Medical Education Director

Company: Medtronic GmbH
Location: Memphis
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Medtronic's Surgical Robotic Program is responsible for developing Medtronic's Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) platform through commercial launch and production scale-up. The Medical Surgical division strives to enable earlier diagnosis, better treatment, faster complication-free recovery, and enhanced patient outcomes through less invasive surgical solutions. We set standard for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) by creating innovative surgical products and services that focus on obesity and diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, abdominal wall, pelvic region, and the head and neck. The Medical Education Director will help lead the effort to create global strategies for worldwide medical device approvals to introduce new products to market.-- What does it take to be a leader at Medtronic? We look for inspiring and inclusive leaders who partner with others, knowing that diverse talent, skills, and perspectives lead to better outcomes. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result -and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. A Day in the Life Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Seeking a critical business leader to ensure high customer satisfaction and experience scores, to build a strategy of how to merge the intersection of technology, simulation, and training to deliver on goals of speed to proficiency and procedure/product adoption
• Sets the standard for innovative PACE strategy, tools, and metrics for other OUs
• Leader will differentiate and help us take share of our products by providing superior training experiences
• Leader will need to display operational excellence, ability to manage complex projects and teams, strong cross-functional collaboration, and strong relationship-building capabilities with surgeons/HCP
• Facilitates customized training and education programs for Medical and Academic Professionals on diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, to increase procedural, technology and product adoption to improve patient outcomes
• Participates in conventions, forums, symposia educational content and scientific education programming meetings for promoting product and procedural awareness
• Conducts/ Facilitates physician led education and consulting, supports establishment and maintenance of customer relations with clinicians and organizations
• Lead a team of trainers LOCATION: A REMOTE LOCATION MAY BE CONSIDERED Must Have: Minimum Requirements
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
  • Broad management knowledge and experience to lead project teams in multiple job areas
  • Adult learning experience
  • People leadership experience
  • Clinical background/ operating room/ bedside experience
  • Ability to travel approximately 50%, including international travel Nice to Have:--Preferred Requirements
    • Medical Affairs/Clinical Research/Quality/Regulatory Affairs/Engineering/Marketing experience at Medtronic or within a medical device industry
    • Proficiency in MS Office applications: Excel, PowerPoint and Word, Project (or similar scheduling software), project management techniques and tools; and--web-based applications
    • Excellent project management and organization skills
    • Ability to identify and implement solutions in addressing clinical education process issues
    • Capital equipment background/experience About Medtronic Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future. 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 Day in the Life 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. 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. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here .

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