Key skills
Project ManagementSales
About this role
Role Overview
- The CoreValve Therapy Development Specialist provides technical, clinical, educational and sales support to ensure safe adoption and growth of the Medtronic CoreValve System and future catheter-based therapy technologies.
- Work closely with implanting teams and the Medtronic Catheter-based Therapies (CBT) and CVG field organizations to drive procedural and practice success.
- Provide quality technical support to help sites achieve procedural success.
- Provide technical support to Medtronic employees and implanting teams for CoreValve implant procedures in accordance with Medtronic guidance.
- Educate implanting teams on proper indications for TAVR procedures.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive clinical and technical product knowledge.
- Oversee local education and training activities including coordination and set up procedure simulators, facilitation of simulated TAVI procedures and procedural troubleshooting.
- Support district sales strategy working with sales representatives and managers to achieve business plans.
Requirements
- High School Degree and 8 years’ experience in a clinical or sales healthcare environment; selling or supporting interventional cardiology, vascular or surgical products OR
- Associate degree and 6 years’ experience in a clinical or sales healthcare environment; selling or supporting interventional cardiology, vascular or surgical products OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 4 years’ experience in a clinical or sales healthcare environment; selling or supporting interventional cardiology, vascular or surgical products
- Echocardiology background highly preferred
- Associate’s Degree in engineering , nursing, or the sciences
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Science
- Experience with wires, balloons, catheters, stents
- Exceptional understanding of cardiac and vascular anatomy, physiology, and pathology
- Experience communicating product’s market advantages to physicians and hospital administration
- Experience managing multiple accounts
- Experience teaching and educating medical personnel, peers and technical support personnel
- Imaging interpretation experience (TTE or Trans Esophageal Echocardiography (TEE), CT, Angiograms)
- Expertise with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Excellent influencing and consulting skills
- Strong project management skills with experience coordinating programs
- Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology, medical procedures and the medical device industry
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong work ethic in accomplishing objectives of the position.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)