Associate Clinical Specialist (CRM): Winter 2026 & Spring 2027 Undergraduates
About The Position
The Associate Clinical Specialist role is a development pathway into a field-based Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) clinical career. Through comprehensive field training and hands-on experience, the Associate Clinical Specialist builds clinical, technical, operational, and customer-facing skills to support healthcare professionals, Medtronic field teams, and patients. The role supports Medtronic pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring technologies, and involves working directly with physicians and hospital teams in hospitals, clinics, customer accounts, and other patient-care environments. This field-based position supports a designated geographic territory. The employee must reside within the assigned area and travel regularly, including frequent independent driving. The role requires availability for urgent customer needs and weekend, holiday, and occasional after-hours coverage as business needs require. The position involves clinical-environment exposure to infectious disease and radiation, use of protective equipment, and the physical activities described in the posting.
Requirements
- Meet one of the following education and experience requirements: a bachelor's degree; an associate's degree plus at least two years of work experience in healthcare, field sales, or a role using complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science, or computing; or a high school diploma plus at least four years of such work experience.
- Have a valid driver's license, active vehicle insurance, and a driving record that meets company standards.
- Reside within the assigned geographic territory.
- Travel extensively within the assigned territory, including frequent independent driving of approximately 80% of the time.
- Be available for urgent customer needs and weekend, holiday, and occasional after-hours coverage based on customer and business needs.
- Work in clinical environments with exposure to infectious disease and radiation and use required protective equipment, including wearing 7–9 pounds of lead for extended periods.
- Frequently lift up to 40 pounds using two hands.
- Sit, stand, and walk for eight or more hours per day; regularly bend, stoop, squat, and maintain balance.
- Use computers and mobile devices and maintain the visual capabilities necessary for patient care and field-based responsibilities.
- For a baccalaureate degree earned outside the United States, hold a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, life sciences, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline.
- Academic, internship, research, volunteer, or work experience in healthcare, medical devices, patient care, engineering, life sciences, or a customer-facing environment.
- Experience presenting technical, scientific, academic, or project-related information to groups or stakeholders.
- Leadership experience through student organizations, athletics, employment, volunteer activities, research, or academic projects.
- Experience working on team-based projects with defined deliverables and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to learn complex technical information, solve problems, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for CRM devices and therapies, including system checks and interrogations, implant support, troubleshooting, and other activities aligned with training and role responsibilities.
- Support accurate patient documentation, inventory and equipment management, programmer software maintenance, and daily coverage coordination.
- Provide product and therapy education to physicians, hospital staff, office personnel, customers, and Medtronic field partners.
- Collaborate with sales leadership and field partners to understand customer needs, market dynamics, and the value of Medtronic CRM solutions.
- Help identify customer opportunities, support purchase order activities, monitor competitive trends, and share relevant field feedback.
- Maintain current knowledge of CRM products, therapies, solutions, and patient management offerings.
- Complete comprehensive field training in cardiac rhythm management devices, therapies, procedures, and patient management solutions.
- Support physicians and hospital teams during CRM implants, device checks and interrogations, programming activities, and troubleshooting.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance or reimbursement
- Global well-being program
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan with 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
