We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 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.
Medtronic is a pioneer and leader in the Aortic Stent Grafts market, supporting the development of these grafts by working closely with practitioners over the past 30+ years.
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.
As a Senior Medical Science Specialist in the Medtronic SH&A Medical Science Team, you will be the Clinical and Technical expert for the whole portfolio of Abdominal, Thoracic, and Ancillary product lines within the Aortic division. Specifically, you will provide subject matter expertise internally and act as the key industry resource to healthcare professionals (HCPs) for clinical science evidence within the Aortic domain. To succeed in this role, you must:
• Have expertise specific to Aortic Grafts
• Establish trust and credibility with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and medical societies in the Aortic field
• Influence cross-functional teams and communicate effectively at all organizational levels
• Apply critical thinking and synthesize succinct messages from complex data
• Be detail-oriented and self-motivated
Your main Role and Responsibilities are as follows:
• Establish, develop, and foster solid relationships with KOLs, medical societies, and internal business partners.
• Serve as the key scientific representative of Medtronic Aortic Solutions for health care professionals, providing deep and advanced disease state and therapy information.
• Develop/update scientific presentations including symposia for major Aortic events/programs
• Engage and provide feedback to physicians on potential research ideas/questions
• Leverage medical/scientific expertise to address medical information inquiries from HCPs.
• Manage faculty development and physician advisory meetings
• Collaborate with a world-class cross-functional team to disseminate clinical evidence for Medtronic Aortic Solutions in a timely and transparent manner.
• Lead cross-functional literature review meetings to ensure all functions are aligned on the key clinical data. Critically evaluate clinical publications and conference presentations and integrate new findings into existing knowledge base.
• Support customer training needs as therapy expert. Develop/review and provide input on therapy related training materials to ensure scientific accuracy of content. Collaborate with marketing to ensure all key product messages and claims are scientifically valid and accurate.
• Utilize advanced subject matter expertise to provide medical input to various internal functions (General Management, Marketing, Training & Education, and R&D) and organizational units to facilitate insightful decision-making and enable achievement of business objectives.
• Understand and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge while maintaining technical expertise within the therapeutic area through attendance of major conferences, congresses, workshops, and training programs.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the science behind our products. Develop competitive intelligence in our product space.
• Domestic and international travel up to 50% of time.
Must Have:
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years in a clinical or therapeutic environment.
• Or Advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years in a clinical or therapeutic environment.
Nice to Have:
• Understanding of aortic disease, therapies, and products.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), PhD, DO, or MD highly desired.
• Experience being in a cath lab or operating suite.
• Experience in medical devices.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate large amounts of scientific content in a clear, concise fashion.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and build strong working relationships through exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated success in self-managing priorities and multitasking projects.
• Advanced presentation and computer skills.
Position remotely based in United States
Medtronic is a pioneer and leader in the Aortic Stent Grafts market, supporting the development of these grafts by working closely with practitioners over the past 30+ years.
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.
As a Senior Medical Science Specialist in the Medtronic SH&A Medical Science Team, you will be the Clinical and Technical expert for the whole portfolio of Abdominal, Thoracic, and Ancillary product lines within the Aortic division. Specifically, you will provide subject matter expertise internally and act as the key industry resource to healthcare professionals (HCPs) for clinical science evidence within the Aortic domain. To succeed in this role, you must:
- Have expertise specific to Aortic Grafts
- Establish trust and credibility with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and medical societies in the Aortic field
- Influence cross-functional teams and communicate effectively at all organizational levels
- Apply critical thinking and synthesize succinct messages from complex data
- Be detail-oriented and self-motivated
Your main Role and Responsibilities are as follows:
- Establish, develop, and foster solid relationships with KOLs, medical societies, and internal business partners.
- Serve as the key scientific representative of Medtronic Aortic Solutions for health care professionals, providing deep and advanced disease state and therapy information.
- Develop/update scientific presentations including symposia for major Aortic events/programs
- Engage and provide feedback to physicians on potential research ideas/questions
- Leverage medical/scientific expertise to address medical information inquiries from HCPs.
- Manage faculty development and physician advisory meetings
- Collaborate with a world-class cross-functional team to disseminate clinical evidence for Medtronic Aortic Solutions in a timely and transparent manner.
- Lead cross-functional literature review meetings to ensure all functions are aligned on the key clinical data. Critically evaluate clinical publications and conference presentations and integrate new findings into existing knowledge base.
- Support customer training needs as therapy expert. Develop/review and provide input on therapy related training materials to ensure scientific accuracy of content. Collaborate with marketing to ensure all key product messages and claims are scientifically valid and accurate.
- Utilize advanced subject matter expertise to provide medical input to various internal functions (General Management, Marketing, Training & Education, and R&D) and organizational units to facilitate insightful decision-making and enable achievement of business objectives.
- Understand and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge while maintaining technical expertise within the therapeutic area through attendance of major conferences, congresses, workshops, and training programs.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the science behind our products. Develop competitive intelligence in our product space.
- Domestic and international travel up to 50% of time.
Must Have:
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile.
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years in a clinical or therapeutic environment.
- Or Advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years in a clinical or therapeutic environment.
Nice to Have:
- Understanding of aortic disease, therapies, and products.
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), PhD, DO, or MD highly desired.
- Experience being in a cath lab or operating suite.
- Experience in medical devices.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate large amounts of scientific content in a clear, concise fashion.
- Proven ability to effectively communicate and build strong working relationships through exceptional interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated success in self-managing priorities and multitasking projects.
- Advanced presentation and computer skills.
Position remotely based in United States
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$117,600.00 - $176,400.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: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 (subject to IRS earning minimums), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.
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