Clinical Education Specialist

Job Description

The Clinical Education Specialist will lead the development and execution of the clinical education strategy across CooperSurgical's Surgical (GYN/ L&D) and Specialty businesses. This individual will serve as a strategic driver of professional education, responsible for cultivating Key Opinion Leader (KOL) relationships, establishing partnerships with leading medical societies within the GYN and Specialty (Plastics, Head & Neck, and ENT) spaces, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful educational initiatives.

This role blends strategy, content development, and analytics. The Clinical Education Specialist will design fellowship and residency training content-including eLearning modules and field-ready training playbooks-that equips field teams to execute high-quality, in-person hands-on training. In addition, this individual will apply a data-driven approach to continuously evaluate program effectiveness and measure procedural adoption, ensuring education investments translate into meaningful clinical and commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive clinical education strategy for the Surgical (GYN/ L&D) and Specialty businesses, aligned with overall business objectives.
• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to support educational programming, content development, and peer-to-peer training initiatives.
• Build and manage relationships with key professional societies within the GYN and Specialty (Plastics, Head & Neck, and ENT) markets to expand education presence and partnership opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Professional Education) on joint initiatives, including virtual training webinars and other multi-channel education programs.
• Design and develop fellowship and residency training content, including eLearning modules and curricula tailored to physicians-in-training.
• Create training playbooks and supporting materials that enable field teams to independently execute in-person hands-on training programs.
• Coordinate logistics for physician trainers and faculty supporting educational programs in the field, including scheduling, contracting, and on-site support as needed.
• Manage data analytics efforts for the education function, including continuous evaluation of program performance and effectiveness.
• Measure and report on procedural adoption tied to educational programming, using insights to refine strategy and optimize future initiatives.
• Establish KPIs and reporting dashboards to communicate program impact to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure all education programs and materials comply with applicable regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to travel as required to support field-based educational programs. (up to 60%)
• Ability to travel is required to support field-based educational programs, programs related to education grants, as well as meetings with cross functional teams quarterly at the corporate office.
• Travel ranges anywhere between 50-60%

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Intermediate proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Qualtrics, Smartsheet, etc. Advanced preferred
• Experience in registration systems such as CVENT.
• Ability to use and create documents within Canva.
• Strong presentation skills.

Work Environment:

• Occasionally move around trainers ranging from 50-80lbs in pelican cases.
• Work can be conducted in lab spaces. Labs could include porcine models and cadaveric models.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a medical education role, preferably within medical devices, surgical, or specialty markets.
• Proven track record of building and executing on education strategy that drives measurable business results.
• Proficiency in systems, including learning management systems (LMS), data analytics/reporting tools, and standard business applications.
• Demonstrated experience developing KOL relationships and working with professional medical societies (preferred).
• Experience developing eLearning content and/or training curricula (preferred).
• Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Education:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree.
• Preferred clinical experience such as RN, NP, PA or similar but not required.

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

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