We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Jun 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 Senior Clinical Evidence Specialist (CES) plays a key role within the Pain Interventions evidence team. This role involves literature review, medical evidence gap analysis, publication planning, writing manuscripts, facilitating publication committees, reviewing marketing materials, authoring new product Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) and evaluating physician-sponsored studies. Additionally, the CES will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, medical affairs, reimbursement, research, and study teams, and may serve as a clinical representative on core teams.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Create and submit manuscripts based on clinical studies and/or scientific reports.

• Create and submit abstracts, poster presentations, podium presentations.

• Engagement with external physicians/HCP(s) on publications, scientific communications and evidence dissemination.

• Conduct Literature reviews, summarize scientific findings, develop medical evidence reports, and lead cross-functional evidence gap-analysis.

• Contribute to publication planning and evidence strategy development.

• Support study Investigator meetings and/or Advisory Boards.

• Maintain a database of peer-reviewed literature and internal publications.

• Create responses for audit/submission queries.

• Reports instances of complaints/adverse events from literature to Global Clinical Health (GCH).

A Day in the Life

• Write and edit manuscripts, comprehensive reviews, and scientific reports for regulatory submissions and internal use.

• Provide clinical expertise and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, health economics, reimbursement, research & development, and regulatory affairs.

• Conduct clinical review of marketing materials

• May facilitate Publication Committees and Plans in collaboration with Physician Investigators to ensure accurate high impact publications. May work internally to obtain input on Publication Plans with updates regularly to address evidence gaps. 

• May work with investigators to resolve problems quickly and effectively.

• May serve on cross-functional core teams as the clinical representative

• May work on business collaborations with external partners

• May develop medical evidence reports, lead cross-functional gap analysis, and propose future strategy.

• May update and communicate medical evidence assessment and gap analysis. 

• Prepares evidence-based material for new products and revises existing materials.

• May evaluate external research proposals for scientific soundness. May ensure compliance to milestone-based payment through receipt of reports and approved deliverables.

• Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors

• Ensure adherence to FDA/ISO, Medtronic policies and all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work.

Location: Fridley, MN (This is an onsite position).

Minimum requirements:

To be considered for this role, the minimum requirements must be evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's degree with at least 7 years of clinical research experience in studies, publications, and/or program management.

• OR an advanced degree with at least 5 years of experience in studies, publications, or program management.

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience in technical writing including clinical study plans, clinical reports, scientific manuscripts, clinical evidence reports. 

• Proven record in leading study publications including authorship.

• Demonstrated ability in working within a matrix of cross functional stakeholders including project management skills and experience with related tools

• Familiarity with ICMJE guidelines and Good Publication Practices Knowledge in the areas of neurology and/or psychiatry

• Understanding of clinical research study design, Good Cli