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A Day in the Life

An opportunity to join Medtronic’s Cardiac Rhythm Management team to support onsite clinical studies

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

As a Field Clinical Engineer (FCE) in Cardiac Rhythm Management responsibilities include the following:

• Provides technical assistance to clinical study sites by serving as the technical resource between engineering and the medical community.

• This position is applicable when complex products are involved in clinical trials.

• Typically present during initial implant to determine how the product interacts with a human body.

• Accountable for identifying investigators, presenting protocols for a study, assisting investigators in product application, training and troubleshooting as well as ensuring clinical protocols adherence.

• Assist research and development in evaluating concepts of new products and modifying existing devices or therapies.

• Individuals in this role are often publishing data and findings in journals and may have existing patents and/or patent applications.

• Provides all aspects of assistance for Clinical Research studies - partnering with local clinical partners - by identifying investigators, nominating sites, performing activation duties, providing training, encouraging enrollment, ensuring quality data acquisition and performing study closure activities.

• Accountable for gaining and maintaining knowledge of clinical sites to best understand and assess physicians’ interests and capabilities.

• Develops expertise in clinical and market released products and functions as a local technical/clinical resource for Medtronic and the customer.

• May be present in the operating room during clinical procedures as well as physician office to facilitate patient testing and data collection, providing technical support for implants, follow-ups, programming and troubleshooting as needed.

• Accountable for developing and leveraging relationships in the field to drive clinical activity and maintain focus on the customer.

• Provides feedback from clinical sites on the performance of the product to be incorporated in engineering designs or enhancements, Assists research and development in evaluating concepts for new products, and considers potential modifications for existing devices

• Provides prospective and real-time feedback to clinical study management in study design and document development. 

• Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight

• Plays a critical role in educating customers, sales partners and internal clinical research talent on the technology that they assist.

• Train and mentor clinical staff.  May coach, review, delegate work and provide work direction to other employees.

• Provide continuous communication to regional and global clinical partners as well as business partners regarding the status and performance of clinical trials within scope. Actively disseminate clinical research evidence.

• May function in a project leadership role.

• Communicate with internal and external customers at various levels.  Represent the organization as a primary contact in their given territory for clinical study enrollments and follow-up.  Interacts with senior external personnel (frequent interaction with physician customers and Medtronic sales leaders) on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations. 

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or

• Advanced degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.

• Mastery-level expertise in the specialty area with broad knowledge of related fields.

• Strong understanding of project management principles.

• Background in the medical device industry.

• Clinical device management expertise.

• Training in cardiovascular/cardiac rhythm management devices (e.g., pacemakers, defibrillators) strongly preferred.

• Experience in Cath lab, biomedical engineering, hospital/clinic settings, or medical sales.

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance for clinical trials.

• Hands-on experience with clinical studies, trial site management, and protocols.

• Ability to collaborate with physicians, clinical partners, and cross-functional teams in healthcare.

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

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