VELYS Spine Clinical Specialist – UK Launch & Training

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is seeking a VELYS Spine Clinical Specialist to lead clinical introduction, adoption, and optimization of VELYS Spine robotics across UK spinal units. You will act as a trusted partner to surgeons and hospital teams, ensuring safe, effective use and driving scalable growth.

The role requires hands-on training, in-theatre support, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality clinical programs. Travel across UK sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Clinical background (e.g. ODP, scrub nurse, allied health professional or equivalent).
• Experience in spine, orthopaedics and enabling technology essential.
• Strong understanding of surgical environment and workflows.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and training skills.
• Ability to work independently in a field-based, high-travel role.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site Clinical launch and implementation of VELYS Spine systems into new centers.
• Provide in-theatre case support, ensuring safe and effective use during procedures.
• Guide surgical teams on workflow integration and best practice techniques.
• Troubleshoot clinical and technical issues in real time.
• Deliver structured education programmes for surgeons and theatre teams.
• Provide hands-on training, in-service education, and product demonstrations.
• Build clinical capability and confidence across all user groups.
• Develop clinical champions and centres of excellence.
• Drive early adoption and sustained utilisation of VELYS Spine technology.
• Support case planning, procedural optimisation, and pathway standardisation.
• Monitor and report clinical usage, performance, and outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with spine surgeons, theatre and nursing teams, hospital management and digital stakeholders.
• Act as the primary clinical liaison between customers and the internal team.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Medical Education teams to deliver account plans.
• Support evaluations, bids, and new site activations.
• Provide clinical insight and feedback to R&D and product teams.
• Capture field insights to drive product and workflow improvements.
• Stay current with robotics, navigation, and digital spine surgery innovations.
• Contribute to the development of best practice pathways and clinical standards.
• Scalable robotics adoption across priority UK sites.
• Consistent, high-quality clinical delivery and training.
• Surgeon engagement and advocacy development.
• Growth in robotic case volume and utilisation.
• Establishment of centres of excellence.

Skills

Clinical background

Spine experience

Orthopaedics

Enabling technology

Communication skills

Training skills

Independent work

Job description

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is seeking a VELYS Spine Clinical Specialist to lead clinical introduction, adoption, and optimization of VELYS Spine robotics across UK spinal units. You will act as a trusted partner to surgeons and hospital teams, ensuring safe, effective use and driving scalable growth.

The role requires hands-on training, in-theatre support, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality clinical programs. Travel across UK sites is expected.