We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 27 Mar 2026
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
At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 10 -15% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
Careers that Change Lives
This role will be responsible for creating & leading surgeon education strategies, initiatives, and programs for cranial and spinal therapies, procedures, and technologies, with a specific focus as the Medical Education Program Lead for the CST Visiting Clinician Program. The Visiting Clinician Program (VCP) is Medtronic’s well established and reputable training program with a proven history of delivering powerful and impactful education experiences for surgeons. In this role you will be a critical part of the Training and Education team, responsible for designing and evolving training strategies, planning and executing surgeon training events, faculty development / management, and ensuring seamless and holistic educational experiences that increase adoption of CST therapies, procedures, and technologies – driving impact for the Cranial and Spine Technologies (CST) organization and the healthcare providers and patients we serve.
As a highly visible and collaborative leader, you will partner closely with key business partners, cross-functional stakeholders, and surgeon partners to drive operational excellence, streamline processes, and deliver measurable improvements and innovation in educational programming. This role is a unique opportunity to unlock the full potential of surgeon and industry collaboration to drive best in class education, directly supporting CST’s mission to elevate standards of care and improve patient outcomes.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Medical Education Program Management
- Serve as the medical education program lead for the CST Visiting Clinician Program (VCP), responsible for all planning and execution activities for each training event in partnership with key stakeholders. Lead all logistical coordination & scheduling details for each training event across faculty, attendee, and internal involved parties.
- Faculty management activities specific to the program (selection, invitations, off-label trainings, faculty logistics, onsite experience, faculty payments, etc.)
- Oversee relationship management with Visiting Clinician Program Sites (surgeons and hospital administration staff) across the US and lead the evaluation process in identifying newly nominated sites & physicians based on establish criteria.
- Clear articulation of program goals, key learning objectives, measures of success, and program impact and effectiveness metrics.
- Drive operational excellence with internal systems and processes related to successful program planning and execution
- Program cost estimates, budget, and expense management
- Travel Requirement: 10-15%
Training and Education Strategy Development
- Partner with key stakeholders to develop and execute the medical education strategy and roadmap (strategies, tactics, and funding needs) to drive adoption of CST therapies, technologies, and procedures.
- Utilization of program impact metrics and data to validate and focus investments for future medical education initiatives.
Faculty Selection, Development, and Management
- Lead all efforts related to HCP faculty evaluation, selection, onboarding & development through the controlled CST faculty selection process (leveraging your strategic experience to plan faculty utilization and engagement based on needs of business)
- Develop, manage, and sustain living HCP faculty roster
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent with 8+ years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience (OR Associate's Degree with 6+ years experience OR Baccalaureate Degree with 4+ years experience).
Nice to Have
- Experience in education and training highly preferred
- Strong presentation skills
- Effective instructional design skills
- Clinical knowledge and experience of spine procedures and the integration of enabling technologies (navigation, robotics, predictive analytics and planning)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & thrive under pressure, maintaining a positive, composed, and enthusiastic attitude
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.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.
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):$84,800.00 - $127,200.00This 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.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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