Professional Education Specialist

Cordis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical device company is seeking an Educational Program Coordinator to manage educational strategies aimed at enhancing the professional development of healthcare providers. This role involves planning, budgeting, and executing educational events, while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The ideal candidate holds a degree in life sciences and possesses experience in medical device education, strong project management skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools. Extensive travel within the UK and Ireland is required.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Career development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in medical device education, clinical support, or healthcare event delivery.
• Experience working in interventional cardiology or vascular fields.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify educational needs across target specialties.
• Plan and manage peer-to-peer education activities.
• Coordinate logistics for courses and workshops.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and document activities.

Skills

Project management

Vendor coordination

Microsoft Excel

Clinical support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences

Biomedical engineering

Nursing

Tools

Event management software (e.g., Cvent)

Job description

Overview

When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

At Cordis, we’re teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients.

If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you. We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.

Responsibilities

Summary of the role

• Understands the cardiovascular healthcare landscape and identifies educational needs across target specialties (interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, angiologists, and vascular surgeons)

• Executes the ProfEd strategy locally in line with regional guidance

• Plans and manages peer-to-peer education in the country based on Cordis' educational strategy

• Coordinates faculty, center of references, participants, logistics, and on-site execution.

• Ensures full compliance and complete, audit-ready documentation.

Responsibilities

Educational needs and planning

• Assess country training needs to educate HCPs and improve patient outcomes.

• Build a country ProfEd calendar aligned to educational priorities.

• Prepare activity briefs, agenda, objectives, and expected clinical outcomes for each event.

• Manage the local ProfEd budget within approved limits and reconcile on time.

Faculty, centers of reference, and content

• Map and maintain a list of key opinion leaders (KOLs), speakers, and reference centers by specialty. Propose faculty and CoEs per activity.

• Adapt approved regional content for local implementation and ensure alignment of didactic materials with the faculty.

• Coordinate contracts grants, and fee-for-service of the consultants in alignment with the line manager and in compliance with country‑specific regulations.

Execution and on‑site support

• Run end‑to‑end logistics for courses, workshops, proctorships, and conference activities (symposium, lectures, learning centres,..)

• Provide on‑site educational support in OR/cath lab, training centers, and congress venues.

• Ensure HCP selection follows approved criteria and documented rationale.

Follow‑up and outcomes

• Implement post‑event follow‑up: attendance, competency checklists, feedback, and NPS.

• Track clinical and operational outcomes agreed for each activity; report variances.

• Close events financially: invoices, T&E, transparency reports, and educational grant reconciliations.

Collaboration

• Drive clear processes with Sales, Marketing, International ProfEd team, Medical Affairs, Compliance, and Legal.

• Align with regional ProfEd on priorities, content, metrics, and vendor standards.

• Maintain relationships with national scientific societies and congress organizer?

Compliance and records

• Operate within MedTech Europe, local codes, GDPR, and Cordis policies.

• Keep complete, audit‑ready files in designated systems for all ProfEd activities.

• Monitor risks and escape issues promptly.

Process management & reporting

• Use approved tools for planning, approvals, contracting, logistics, and reporting.

• Deliver monthly dashboards: activity status, HCPs trained, spend vs. plan, and outcomes.

• Prepare concise decks for internal and external meetings on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, nursing, biomedical engineering, or related.

• Experience in medical device education, clinical support, or healthcare event delivery.

• Experience working in the interventional cardiology or vascular fields is a must.

• Skilled in project management, vendor coordination, and maintaining thorough documentation.

• Valid driver’s license; ability to travel extensively within the UK and Ireland.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, other Microsoft Office tools and Hands‑on experience with event management software (e.g., Cvent or similar platforms).

Preferred Qualifications

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Job Locations UK-London

ID 2025-12309

Category Education & Training

Position Type Regular Full‑Time

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