trainer
• Work with the team to develop/enhance training and education programs, materials, and course content by utilizing clinical expertise to add value to content development and execution
• Training sales representatives and clinical specialists to ensure successful procedural support to physicians who are using Medtronic products
• Collaborate with physician faculty and cross-functional groups (Engineering, Product Marketing, Sales, Services, Legal, Quality and Regulatory) to create training programs, curricula, course materials and measurements that support operating unit strategies and are compliant with Regulatory, Quality Systems and Business Conduct Standards
• Partner with broader Global Sales Training Team on various workstreams to identify and leverage synergies across training teams
• Demonstrate training effectiveness through systematic program evaluation and continuous improvement strategy
• Develop self to become the subject matter expert in assigned therapies or product portfolios (including but not limited to Peripheral, Deep Venous, Embolization and Thrombectomy)
• Provide timely evaluation and feedback to trainees and their managers/supervisors
• Identify and implement cutting edge online, in-person and virtual training & education through implementation of new learning platforms and tools
• Collaborate and build rapport with leadership independent of direct manager and to define and drive key training initiatives
• Support field-based education efforts, including but not limited to evaluation of sales rep/clinical specialist knowledge in the field

The responsibilities also include development, facilitation and leading of training programs.  Presentations to small and large audiences will be a large part of this role.  The role will require excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a budget.

Travel Required:  Yes, ~40-50% Domestic & International Travel Required

Must Have:

• High School Diploma PLUS a minimum of 11 years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience -OR-
• Associate’s Degree PLUS a minimum total 9 years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience -OR-
• Bachelor’s Degree PLUS a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience

Nice to Have:

• Peripheral Vascular and/or Endovenous case coverage
• Technical or RN certification related to Peripheral Vascular and/or Endovenous (ie, RTR, RCIS, RVT, CVRN)
• Clinical imaging experience
• 2+ years in Medtronic field-based role (ex. Clinical Specialist)
• Experience presenting information to large and small audiences
• Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint
• Prior content de