Clinical Specialist - TAVR

Primary Responsibilities

• Successfully complete internal training program, including competency with CT and echo imaging, internal IFU, best practices, marketing messaging, clinical evidence, and competitive.
• Interface with clinical trial sites, demonstrating expertise and key competencies in all technical aspects of TAVI clinical case support, training & education, customer service and communication skills.
• Demonstrate competency and expertise in all procedural aspects, including valve loading & preparation and device delivery and implantation according to established best practices, complication mitigation and troubleshooting techniques for DurAVR THV.
• Demonstrate proficiency and understanding of all aspects of the approved DurAVR clinical trial protocol, including inclusion & exclusion criteria, and accuracy in obtaining any required imaging and pre & post procedural data.
• Demonstrate proficiency in pre-case planning, CT analysis and pre & post procedure recommendations to ensure optimal clinical outcomes.
• Support the Clinical & Regulatory Operations team, assisting with site communications, data compliance activity, screening review efficiency and site submission efficiency.
• Attend clinical cases, supporting the heart team with device prep and loading of the DurAVR valve in each assigned case.
• Provision of education and guidance to physicians and site staff in identifying appropriate study patients and assist site in ensuring complete patient screening and enrollment information.
• Track all patient pathway screening process activity, routinely providing metrics per site on screening and progress of enrollment.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities at the site level and recommend programs for enrollment acceleration, improved efficiency, and appropriate expanded therapy advancement tools and strategies.

Required Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in health sciences, nursing, or life sciences.
• A minimum of three years of medical device support and experience working in the sterile environment of a cath lab or operating room required.
• YOU MUST HAVE 2+ years' Structural Heart TAVR procedural / device implant experience.
• Clinical expertise, specifically in interventional cardiology and TAVI Structural Heart, are required in order to be considered.
• Ability to travel 50-70% of the time, as needed.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

• Outstanding communication, organizational skills, and ability to initiate and manage communication with physicians, research personnel, and internal colleagues.
• Ability to identify and adapt to shifting priorities and competing demands.
• Demonstrates creative resourcefulness, strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Independent, self-directed, and confident in leading trainings, providing clinical recommendations and leadership in case support.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, interfacing with multiple constituencies including interventional cardiologists, cath lab staff and site support staff and colleagues.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a competitive drive and strong work ethic geared toward success.

Compensation

Compensation Target base salary range: $145,000 – $240,000, plus eligibility for an annual short-term incentive (STI) targeted at 7% of base salary and equity participation. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and alignment with role requirements.