Senior Field Clinical Engineer
Medtronic
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**
Join us as a Field Clinical Engineer and immerse yourself in an exhilarating role where you'll engage with cutting-edge technology, specifically implantable cardiac devices, across both pre- and post-market trials. In this role, you will support the Operating Unit of Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) and oversee several research centers within Iberia. As a key player, you'll drive the clinical trial execution for the CRM at the site level, acting as an extension of our study teams based in Maastricht while navigating the local landscape. You'll collaborate closely with Key Opinion Leaders, local Medtronic colleagues, and various departments including Clinical & Regulatory Solutions, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory.
This position demands a blend of clinical and technical proficiency, ideally suited to those with experience in the cardiac catheter laboratory. You will interact with diverse stakeholders, proactively managing site performance and nurturing robust clinical research partnerships with leading hospitals across Iberia. Integrated in the Global Field Clinical and Medical Science Organization and based in Spain, your role encompasses nationwide coverage, with occasional travel to other European countries to provide technical support. If you're ready to make an impact and drive innovation in cardiac care, we invite you to apply for this dynamic opportunity.
**Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:**
+ Provide technical assistance and act as a bridge between engineering and the medical community, especially during clinical trials involving complex products
+ Manage all aspects of pre-market and post-market clinical research studies, including investigator identification, site nomination, protocol & study trainings, protocol compliance, enrolment encouragement, and data quality assurance
+ Be present during initial implants and relevant clinical procedures to understand product interactions with the human body and facilitate data collection and patient testing
+ Assist in evaluating new product concepts and modifying existing devices, providing feedback from clinical sites to enhance product performance
+ Develop and maintain relationships with clinical sites to understand physician interests and capabilities, drive clinical activity while serving as a local technical and clinical resource for Medtronic and customers
+ Educate, train and/or mentor internal clinical research talents, customers, clinical staff and sales partners on technology
+ Lead major programs, function in a project leadership role, communicate effectively with various levels of internal and external customers, and represent the organization as a primary contact in their given territory for clinical study enrolments and follow-ups
**Required Knowledge and Experience:**
+ University Masters or Bachelor’s degree Clinical or Biomedical engineering or other relevant fields (Technical, etc.)
+ Minimum 6 years of experience in the medical device industry in clinical research departments as a clinical specialist, field clinical engineer or sales representative roles in related fields
+ Fluent in Spanish & English (both written and spoken)
+ Experience in a Cath lab, biomedical engineering, hospital/clinic or medical sales - Experience in Clinical studies and/or trial site management/protocols according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
+ Experience collaborating with cross functional clinical partners/customers, physicians and/or medical sales colleagues in the healthcare industry
Cardiovascular or Cardiac rhythm management device training (e.g., pacemakers & defibrillators) is strongly preferred, Portuguese will be a plus.
**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.
**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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
**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 90,000+ 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.
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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 90,000+ 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.
**We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
**We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
**This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
+ **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
+ **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities
+ **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
**Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
**Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
**Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
**Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
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.
For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.
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