Senior Field Clinical Specialist

CroiValve; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CroíValve is seeking a Senior Field Clinical Specialist to serve as a critical clinical resource in developing and adopting our tricuspid structural heart technology. You will work with physicians, investigators, and cross-functional teams to provide procedural support during implants and deliver education at participating sites.

The role requires extensive travel, collaboration on trials, and direct interaction with interventional cardiologists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, nursing, cardiovascular technology, or related clinical/scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant clinical or medical device experience, preferably within structural heart, interventional cardiology, or transcatheter therapies.
• Strong understanding of tricuspid valve disease and transcatheter tricuspid interventions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex cardiac or structural heart procedures in a clinical or device-company environment.
• Experience working directly with interventional cardiologists and multidisciplinary structural heart teams.
• Experience supporting clinical trials, investigational devices, or early-stage medical technologies strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cardiac imaging and procedural workflow, including TEE and/or fluoroscopy.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across a highly cross-functional organization.

Responsibilities

• Support physicians and clinical research staff throughout patient selection, procedure preparation, device implantation, and post-procedure assessment.
• Provide expert clinical and technical support during implant procedures, and proactively prepare contingency plans to address unforeseen occurrences.
• Coordinate and provide training sessions in the hospital environment to educate physicians and site staff on device implantation.
• Leverage existing relationships with sites including KOLs, investigators, referring physicians, and research team members, through regular outreach and education activities.
• Significant travel >50% of time which will include overnights, largely within US with some International travel
• Escalate clinical, technical, or safety concerns appropriately and promptly.
• Support troubleshooting of device-related procedural issues in collaboration with internal clinical and technical teams.
• Partner with clinical research colleagues to meet business needs in the field including site qualification and initiation activities, site contracting, data collection, and resolution of critical issues
• Identify therapy adoption opportunities in collaboration with management team
• Collaborate with product development teams to provide feedback on device features and new device development

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Travel readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Procedural support

Education

Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering

Tools

TEE

Fluoroscopy

Job description

CroíValve are looking for a Senior Field Clinical Specialist will serve as a key clinical and procedural resource supporting the development and clinical adoption of the company's innovative tricuspid structural heart technology.

Working closely with physicians, clinical investigators, clinical operations, and cross-functional teams, the Senior Field Clinical Specialist will provide expert procedural support during the implant procedure, deliver physician and staff education, and support clinical trial execution at participating sites.

Reporting Lines

Reports directly to the Head of Clinical or designate.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Support physicians and clinical research staff throughout patient selection, procedure preparation, device implantation, and post-procedure assessment.
• Provide expert clinical and technical support during implant procedures, and proactively prepare contingency plans to address unforeseen occurrences.
• Coordinate and provide training sessions in the hospital environment to educate physicians and site staff on device implantation.
• Leverage existing relationships with sites including KOLs, investigators, referring physicians, and research team members, through regular outreach and education activities.
• Significant travel >50% of time which will include overnights, largely within US with some International travel
• Escalate clinical, technical, or safety concerns appropriately and promptly.
• Support troubleshooting of device-related procedural issues in collaboration with internal clinical and technical teams.
• Partner with clinical research colleagues to meet business needs in the field including site qualification and initiation activities, site contracting, data collection, and resolution of critical issues
• Recognize restrictions to protocol adoption and clinical trial awareness, and develop specific strategies with site research teams to meet those challenges
• Identify therapy adoption opportunities in collaboration with management team
• Collaborate with product development teams to provide feedback on device features and new device development
• Proactively ensure Company Goals are achieved
• Ensure interactions with colleagues/stakeholders fully reflects the company values:
• One Team: working together to ensure the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• Personal Ownership: deliver on commitments
• Open Communication: Honest open-minded communication
• Fun: celebrate the successes
• Continuous Learning: at an individual and company level
• Solution Orientated: Identify problems but focus your energy on solutions
• Quality Focused: patient safety comes first
• Technical: Clinical Leader with deep understanding of tricuspid anatomy, right-heart physiology, imaging, device mechanics, and procedural workflow. Strong clinical judgment with a patient-focused approach to clinical decision-making.
• Problem Solving: Remains calm and effective in complex procedural environments. Able to identify issues rapidly and coordinate appropriate solutions. Demonstrates sound judgment regarding when to escal clinical or technical concerns. Drives a culture of data-driven problem solving that ensures the correct implantation of novel medical devices. Identifies and addresses areas of improvement.
• Project Management: Effective project management skills, including planning, scenario and contingency mapping. Management of activities, including delegation of discrete work packages to more junior engineers. Ensures timelines are met. Effective in identifying and communicating project risks and requirements to mitigate these risks. Contributes through self and others to ensure completion of projects.
• Initiative: Takes initiative in driving Clinical activities to meet key clinical and business needs. Sets an example in positively influencing the group to achieve business objectives. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment. Willing to operate beyond narrowly defined responsibilities. Proactively identifies opportunities to improve clinical execution and patient outcomes.
• People Skills: Builds credibility and trust with key opinion leaders and investigators. Adjusts style to work effectively with all levels within the organisation and with clinical sites. Manages or coaches junior team members and sets a positive example for the team.
• Communication: Able to communicate effectively with physicians, nurses, technicians, executives, and internal stakeholders. Confidently represents the company both internally and externally. Comfortable presenting complex clinical concepts to sophisticated clinical audiences. Demonstrates clear communication with the implanting team. Ability to positively influence others while understanding and responding to their perspective.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, nursing, cardiovascular technology, or related clinical/scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant clinical or medical device experience, preferably within structural heart, interventional cardiology, or transcatheter therapies.
• Strong understanding of tricuspid valve disease and transcatheter tricuspid interventions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex cardiac or structural heart procedures in a clinical or device-company environment.
• Experience working directly with interventional cardiologists and multidisciplinary structural heart teams.
• Experience supporting clinical trials, investigational devices, or early-stage medical technologies strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cardiac imaging and procedural workflow, including TEE and/or fluoroscopy.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across a highly cross-functional organization.

Availability to travel >50% of the time is required.

The above role profile is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned from time to time.