Cardiac Rhythm Management Associate Clinical Specialist - Columbia, SC

A Day in the Life

The Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) portfolio delivers therapies designed to restore, support, and protect every heartbeat through advanced pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring solutions. CRM's unique ability to pair proven life-saving therapies with intelligent technology gives clinicians and patients greater confidence. Clinical impact and innovation come together to improve lives through meaningful patient outcomes.

Provide technical, educational, operational and sales support to assist the district in meeting Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) sales and customer service objectives. CRM seeks collaborative candidates who will meet our customer expectations by striving without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products, processes, and systems by being accountable, having a voice and acting promptly.

This role supports the Columbia, SC territory and requires candidates to reside within the assigned area and travel regularly to customer accounts. Clinical Specialists must be available to support urgent customer needs and participate in weekend, holiday, and occasional after-hours coverage as business needs require. A valid driver's license, active auto insurance, and a driving record that meets company standards are required.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical support for CRM devices and therapies by performing system checks/interrogations, supporting implants, troubleshooting issues, and applying knowledge gained through comprehensive CRM field training.
• Coordinate operational support by ensuring accurate patient documentation, managing inventory and equipment resources, maintaining programmer software, and assisting with daily coverage logistics to meet customer and business needs.
• Educate physicians, hospital staff, office personnel, and field team members on CRM products, therapies, and solutions, while supporting the onboarding and development of new Clinical Specialists and Sales Representatives.
• Collaborate with sales leadership and field partners to understand customer needs, market dynamics, and the value of Medtronic CRM products and solutions.
• Identify customer opportunities, support purchase order activities, monitor competitive trends, and provide actionable feedback to help achieve sales objectives.
• Maintain technical expertise by staying current on new CRM products, therapies, solutions, and patient management offerings to effectively support customers and clinical outcomes.
• Travel extensively within the assigned territory to support customer clinics, hospitals, and business meetings, with frequent independent driving – approximate 80% of the time.
• Perform physical job requirements, including frequent two-handed lifting of up to 40 lbs., sitting, standing, and walking for 8+ hours per day, and regularly bending, stooping, squatting, and maintaining balance.
• Work effectively in clinical environments with exposure to eye protection, infectious disease, and radiation, while wearing 7-9 lbs. of lead for extended periods, utilizing computers and mobile devices, and maintaining the vision capabilities necessary to support patient care and field-based responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma PLUS a minimum 4 years OR associate's degree PLUS a minimum 2 years' work experience in healthcare, field sales, or work experience utilizing complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science or computing OR Bachelor's Degree.

NICE TO HAVE - DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

B.A./B.S. Degree in nursing, life sciences, biomedical engineering. 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.