Associate Clinical Specialist
Abbott
About the Role
This is a field-based position in the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) division, focusing on innovative technologies to improve treatment for heart arrhythmias.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a senior clinical interface between the medical community and the business.
- Build and sustain credible business relationships with customers and share product expertise.
- Provide comprehensive engineering, sales, education, and clinical support for CRM products in response to field inquiries.
- Demonstrate a thorough command of all CRM products, related product and technical knowledge, trends, and players.
- Provide regional case coverage.
- Develop, lead, and/or facilitate training sessions and programs on CRM products for healthcare professionals.
- Provide back-up support to the Cardiac Rhythm Team in areas including:
- Sales support
- Regional training seminars
- Clinical studies/data collection
- Troubleshooting
- New product in-service training for physicians, nurses, and sales representatives.
- Mentor and provide leadership for less experienced Clinical Specialists.
- Continuously develop engineering, sales, and technical skills relative to the overall Arrhythmia Management strategy.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree in Bio-Medical Engineering, related field, or equivalent healthcare experience.
- 0-2+ years of related experience or a program certification from an accredited cardiac training program.
- Must possess certifications in CRM products.
- Demonstrated knowledge of cardiology, electro-physiology, or cardiac electro-physiology procedures.
- Familiarity with cath lab and operating room procedures and protocol.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of cardiac pacing systems.
- Ability to apply engineering skills to interpret and solve complex clinical problems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, analytical, and organizational abilities.
- Ability to meet deadlines effectively.
- Detail-oriented and capable of working independently.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, technical specialists, vendors, and customers.
- Capable of managing multiple assignments simultaneously and efficiently.
- Extensive personal computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office or equivalent software for graphics, word processing, databases, and authoring programs.