Principal Customer Engagement Specialist

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Jan 2026

 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the LifeAt Medtronic we are working to improve how healthcare addresses the needs of more people, in more ways and in more places around the world. As one company, we can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team!
Digital Technologies is Medtronic’s Business Unit implementing cutting-edge AI technology, computer vision, and augmented reality to the operating room (OR) and surgical training. Our goal is to deliver safer surgery around the world. Our Touch Surgery Ecosystem includes an innovative video management and data analytics platform for hospitals that includes the DS1 computer, our first OR device, allowing surgeons, OR team members, and trainees to securely access videos of their procedures shortly after surgery. The device uses advanced AI algorithms that enable automatic processing and uploading of videos. Our surgical training platform is the award-winning Touch Surgery application that provides safe and accessible training for surgeons and other healthcare professionals. Our newly launched Touch SurgeryTM Livestream platform brings the best surgical practices directly to surgical teams, no matter where they are, creating an immersive learning environment that transcends physical boundaries.
As we expand our solutions in the Americas region, this is an exciting opportunity to join the company. As a Customer Engagement Specialist, you will take on a pivotal role in advancing our customer base in the US. As part of a Customer Success team, your responsibilities will follow the customer journey, with responsibility for the Live accounts within your region. You'll be a part of a Global team, and a key partner to sales, product and engineering teams.
In order to be the perfect candidate, you need to have a positive attitude, strong project management skills, and be an effective communicator to various stakeholder groups, being able to adapt to change in a dynamic environment.

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.

You Will:

• Monitor account health post Go-live and create and execute action plans to increase adoption, maximize platform utilization and prevent churn.

• Collaborate in the implementation of a scalable customer engagement strategy.

• Interactive and engaging relationship management of the live customer base, driving customer satisfaction and product adoption, retention, renewal and expansion.  

• Analyze, present and discuss data insights with clinicians and administrators, with an ability to understand their operational and clinical goals. 

• Influence and collaborate with the wide Medtronic sales team to  increase confidence with Touch Surgery Ecosystem technology and drive commercial results

• Lead customer business reviews - engage with clinical and administrative stakeholders and ensure polished communication and collaboration with Surgeons, Nurses, Administrators, OR Managers, Residents and Hospital IT.

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the Touch Surgery Ecosystem and build working relationships with internal product and engineering teams to ensure real-world client feedback is incorporated into product development.  

• Identify and discuss with hospital stakeholders (clinical and managerial) new use cases for our products in line with customer needs, and new product feature developments.  

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the Touch Surgery Ecosystem and how to integrate it with clinical workflows 

• Reinforce product training and introduce new features/upgrades to the clinical teams.  

• Product operation and troubleshooting, supported by our expert technical teams. 

• Augment implementation capacity and assist in the Go-Live of our technologies for selected projects, in support of the Implementation team.  

Must Haves

• Bachelors degree required and previous minimum experience of 7 years in customer success, account management, commercial roles or equivalent relevant experience or

• Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• Business acumen and commercial mindset - track record of driving adoption of digital solutions in the healthcare industry.

• Ability to communicate and influence effectively across multiple internal teams and customer departments.

• Ability to analyse customer data, extract actionable insights, and leverage data to optimize customer engagement strategies.

• Ability to travel 25-75% of the time, as needed, to customer sites.

Nice to Haves

• Strong project management skills and experience with customer success software platforms are prioritized.

• Solid experience in the Operating Room from either a clinical, technology, consultancy or medical device perspective.   

• Technical proficiency is required to understand our products and industry

• Ability to work remotely and productively for an international company

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.

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):$112,000.00 - $168,000.00

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.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

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