Associate Clinical Specialist, Pain Interventions - Santa Barbara / Santa Maria / San Luis Obispo , CA

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Oct 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

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.

As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most.

Our Neuromodulation Operating Unit provides advanced therapies for chronic pain, movement disorders, and other neurological conditions. Through therapies such as spinal cord stimulation and targeted drug delivery systems, we deliver personalized treatments that restore function, reduce symptoms, and improve quality of life worldwide.

Check us out on LinkedIn: Pain Interventions

At Medtronic, the Associate Clinical Specialist, supports the Neuromodulation Pain, Target Drug Delivery and Interventional Therapies in the areas of surgical coverage, follow-up support, troubleshooting, customer service and education. This person will be engaged in basic market development activities depending upon the needs of the assigned territory and district.

This is a field based role.

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

• Represents Medtronic during surgical procedures by ensuring all necessary equipment and products required are available, providing technical support and device selection, and performing programming and testing of all device systems

• Manages patients through all phases of the clinical process as well as educate them on the features and benefits of Medtronic products

• Provides clinical support in surgeries, re-programmings, trouble-shooting and follow ups in hospitals and clinics

• Responds promptly and appropriately to technical inquiries by customers, patients, and colleagues

• Maintains a working knowledge of competitive products

• Educates and trains physicians, hospital personnel and office staff on products and therapies. This is expected by, but not limited to, coordinating one on one teaching sessions, formal in-services, education programs, seminars and/or outside symposia (based off quarterly Plan of Action as directed by Leadership)

• Assists Management and Sales Training department in education/training of new employees in the district

• Complies with required event reporting and documentation utilizing Medtronic technology tools

• Accountable for placing orders with customer service for pending purchase orders and product replacement

• Expected to work with materials management to collect POs for cases covered within the territory/district

• Responsible for managing inventory provided for case coverage, including: timely transactions when product is used, sold or transferred, maintaining a required level of cycle count accuracy, executing product retrievals as instructed, turning over inventory in a reasonable time frame, not implanting expired product or product that is on hold

• Contributes to the achievement of quarterly goals associated with specific initiatives at the district, regional and/or national level

• Partners with sales representatives to achieve business goals set forth within the territory/district and documents quarterly activities utilizing provided business tool(s)

• Visits accounts to replenish literature and establishes/maintains relationships with office staff

• Effectively utilizes Excel, a mobile phone, an IPAD, a laptop, and/or a Samsung tablet regularly

• Manages business expenses and budget effectively and in given timeframe

• Ensures personal understanding of all quality policy/system items that are personally applicable

• Completes all new hire therapy trainings as directed by medical education

• Ability to be flexible with schedule while working and/or attending clinical events, possibly outside of normal business hours to include weekends and after hours and at the discretion of Clinical Specialist Manager

• Travels to cover district cases as needed in the district, and occasionally to other districts at the discretion of Clinical Manager

We are committed to building a workforce that brings together a broad range of perspectives and experiences at every level. This approach fuels innovation and helps us remain an industry leader—that’s why we focus on attracting and developing employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and deeply connected to the needs of the patients we serve.

To learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at Medtronic, click here .

Qualifications

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure these minimum requirements are evident on your applicant profile.

• A High School Diploma or GED with a minimum 4 years of clinical or medical sales experience; or An Associate’s Degree with a minimum 2 years of clinical or medical sales experience; or A Bachelor’s degree

Nice to Have: Preferences

• Bachelor's degree in a health care related field

• Registered nurse or HCP with experience in a sterile environment

• Clinical experience with implantable neurological products and patient care

• Experience in servicing medical personnel on product use

• Experience with a medical device company or pharmaceutical company, and clinical experience in a specialty area: neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, operating room, pain management, or home health care

• Understands basic reimbursement and healthcare environment

Additional Job Requirements:

• Required to function using healthcare universal precautions to minimize exposure to infectious disease and radiation

• Ability to serve as the primary resource for scheduled and unscheduled clinical events, periodically required to work weekends, evenings and nights and may be required to engage in overnight travel within own district or neighboring districts

• Ability to work efficiently and autonomously with little direction when outside of clinical events

• Ability to attend national meetings, district meetings and other training as requested

• Ability to wear a 7-9 lbs protective lead apron for extended periods of time in the operating room

• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs

• Ability to sitting, standing, and/or walking for 8+ hours per day

• Ability to bend/stoop, squat and balance frequently

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in relation to travel and operating a personal computer.

**Must have a valid driver's license and active vehicle insurance policy. In addition, your driving record will be reviewed and will be considered as part of your application.

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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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Benefits & Compensation

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):64,000-96,000

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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).

In addition to Base Salary, this position is eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan (SIP), which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals.

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and 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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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