About the Role
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.
The Principal Physician Relations Specialist for Surgical Robotics will manage assigned physician relations initiatives supporting the development and engagement of a network of HCP proctors and faculty. This role will coordinate the identification, onboarding, development, and deployment of qualified clinical experts who support peer-to-peer education, procedural training, and adoption of robotic surgery programs.
This individual will contribute program insights and recommendations to the U.S. Surgical Robotics physician relations and proctor development strategy and independently manage assigned programs and deliverables within established priorities. The role will partner closely with Medical Education, Marketing, Commercial, Clinical Affairs, Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement, and Clinical Engineering to align physician engagement and proctor capabilities with business priorities, customer needs, compliance requirements, and measurable education outcomes.
Travel approximately 30-50%.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include the following, and other duties may be assigned.
•Manage the planning, coordination, execution, and continuous improvement of assigned physician engagement and proctor development programs that support procedural proficiency, technology adoption, and consistent customer experiences.
•In collaboration with U.S. commercial and medical education stakeholders, identify program needs and contribute recommendations to the Surgical Robotics physician relations strategy, curriculum needs, and faculty and proctor development roadmap to achieve business and educational objectives.
•Coordinate physician engagement for conventions, forums, symposia, advisory boards, training programs, and other scientific or educational activities that promote procedural and product awareness.
•Facilitate physician-led education and consulting engagements while building and maintaining productive relationships with HCP proctors, faculty, clinicians, thought leaders, and customer organizations.
•Support the development and execution of assigned U.S. physician relations and proctor development plans for commercial launch and ongoing program expansion.
•Manage interactions with clinical advisors, HCP proctors, and faculty in support of clinical protocols, device investigations, clinical labs, registries, and education program requirements.
•Manage assigned components of the HCP proctor and faculty lifecycle, including identification, selection, contracting support, onboarding, development, engagement, deployment, and performance monitoring; contribute to succession planning.
•Implement readiness expectations, development plans, feedback mechanisms, and coaching processes to help ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, compliant peer-to-peer education.
•Manage the dissemination of approved medical and clinical information for both internal and external clients.
•Support Surgical Robotics in establishing the highest medical-scientific credibility with customers and stakeholders.
•Collaborate with internal resources, HCP faculty, proctors, and expert consultants who support cross-functional teams within Surgical Robotics to address business needs through assigned educational programs and operations, including management of assigned budgets, data tracking, documentation of goals, assessment, and program modifications as appropriate.
•Ensure compliance at all levels of Medical Education initiatives and interactions.
•Identify and develop academic training center partners while managing and executing Clinical Education Programs at partner and/or Medtronic Training Centers, including appropriate faculty and proctor engagement.
•Develop and maintain relationships with key clinical societies, thought leaders, HCP faculty, and proctors within the US market to support the development and implementation of guidelines for robotic surgery education.
•Monitor and track program effectiveness, faculty and proctor engagement, education delivery quality, and readiness metrics while remaining accountable for results.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
•Bachelor's degree required with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
•Or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
Nice to Have
•Experience supporting robotic surgery, procedural education, proctor development, or physician engagement within a medical device, healthcare, or surgical environment.
•Proven understanding of the medical device or pharmaceutical arena and healthcare system requirements.
•Medical/scientific background (MD, Phar.D., or PhD, Allied Health Degree (PA-C, NP, RN, RT, etc.) and/or Advanced Business degree.
•Knowledge of regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and ethical obligations.
•Ability to assemble and lead teams effectively.
•Proven ability to establish working relationships with all levels of organization including Clinical, technical, marketing, and corporate partnership, in business, clinical, and/or academic settings.
•Experience providing medical and scientific training to internal stakeholders.
•Experience developing targeted Key Opinion Leader (KOL) networks.
•Demonstrated ability to design and direct scientific or business advisory boards.
•Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects, influence cross-functional partners, and provide guidance or coaching to colleagues without direct authority.
•Insight to identify market access strategies, sales tactics, and customer communication/education needs throughout product life cycle.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
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 & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $130,400.00 - $195,600.00
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).
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.
