Clinical Specialist

Medtronic plc; Watford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated ECLS Clinical Specialist to enhance healthcare access through innovative Extracorporeal Life Support technologies. In this pivotal role, you will provide essential training and support to healthcare professionals, ensuring optimal use of ECLS systems. Your expertise will be crucial in driving product adoption and improving patient care across hospitals. Join a passionate team committed to making a difference in the healthcare landscape, where your contributions will directly impact lives and foster clinical excellence.

Benefits

Flexible Benefits Package

Competitive Salary

Employee Recognition Programs

Qualifications

• Experience with Extracorporeal Life Support and ECMO technologies.
• Strong technical skills in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver training programs on ECMO products.
• Provide clinical and technical expertise during procedures.
• Collaborate with sales to drive product adoption.

Skills

Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Technical Aptitude in Cardiac Surgery

Training and Education Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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

As an ECLS Clinical Specialist at Medtronic, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the adoption, implementation, and optimal use of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) technologies across hospitals and intensive care units. You will serve as the clinical expert and primary point of contact for healthcare professionals, ensuring high-quality patient care through education, hands-on support, and troubleshooting during critical procedures.

Working closely with the sales and therapy development teams, your focus will be on training clinicians in the safe and effective use of Medtronic's ECLS systems—including ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)—while also gathering feedback from the field to help drive continuous improvement and innovation. Your expertise will contribute to clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and the expansion of ECLS therapy across targeted regions.

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

• Develop and deliver live and virtual training programs on ECMO products to healthcare providers in hospitals and medical facilities
• Provides clinical and technical expertise through case support, product demonstrations, trials and installations
• Work closely with key opinion leaders and industry experts to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices related to ECMO therapy
• Provide follow-up support to company sales staff and customer personnel by providing technical support and information on specific applications
• Collaborate with the sales team to identify opportunities for additional training and support to drive product adoption and sales
• Attend and support key regional, national, medical meetings

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Extracorporeal Life Support and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation experience
• Strong technical aptitude, specifically in Cardiac Surgery and/or the clinical environment
• Bachelor's degree andtechnical experience in the therapy
• Ability to travel extensively more than 50% of the time nationally and internationally
• Valid Driving Licence

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.

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.

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