Clinical Education Specialist - LA/San Diego

Applied Medical•Los Angeles, CA

26d

About The Position

The Clinical Education Specialist works within Applied Medical’s Clinical Education department, whose objective is to develop strategic clinical initiatives based on customer needs to improve patient outcomes. The specialist collaborates with internal and external customers to develop and deliver customized training solutions. The role develops field strategies by aligning with field team leadership, supporting strategic plans, sharing clinical resources, identifying and recruiting key decision-makers for training, prioritizing education-related business opportunities, and leading meetings and presentations for facility administrators. It also coordinates and manages hands-on and didactic courses, creates or adapts course content, collaborates with physician faculty and key opinion leaders, ensures compliance with policies for educational programs, and attends educational events, regional shows, and exhibits. The specialist tracks procedural adoption, provides educational resources to new and trained customers, and uses metrics to advance adoption. The role requires knowledge of common minimally invasive surgery procedures, anatomy, operating-room equipment, and competitive information and practices. Frequent travel to customer clinics, hospitals, and off-site meetings is required; travel time may vary by territory. Field team members must meet third-party credentialing requirements, which may include COVID-19 vaccination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with and manage cross-functional teams.
Ability to communicate effectively and promptly with a large sales team.
Entrepreneurial drive, self-initiative, and an independent, goal-oriented approach.
Customer-centered and solution-oriented perspective.
Ability to make timely, well-reasoned decisions and adapt to shifting priorities and competing demands.
Flexible personality and ability to work well on a team.
Excellent computer, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to travel frequently to customer clinics, hospitals, and off-site meetings.
Ability to meet third-party credentialing requirements, which may include COVID-19 vaccination.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of three years of medical device sales experience with a proven track record of continuous sales success is highly preferred.
Strong knowledge of common minimally invasive surgery procedures, anatomy, operating-room equipment, and competitive information and practices.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain communication strategies that foster collaboration and alignment with field team leadership and support adoption of Applied Medical technologies.
Support strategic plan execution and disseminate clinical resources for medical education initiatives.
Assist in identifying and recruiting key decision-makers within target systems for training.
Prioritize education-related business opportunity requests in alignment with strategic goals.
Lead meetings and deliver presentations to facility administration at all levels.
Coordinate and manage hands-on and didactic courses; create or modify course content; and collaborate with physician faculty and key opinion leaders.
Understand and ensure compliance with regulatory policies and procedures for educational programs.
Attend educational events, regional shows, and exhibits.
Track procedural adoption and provide educational resources to new and trained customers, demonstrating leadership and accountability.
Apply metrics to educational activities to drive procedural adoption.
Make frequent trips to customer clinics, hospitals, and off-site meetings.