Robotic Startup Specialist

Robotics Jobs UK; West of England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a start-up specialist to support the implantation of the HUGO RAS-system in hospitals across the UK and Ireland. You will work with surgeons, staff and field engineers to ensure successful integration and training, driving operational excellence in robotic-assisted surgery.

Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s Degree, be fluent in English, and be willing to travel over 75% of the time across the region. Experience in ORs and surgical procedures is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; biomedical engineering, nursing or equivalent.
• Fluent in English; additional languages a plus.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK & Ireland (>75%).
• Demonstrable experience in operating rooms and surgical procedures (2+ years).

Responsibilities

• Support the successful integration of the HUGO RAS-system into hospitals.
• Develop surgeon training plans and coordinate off-site training.
• Assist staff training and ensure smooth adoption in clinical settings.
• Collaborate with hospital teams and Medtronic field service engineers to prepare operating rooms.

Skills

Fluent English

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

The surgical robotics utilization team manages all aspects of system installation, start-up, customer training, account analysis, drive and optimize the robotic program. Placement of a HUGO surgical robot in the hospital requires full-time support for an account specific period to ensure successful integration into the hospital’s service lines. The utilization team members are seasoned professionals with in-depth knowledge of the healthcare value chain as well as a broad experience across multiple disciplines. They partner with all relevant hospital stakeholders to drive complex transformational changes, implement innovative growth strategies, streamline patient-focused care pathways and optimize operations.

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), the largest and most successful medical technology company in the world is entering the market of Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS). We are seeking talented individuals that are eager to use all their skills and competencies to quickly deploy our ground-breaking robotic assisted surgical therapies to patients, surgeons and hospitals in several countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Location should be Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool area OR Bristol, Exeter, Southampton, etc.

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

Responsibilities

As a start‑up specialist you will be responsible for the successful integration of our HUGO™ RAS‑system into a hospital. This might be an expansion of a current robotic surgery program, the creation of a new robotic surgery program or a shift from another platform to our HUGO™ RAS‑system. The main activities of a start‑up specialist include:

• Meet with the robotic program stakeholders and develop program goals and metrics for HUGO™ RAS‑system. Conduct regular program review meetings to remain on‑track
• Develop a surgeon training plan, coordinate attendance at Medtronic’s off‑site training and arrange for proctored cases post‑training as needed
• Develop a training plan to support staff to include attendance at a Medtronic off‑site training class and support staff through their learning curve
• Support the technology adoption by attending to cases during a surgeon and staff member’s learning sessions
• Utilize change management techniques to engage clinical stakeholders and attain buy‑in
• Coach hospitals’ staff to promote skill transfer and achieve self‑sufficiency in operational excellence
• Cooperate with Medtronic field service engineer (FSE) and the hospital staff to prepare the operating room to host the HUGO™ RAS‑system.

Required Knowledge And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree at a minimum (Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, etc.).
• Fluent in English. The ability to speak more languages is a plus.
• Willingness to travel throughout the region (UK & Ireland) (>75%).
• Demonstrable experience over 2 years, including relevant knowledge and experience of operating rooms and surgical procedures.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: United Kingdom: 41,200.00 GBP - 61,800.00 GBP |

The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job‑related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.

This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).