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A Day in the Life

Position Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Medical Affairs Specialist, focused on creating content to drive the Acute Care and Monitoring (ACM) Medical Education and Medical Science education strategy, designing and implementing strategic metric dashboards and reports, and managing strategic projects that align to ACM Medical Education and Medical Science. This individual will partner with team members, cross functional partners and business leaders to understand ACM Med Sci needs, identify process improvements, and implement changes. Project responsibilities will span multiple functional areas including Medical Education, Medical Science and HCP & Society Relations. This individual works under the direction of the ACM Director of Global Medical Science, Medical Education and Economics.

Position Responsibilities

• Influence the design of product education plans based on business strategy with a significant focus on functional results
• Design and influence creative and engaging HCP education programs, that are targeted, purposeful, and increase knowledge and skills. Content may include, but is not limited to presentations, brochures, and agendas
• Apply Adult Learning Theory and design principles (ADDIE) for all learning and development projects.
• Ensure timely updates to the course curricula to reflect changes in product offerings and market demands.
• Own and manage all phases of multiple projects for Medical Education, Medical Science and HCP & Society relations teams, and provide a single point of contact for each project. This may include defining project scope and objectives, along with the applicable detailed work plans and schedules.
• Represent and support Medical Science and Medical Education for Ad/Promo routing of materials through Veeva. This includes routing content, following up with all reviewers to ensure timely completion of materials, and scheduling of collaboration meetings with reviewers when needed. This will require working with all members of the Medical Science and Medical Education teams.
• Identify and provide Medical Science and Medical Education strategic metrics, as defined by the business, in dashboard and report structure
• Partner with HCP and Society relations manager to execute nomination, selection, and utilization review process
• Work collaboratively with marketing, clinical, medical education, medical science, and other cross-functional partners across ACM develop new processes, quality standards and increase efficiency of the team.
• Work in all systems that align to Medical Education, Medical Science, and HCP/Society engagement, including but not limited to AMP, Smartsheet, salesforce.com and Veeva
• Ensure medical education and medical science programs meet company and customer objectives
• Effectively communicate with various audience types including but not limited to medical education, sales training, marketing, regulatory, clinical, engineering, and field marketing managers
• Ensure personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable.  Follow all work/quality procedures to ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work

Position Responsibilities

• Exhibit strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Exhibit strong and project management skills.
• Exhibit strong time management skills.
• Be flexible and able to adapt to changing requirements and priorities.
• Ensures all activities are compliant with Quality System requirements.
• Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies, or governmental regulations.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Travel requirement: <30%

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical Industry experience preferred
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Self-motivated to make recommendations and initiate assignments that will improve business processes
• Flexible work hours to support Medical Education, which may include evenings, nights, and weekends

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.

• Proficient in the use of PC software applications including Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

 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.  

The above description is intended to describe the general content, identify the essential functions of, and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

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.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):125,000 - $132,000The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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