Sr. Principal Vascular Clinical Specialist

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The Senior Vascular Clinical Specialist role will provide detailed technical support for vascular products and procedures to a wide range of clinical base including physicians, nurses and technicians. This individual will support sales representatives with coverage for critical cases, primarily focused on cases with physicians that require technical support on the safe and effective use of our products.       POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:       Provide clinical and technical support as well as education to Medtronic customers in vascular disease therapies. Product categories include but not limited to peripheral arterial disease, venous disease, embolization, carotid and fistula maintenance.   

Educate and provide information regarding clinical results and the clinical efficacy of our full vascular bag portfolio. 

Conducts regular calls to hospitals or clinics to support vascular sales, service and education objectives with high energy, product knowledge confidence to drive improved patient outcomes.  

Promotes and establishes education of the company’s products and/or services with one-on-one training sessions, in-service education programs and support of conferences. 

Receive direction from the Clinical Service Manager, District Sales Manager with collaboration from sales reps on case and technical support with physicians and staff. 

Support district sales strategy: work with sales representatives and managers to achieve business plans. This may include inventory support, and technical case support. 

Demonstrate flexibility in scheduling to be able to provide technical case support based on the needs of the customer, including short term notice 

Support all business activities including but not limited to training, PO collection and inventory management. 

Conduct cycle counts of inventory at customer accounts. Assist with resolving discrepant inventory levels. 

Lead efforts in accounts to obtain signed Consignment Agreements (CA) and Inventory Schedules (IS).  

Optimize return on invested inventory across the district. Reposition under-performing inventory to accounts with revenue growth opportunity.   

Recommend and monitor inventory levels in alignment with customer segmentation and pricing & contract strategies. Coordinate and execute Phase-In and Phase-Out activities for product launches.  

Support Area and District sales strategy; work with sales representatives and service leaders to achieve business plan.  

Responsible for developing, building, and strengthening long-term relationships with stakeholders including key decision makers, customers and their staff, and administrators that drive business and therapy adoption. 

Responsible for pursuing leads, assessing needs, and providing product services to maximize the benefits derived from Medtronic’s vascular products and/or services to understand and confirm customer needs, effectively engages, and overcomes customer objections.  

Assess customer needs and feedback regarding new products and/or modifications to existing products and communicates to sales representative.  

Partner with sales team and vascular field technician on inventory management initiatives. 

MUST HAVE - BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:   IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, THE FOLLOWING BASIC QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME   H.S. Degree and 14+ years 

 OR  Associate degree and 12+ years  

OR       Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience in healthcare, field sales support, personnel and performance management, project management, or work experience utilizing complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science or computing   

NICE TO HAVE - DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:   Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology, medical procedures and the medical device industry 

Excellent customer service skills 

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills 

Effectively build and maintain positive relationships with peers and colleagues across organizational levels 

Strong project management skills and experience coordinating programs 

Ability to coordinate/participate in numerous tasks/projects in a fast-paced environment in an organized manner while meeting deadlines 

Strong work ethic in accomplishing objectives of the position 

Expertise with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.  

Candidates with a 2 year Associate degree and 7+ years clinical, interventional, cath lab experience OR a Bachelor degree with 4+ years of  clinical, interventional or cath lab experience may be considered at the Principal CS level. Candidates with a 2 year Associate degree and 9+ years clinical, interventional, cath lab experience OR a Bachelor degree with 5+ years of  clinical, interventional or cath lab experience may be considered at the Senior Prin CS level 

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:    The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.  The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. 

Ability to travel domestically over 50% by automobile, plane or other forms of transportation 

Lifting/carrying 20 pounds  

Sit/stand walk 6-8 hours day  

Operate moving vehicle 

Must have a valid driver's license and active vehicle insurance policy.  In addition, your driving record will be reviewed and will be considered as part of your application 

Environmental Exposures:   Must be able to wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE) 

Ability to work in Cath Labs  and achieve vendor credentialing 

Must have a valid driver’s license in state of residency and active vehicle insurance policy 

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

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Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):105,000

In addition to Base Salary, this position is eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan (SIP), which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals. Learn more about total rewards on page 6 here. 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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 , and   Simple Steps (global well-being program).   The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:   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) , and   Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).   Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.   Further details are available at the link below: Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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