Senior Clinical Research Specialist

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 3 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 Life

In this exciting role you will have primary responsibility for leading and developing clinical, scientific, and regulatory documents while working in a cross-functional team in accordance with the highest quality standards. This is a dynamic opportunity where you will also be involved in global clinical development activities and clinical strategy.

Prefer candidates who can work in Irvine, CA

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Develop clinical strategy and author clinical documents including but not limited to clinical study protocols, clinical study reports, clinical evaluation plans/reports, annual progress reports, clinical risk benefit analyses, and clinical marketing materials.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as marketing, sales, clinical, R&D, HE&R, Quality, Compliance and Regulatory, and may represent clinical on core teams for new product development and/or product expansions. 

• Develop and maintain strong scientific knowledge of the therapeutic area, disease state, and current competitive landscape, with the ability to effectively write key clinical deliverables/sections of regulatory submissions, including regulatory responses.

• Develop a deep understanding of clinical data: how to interpret and effectively communicate/present the data, summarizing complex results, and presenting them in a clear, concise, and scientifically accurate manner to a wide-range of audiences..

• Conduct thorough scientific literature reviews and clinical evidence mapping, manage the literature database and prepare literature reviews for external and internal stakeholders, or for regulatory submissions.

• Develop and lead the execution of publication strategies in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., physician investigators, KOLs).

• Participate in the periodic reviews of recent scientific publications/conference presentations relevant to the business, draft article summaries for distribution to key stakeholders.

• Plan, direct, and drive multiple business critical projects in parallel to completion on time with independence under limited supervision.

• For all documents: author drafts, coordinate and manage the review process, lead discussions on document revision, revise document per comments from external and internal reviewers, and ensure timely approvals from all reviewers.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile and on your resume

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have: Preferred Qualifications

• MD or PhD degree in biomedical sciences or other relevant technical disciplines is highly preferred

• Experience with clinical trials, clinical/medical and/or scientific writing or publication at Medtronic

• Neurovascular medical device or stroke therapeutic area experience

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):$105,600.00 - $158,400.00

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.