Principal Clinical Research Specialist

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About the role

Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) offers innovative cardiac mapping and ablation technologies designed to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). As a leader in the market, CAS focuses on advancing the field with cutting-edge ablation catheters, cardiac mapping systems, and traditional electrophysiology (EP) products. CAS operates within Electrophysiology Therapies Operating Unit and addresses the growing challenges healthcare professionals face, such as increasing patient volumes, complex arrhythmias, and resource constraints. Medtronic’s versatile, cost-effective cardiac ablation solutions help reduce the financial burden on healthcare systems while delivering effective treatments.

Medtronic’s CAS portfolio includes a variety of catheters designed to deliver cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, and pulsed field ablation energies. Our solutions are tailored to treat a wide range of arrhythmias, offering single shot, wide area focal, and focal capabilities, to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.

We are seeking a committed professional to join our team. While this is a remote position not located at a physical Medtronic site, the candidate hired will be required to reside within the territory and drive to multiple accounts throughout the region. A valid driver's license is essential for this role.

In this exciting role as the Principal Clinical Research Specialist (CRS) within the CAS Operating Unit, you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of global clinical and regulatory strategies that support the advancement of innovative ablation therapies and timely worldwide product approvals. The Principal CRS is responsible for driving clinical evidence generation, overseeing the design and execution of complex clinical studies, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, ethical principles, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP). This role develops strategies and drives processes to achieve key clinical and regulatory milestones while ensuring that study data, submissions, and deliverables are comprehensive, accurate, and aligned with Medtronic business objectives.

The Principal Clinical Research Specialist will collaborate with members of the CAS leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Research and Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Clinical Evidence, Biostats, Quality, Marketing, and other business partners). In this role, you will build relationships and communicate effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including investigators, key opinion leaders, regulatory authorities, and senior leaders, while managing the successful execution of clinical programs and the timely completion of strategic deliverables. Individuals supporting a specific region or country may also serve as a clinical research representative to local customers, investigators, and regulatory authorities, helping to inform product development, evidence generation, and regulatory strategies. This role has a high-level of visibility to senior leaders at Medtronic including Executive Committee members and senior leaders across the OU.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical research experience
• Or Advanced degree with 5 years of clinical research experience
• 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.

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences, or related medical/scientific field
• Medical Device industry experience
• Strong knowledge of electrophysiology, cardiac mapping, and catheter ablation technologies
• Experience working with key opinion leaders, preferably cardiac electrophysiologists
• Experience leading clinical studies and overseeing clinical trial data review, analysis and interpretation
• Clinical Research experience at Medtronic or within the medical device industry, preferably in cardiovascular or electrophysiology therapies
• Strong knowledge of clinical research methodologies, including study design, implementation, data analysis, evidence generation, and reporting
• Experience with Clinical Operations
• Experience in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and/or regulatory compliance guidelines for clinical trials
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interactions with global regulatory authorities
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute clinical evidence strategies that support product development, regulatory, and business objectives
• Excellent project management, organization, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions and organizational levels

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.

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.

Benefits

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.

• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Pay

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $144,800.00 - $217,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The 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).