Associate Clinical Specialist, Pain Interventions - Western NE

Medtronic • Lincoln, NE

22h • $64,000 - $96,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. This role leads with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. We are seeking a committed professional for a remote, field-based position, requiring the candidate to reside within the assigned territory and drive to multiple accounts throughout the region. A valid driver's license is essential. The Associate Clinical Specialist supports Neuromodulation Pain, Target Drug Delivery, and Interventional Therapies by providing surgical coverage, follow-up support, troubleshooting, customer service, and education. This role also engages in basic market development activities as needed. Medtronic leads global healthcare technology, addressing challenging health problems with solutions. Our mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life, uniting a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart, putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions. Our vision is to be the undisputed world leader in Neuromodulation, improving patient lives through innovative solutions. Our therapies span the care continuum, from early interventional procedures to implantable surgical technologies that relieve pain, restore function, and improve lives. We apply clinical and economic evidence and integrated technologies to our unmatched portfolio to develop healthcare solutions that increase patient access, improve procedure efficiency, and deliver successful patient outcomes. The Neuromodulation Operating Unit offers solutions for chronic pain, pain from spinal fractures, cancer, and severe spasticity, including Spinal Cord Stimulation, Drug infusion for Chronic Pain/Spasticity, RF Nerve Ablation, Balloon Kyphoplasty, Vertebroplasty, RF Ablation (for bone), and Microwave Ablation (for soft tissue).

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED with a minimum 4 years of clinical or medical sales experience; or An Associate’s Degree with a minimum 2 years of clinical or medical sales experience; or A Bachelor’s degree
• Required to function using healthcare universal precautions to minimize exposure to infectious disease and radiation
• Ability to serve as the primary resource for scheduled and unscheduled clinical events, periodically required to work weekends, evenings and nights and may be required to engage in overnight travel within own district or neighboring districts
• Ability to work efficiently and autonomously with little direction when outside of clinical events
• Ability to attend national meetings, district meetings and other training as requested
• Ability to wear a 7-9 lbs protective lead apron for extended periods of time in the operating room
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
• Ability to sitting, standing, and/or walking for 8+ hours per day
• Ability to bend/stoop, squat and balance frequently
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in relation to travel and operating a personal computer
• Must have a valid driver's license and active vehicle insurance policy
• Driving record will be reviewed and will be considered as part of your application
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required
• Possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a health care related field
• Masters Degree
• Registered nurse or HCP with experience in a sterile environment
• Clinical experience with implantable neurological products and patient care
• Experience in servicing medical personnel on product use
• Experience with a medical device company or pharmaceutical company, and clinical experience in a specialty area: neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, operating room, pain management, or home health care
• Understands basic reimbursement and healthcare environment
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work under pressure

Responsibilities

• Represents Medtronic during surgical procedures by ensuring all necessary equipment and products required are available, providing technical support and device selection, and performing programming and testing of all device systems
• Manages patients through all phases of the clinical process as well as educate them on the features and benefits of Medtronic products
• Provides clinical support in surgeries, re-programmings, trouble-shooting and follow ups in hospitals and clinics
• Responds promptly and appropriately to technical inquiries by customers, patients, and colleagues
• Maintains a working knowledge of competitive products
• Educates and trains physicians, hospital personnel and office staff on products and therapies. This is expected by, but not limited to, coordinating one on one teaching sessions, formal in-services, education programs, seminars and/or outside symposia (based off quarterly Plan of Action as directed by Leadership)
• Assists Management and Sales Training department in education/training of new employees in the district
• Complies with required event reporting and documentation utilizing Medtronic technology tools
• Accountable for placing orders with customer service for pending purchase orders and product replacement
• Expected to work with materials management to collect POs for cases covered within the territory/district
• Responsible for managing inventory provided for case coverage, including: timely transactions when product is used, sold or transferred, maintaining a required level of cycle count accuracy, executing product retrievals as instructed, turning over inventory in a reasonable time frame, not implanting expired product or product that is on hold
• Contributes to the achievement of quarterly goals associated with specific initiatives at the district, regional and/or national level
• Partners with sales representatives to achieve business goals set forth within the territory/district and documents quarterly activities utilizing provided business tool(s)
• Visits accounts to replenish literature and establishes/maintains relationships with office staff
• Effectively utilizes Excel, a mobile phone, an IPAD, a laptop, and/or a Samsung tablet regularly
• Manages business expenses and budget effectively and in given timeframe
• Ensures personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable
• Completes all new hire therapy trainings as directed by medical education
• Completes all corporate compliance training prior to date due
• Ability to be flexible with schedule while working and/or attending clinical events, possibly outside of normal business hours to include weekends and after hours and at the discretion of Clinical Specialist Manager
• Travels to cover district cases as needed in the district, and occasionally to other districts at the discretion of Clinical Manager

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 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
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans (Sales Incentive Plan - SIP)
• 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)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Paid sick time (for temporary employees, as required under applicable state law)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees