Audiologist Education & Training (Travel is required)

Starkey Hearing Technologies

Eden Prairie (MN)

Remote

USD 89,000 - 122,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) company match

Company-paid life and short-term**

Long-term disability insurance

Employee assistance plan

Hearing aid benefits

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Paid floating holidays

Paid volunteer service day

Paid paternity and maternity leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Starkey Hearing Technologies is hiring an Education & Training Audiologist to support specified regions in the United States. This remote role requires travel up to 70% and includes delivering audiology, technical, and product training to customers, prospects, and Starkey staff.

The position emphasizes creating engaging training content, staying current with clinical skills, and collaborating with Sales, Events, Marketing, and R&D to disseminate knowledge.

Qualifications

Doctoral degree in Audiology is required.
Hearing aid dispensing background is required.
Eligible for State License.

Responsibilities

Lead internal and external education programs.
Prepare and teach product, software, and related materials to diverse audiences.
Deliver professional presentations at local, state, or national meetings and seminars.
Train Starkey employees and educate customers and partners.
Create educational materials and update training content regularly.
Conduct in-office or online trainings and workshops for hearing professionals.
Evaluate software and devices and teach usage to stakeholders.
Collaborate with Sales, Events, Marketing, Customer Service, and R&D on training resources.
Maintain administrative records and reporting for training events.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Technical understanding

Organization

Problem solving

People skills

Education

Doctoral Degree in Audiology

Job description

At Starkey, we are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. As a world leader in the manufacturing and delivering of advanced hearing solutions, we go to work each day to ensure every person on the planet has the opportunity to hear their very best. Founded in 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems.

Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Starkey has more than 5,000 employees globally, operates 29+ facilities and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide.Here's a video about the people behind Starkey's groundbreaking innovation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjhRQ7qzlI0

Hearing is key to our health and happiness. Starkey is much more than the hearing aids we produce. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. We believe being able to hear the world and the people around us is as essential to the human experience as breathing. Many recent advances are already being recognized as disruptive technologies that have positioned Starkey hearing aids as the industry's first devices that go beyond providing just audiological amplification. Our hearing aids now incorporate Artificial Intelligence, embedded activity sensors, language translation and transcription services, as well as an always-on personal voice assistant.

Starkey is hiring for an Education & Training Audiologist to join our team to support specified regions of the United States. This position is a remote role that will be required to travel 70% of the time. The Education & Training Audiologist will be responsible for contributing to the education and training needs of the company. This will include providing Audiology, technical, and product training to customers, prospective customers, and Starkey employees.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/RESULTS

Participate and lead programs for internal and external education and training.
- Participate in department, product, and related meetings as necessary
- Prepare and teach content of products, software, and related materials to internal and external audiences both live and on-line. This may include travel to customer offices, regional meetings, and corporate headquarters as needed for training events.
- Give professional presentations at local, state, or national meetings, conventions and seminars
- Participate in the training of employees
Create education and training materials including presentations, handouts, and other related materials.
- Study current and classic literature in audiology and amplification
- Review and participate in the development of written content, e.g., white papers, articles, training materials, etc.
Conduct in-office or online trainings, classes, demonstrations and workshops for hearing professionals.
- Respond in a professional and timely manner to all training events requested by Sales or other staff and/or customers
- Schedule any travel independently and within corporate guidelines that is required for training events.
- Participate in peer review process of all training materials and professional presentations
Remain current in clinical skills by participating in clinical activities throughout the year.
- Evaluate and validate software and hearing aids for functionality and be prepared to teach it to internal and external audiences.
Collaborate with other departments as required for job responsibilities.
- Work collaboratively with Sales, Events, Marketing, Customer Service, and Research & Development as needed for creating training resources or disseminating product knowledge.
Maintain appropriate administrative records.
- Complete appropriate corporate reporting requirements in a timely fashion, including the processing of training request forms and CEU documentation.
- Maintain expenses within published corporate guidelines.
- Maintain company equipment (computer, training devices, etc.).
Other duties/responsibilities as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education, Certification and Experience Requirements

Education
- Doctoral Degree in Audiology required
Experience
- Hearing aid dispensing background required
- Eligible for State License

Competencies, Skills & Abilities

Excellent written and oral communication skills required
Ability to function within a team environment required
Ability to understand technical information is required
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
Ability to adapt to changing situations and environments
Ability to work well with people in person, by telephone, and online

WORK CONTEXT

Working Conditions

Standard office conditions.
Up to 70% travel required along with evening and occasional weekend work
Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. occasionally required

Equipment Operation

Standard office equipment
Audiological testing equipment

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $88,550 - $121,800 / year. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is eligible for a bonus based upon performance results. There is no guarantee of payout.

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