Cardiac Rhythm Management Field Internship - Pacemakers and Defibrillators
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CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES - POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Clinical Specialists provide technical, educational, and sales support to assist the district in meeting pacemaker and defibrillator sales and customer service objectives. Cardiac Rhythm Heart Failure (CRHF) seeks candidates who will meet our customer expectations by striving without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products, processes and systems by being accountable, having a voice, and taking action. Clinical Specialists assist sales representatives in covering their territory.
The summer associate would work with a field mentor, following them into cases and clinics throughout the sales territory. They will focus on training through the modules for Core and Fundamentals. Each week, the summer associate will have a meeting with the technical field engineer on relevant topics. The summer associate program objective is to prepare participants for a possible future career in the Service organization with Medtronic as a Clinical Specialist. The following provides detail for this full-time role as a reference only for future career progression.
A DAY IN THE LIFE – FULLY TRAINED CLINICAL SPECIALIST (Reference Only):
· Technical Support
o Successfully completes CRHF Field Technical Training – including online and field-based training
o Performs checks/interrogations of all CRHF medical device systems post sign-off
o Supports implants of all CRHF products post sign-off
o Provides on-call support as needed on evenings and weekends post sign-off
o Provide troubleshooting support as requested
· Operational Support
o Assures completion of patient registration and any other required hospital documentation
o Helps manage consignment inventory and trunk inventory once obtained
o Provides additional inventory support to meet customer needs
o Maintains software on programmers throughout the district as directed
o Assists with managing daily coverage logistics as needed
· Educational Support
o Educates and trains physicians, hospital personnel and office staff on products or solutions for which training has been completed
o Assists with educating and training new Clinical Specialists and Sales Representatives post sign-off
· Sales Support
o Partners with DSM, Sales Reps and DM to learn market dynamics and local customer motivations and needs; has a basic understanding of how Medtronic CRHF products and solutions offer value to the customer
o Assists with obtaining customer POs throughout the quarter
o Has a basic understanding of the competitive landscape
o Independently identifies customer needs and opportunities and provides feedback to Sales Rep(s) to support sales objectives
· Ongoing Technical Development
o Stays up to date on new products, solutions and patient management offerings
o Completes all assigned training in a timely manner
· Performs other related duties as assigned
MUST HAVE - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, THE FOLLOWING BASIC QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME
· Pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering
· Completed Junior year of college at the start of the program (or equivalent of having one final year to degree completion)
NICE TO HAVE - DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Excellent interpersonal, written/verbal communication skills
· Ability to coordinate/participate in numerous tasks/projects in a fast-paced environment in an organized manner while meeting deadline
· Strong Communication skills and work ethic
· Self-Motivated
· High level of Learning Agility
· Relocatable within US (ideally within Region)
· Demonstrated leader and collaborator through group projects
· Involved in extra-curricular activities
PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
· 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
· Frequent required travel to customer clinics, hospitals and offsite meetings. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
· Environmental exposure to infectious disease and radiation
· Clinical Specialists are required to be within their assigned territory each day to be available as unscheduled needs arise. CS’s are required to work a number of weekend and holidays during the quarter, as determined by local management. Weeknight call coverage is the primary responsibility of the Sales Rep, however, at times, business and/or geographical needs require a CS to be scheduled for week night coverage as approved by regional management.
· Must have a valid driver's license and active vehicle insurance policy. In addition, your driving record will be reviewed and will be considered as part of your application
Travel Requirements:
· Minimum travel of 10%
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