Principal Training & Education Specialist - Pain Therapies

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A Day in the Life

Medtronic Neuroscience is focused on transforming care for patients with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Through meaningful innovation and strong clinical partnerships, we help clinicians deliver therapies that improve lives and expand what is possible in-patient care.

Medtronic Neuroscience is focused on transforming care for patients with neurological, spinal, and chronic pain conditions. Through meaningful innovation and strong clinical partnerships, we help clinicians deliver therapies that improve lives and expand what is possible in-patient care.

Neuromodulation is focused on helping patients find relief and regain control through innovative therapies for chronic pain and neurological conditions. Our technologies support clinicians in delivering personalized care that can improve daily life for patients. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Brain Modulation and Pain Interventions

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Training and Education Specialist , focusing primarily on Interventional Pain Therapies, including balloon kyphoplasty, bone tumor ablation, basivertebral nerve ablation, and soft tissue ablation. This position will be responsible for new hire, launch and selling skills course development and execution; assessment and integration of innovative technology into Sales Training; and development of product launch sales training curriculum. This position will partner with faculty, business leaders and medical education/sales training teams to execute the training strategy, implement new training practices with expertise. In addition, this individual will be responsible for owning and developing the learning pathway and content creation to ensure field sales and clinical teams are competent in clinically supporting and selling Pain products and therapies. This individual works under the direction of the Sr. Pain Interventions Sales Training Manager.

This remote role supports Medtronic’s patient-first mission through cross-functional collaboration and requires up to 50% travel.

Primary responsibilities:

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• •Lead and execute New Hire, Launch and Selling Skills training courses for Interventional Pain Therapies
• •Strongly influence the design of new product launch training plans based on business strategy with a significant focus on clinical and technical competency.
• •Design and execute creative and engaging, sales-focused training programs that are targeted, purposeful, and increase knowledge, selling skills and clinical competency.
• •Ensure timely updates to the course curricula to reflect changes in product offerings and market demands.
• •Drive innovative training and education methods across digital and virtual platforms.
• •Collaborate with cross functional groups (Product Marketing, Sales, Product Development, Services, Legal, Quality, and Regulatory) to create training programs, curricula, course materials and measurements that support business unit strategies and are compliant with regulatory, quality systems, and Business Conduct Standards.
• •Stay abreast of training and development industry research, (e.g. learning theory, motivation theory), and new methods and techniques.
• •Demonstrate training effectiveness through systematic program evaluation and continuous improvement strategy to measure training efficacy, managing raw data analytics for internal and external satisfaction and impact.
• •Work collaboratively with the sales training and medical education partners across Pain Therapies to develop new processes, quality standards and increase efficiency of the team.
• •Maintain a high level of competency in disease management, Medtronic device therapy application, and related systems through continuous learning (i.e. seminars, self-study, workshops, literature review, etc.).
• •Responsible for project performance, risk management, administration, financial management, and issue resolution

Travel requirement:

Preferred Qualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent with 11+ years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience (OR Associate's Degree with 9+ years experience OR Baccalaureate Degree with 7+ years experience).

Nice to Have

• •Experience leading/supporting medical device product launch training strategy and execution.
• •Experience developing curriculum and training content (PowerPoint, sales aids, and/or learning management systems such as Cornerstone).
• •Proficiency with instructional design and e-learning development.
• •Experience creating competency -based learning pathways, certification programs, and field readiness assessments for sales and clinical teams.
• •Experience working with Pain Management, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Interventional Radiology, or other physicians.
• •Experience with design, delivery, and evaluation of education across various digital and virtual platforms.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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