Associate Clinical Specialist (CRM): Winter 2026 & Spring 2027 Undergraduates

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 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

Clinical Specialist Opportunities for Early Career Talent The Associate Clinical Specialist role is designed as a development pathway into a field-based Cardiac Rhythm Management clinical career. Through comprehensive CRM field training and hands-on experience, you will build the clinical, technical, operational, and customer-facing skills needed to support healthcare professionals, Medtronic field teams, and patients. Associate Clinical Specialist Highlights

Complete comprehensive field training designed to build expertise in cardiac rhythm management devices, therapies, procedures, and patient management solutions. Support physicians and hospital teams during CRM implants, device checks and interrogations, programming activities, and troubleshooting. Learn to provide technical, educational, operational, and clinical support for Medtronic pacing, defibrillation, and remote monitoring technologies. Educate physicians, hospital staff, office personnel, and field team members on CRM products, therapies, and solutions. Partner with Clinical Specialists, Sales Representatives, and district leadership to understand customer needs and deliver reliable, high-quality support. Develop strong clinical judgment, communication, problem-solving, organization, and relationship-building skills in a fast-paced field environment. Gain exposure to innovative cardiac technologies that help clinicians manage patients with heart rhythm disorders. Great for candidates who want to: Build a clinical career at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and patient outcomes. Work directly with physicians and healthcare professionals in hospitals, clinics, and other patient-care environments. Learn how implanted cardiac devices and remote monitoring technologies are used to support patient care. Translate complex technical information into clear, confident support for customers and field partners. Work independently while contributing to a highly collaborative territory and district team. Grow into a long-term clinical field role supporting life-changing therapies and customer relationships. What You Will Do Provide technical support for CRM devices and therapies, including system checks and interrogations, implant support, troubleshooting, and other activities aligned with your training and role responsibilities. Support accurate patient documentation, inventory and equipment management, programmer software maintenance, and daily coverage coordination. Provide product and therapy education to physicians, hospital staff, office personnel, customers, and Medtronic field partners. Collaborate with sales leadership and field partners to understand customer needs, market dynamics, and the value of Medtronic CRM solutions. Help identify customer opportunities, support purchase order activities, monitor competitive trends, and share relevant field feedback. Maintain current knowledge of CRM products, therapies, solutions, and patient management offerings. Perform other duties as assigned. Location and Work Model This is a field-based role supporting a designated geographic territory. The individual hired must reside within the assigned area and travel regularly to hospitals, clinics, customer accounts, and business meetings. Clinical Specialists must be available to support urgent customer needs and participate in weekend, holiday, and occasional after-hours coverage as business needs require. Required Qualifications To be considered, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet one of the following basic requirements: Bachelor's degree; OR Associate's degree plus a minimum of two years of work experience in healthcare, field sales, or a role utilizing complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science, or computing; OR High school diploma plus a minimum of four years of work experience in healthcare, field sales, or a role utilizing complex mathematics, mechanical concepts, science, or computing. Valid driver's license, active vehicle insurance, and a driving record that meets company standards. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in nursing, life sciences, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline. Academic, internship, research, volunteer, or work experience in healthcare, medical devices, patient care, engineering, life sciences, or a customer-facing environment. Experience presenting technical, scientific, academic, or project-related information to groups or stakeholders. Leadership experience through student organizations, athletics, employment, volunteer activities, research, or academic projects. Experience working on team-based projects with defined deliverables and deadlines. Demonstrated ability to learn complex technical information, solve problems, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively. Additional Job Requirements Travel extensively within the assigned territory, including frequent independent driving of approximately 80% of the time. Work in clinical environments with exposure to infectious disease and radiation and use required protective equipment, including wearing 7-9 pounds of lead for extended periods. Frequently lift up to 40 pounds using two hands. Sit, stand, and walk for 8 or more hours per day and regularly bend, stoop, squat, and maintain balance. Use computers and mobile devices and maintain the visual capabilities necessary to support patient care and field-based responsibilities. Participate in weekend, holiday, and occasional after-hours coverage based on customer and business needs. 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):75000

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 It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.