Prin. Vascular Clinical Specialist - Milwaukee, WI / Green Bay, WI
Medtronic
Summary
At Medtronic Peripheral Vascular, you'll support cutting-edge therapies that help treat peripheral arterial and venous disease, carotid disease, and arteriovenous access conditions. Working alongside physicians and healthcare teams, you'll provide clinical expertise, support complex procedures, and help expand access to innovative therapies that improve patient lives every day.
Job description
A Day in the Life
At Medtronic Peripheral Vascular, you'll support cutting-edge therapies that help treat peripheral arterial and venous disease, carotid disease, and arteriovenous access conditions. Working alongside physicians and healthcare teams, you'll provide clinical expertise, support complex procedures, and help expand access to innovative therapies that improve patient lives every day.
The Vascular Clinical Specialist role will provide detailed technical support for vascular products and procedures to a wide range of clinical professionals. 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. Vascular Clinical Specialists must be able to work and/or travel outside of standard business hours to support occasional urgent patient cases, complex procedures, and customer needs, including limited evening and weekend coverage.
Territory for this role: All of Wisconsin. Candidate needs to be located in Milwaukee, Green Bay or somewhere in between. Candidates must reside within the assigned territory and be able to travel to multiple customer accounts throughout the region up to 50% of the time. A valid driver's license, active insurance, and a driving record that meets company standards are required.
Position Responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical, technical, and product support for Medtronic's vascular portfolio, partnering with physicians and care teams to improve patient outcomes across peripheral arterial, venous, embolization, carotid, and fistula therapies.
- Educate customers through one-on-one training, in-service programs, case support, and conference participation to drive therapy adoption and product proficiency.
- Collaborate with sales representatives, managers, and cross-functional partners to execute district business plans, support revenue growth, and achieve strategic objectives.
- Deliver responsive technical and procedural support, including flexibility to assist with urgent customer needs and complex cases on short notice.
- Build and strengthen long-term relationships with physicians, administrators, clinicians, and key decision-makers to expand customer engagement and therapy utilization.
- Identify customer needs, address objections, and communicate market feedback and product insights to help shape sales strategies and customer solutions.
- Manage inventory performance across customer accounts by conducting audits, resolving discrepancies, supporting consignment agreements, and optimizing product availability.
- Coordinate product launches, inventory transitions, and field initiatives to maximize inventory efficiency and align with customer segmentation, contract strategies, and growth opportunities.
- Support critical operational activities, including inventory management, purchase order collection, training initiatives, and other business processes that enable customer success and commercial performance.
- 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.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma PLUS a minimum 11 years OR associate's degree PLUS a minimum 9 years OR Bachelor's Degree PLUS a minimum 7 years of work experience in healthcare, field sales, or work experience utilizing complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science or computing
Preferred Qualifications
- Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology, medical procedures and the medical device industry
- 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
- 1-2 years of experience in B2B sales, customer-facing roles, or business development with a demonstrated ability to build relationships and drive results
- 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.
Requirements
- High School Diploma PLUS a minimum 11 years OR associate's degree PLUS a minimum 9 years OR Bachelor's Degree PLUS a minimum 7 years of work experience in healthcare, field sales, or work experience utilizing complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science or computing
- Valid driver's license
- Active insurance
- Driving record that meets company standards
- Must reside within the assigned territory (Milwaukee, Green Bay, or in between)
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
- Ability to work outside standard business hours including limited evening and weekend coverage
- Frequent two-handed lifting of up to 40 lbs.
- Sitting, standing, and walking for 8+ hours per day
- Regularly bending, stooping, squatting, and maintaining balance
- Work in clinical environments with exposure to eye protection, infectious disease, and radiation
- Wear 7-9 lbs. of lead for extended periods
- Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology, medical procedures and the medical device industry
- 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
- 1-2 years of experience in B2B sales, customer-facing roles, or business development with a demonstrated ability to build relationships and drive results
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability Leave
- Dependent Daycare Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement
- Simple Steps Well-being Program
- Incentive Plans
- 401(k) Matching
- Short-term Disability
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Sales Incentive Plan (SIP)
Company overview
Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader and one of the world's largest medical device companies, founded in 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates in over 150 countries and employs more than 90,000 people worldwide. Medtronic's mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life through innovative medical technologies. The company develops and manufactures devices and therapies to treat more than 70 health conditions, including cardiac devices, cranial and spine robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. With a rich history that began with the invention of the battery-powered pacemaker, Medtronic has grown into a diversified healthcare technology company with four main business units: Minimally Invasive Therapies Group, Diabetes Group, Restorative Therapies Group, and Cardiac and Vascular Group. The company's therapies help approximately 72 million people annually and represent a significant force in advancing medical technology to address some of humanity's most challenging health problems.