Technical Consultant - Spine

United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£42,000 – £63,000 pa

Salary

£42,000 – £63,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Posted
23 Apr 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

Competitive salary Flexible benefits package

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


The Cranial Spine business at Medtronic develops life-restoring technologies and solutions to treat diseases in the areas of Neurosciences, Neurosurgery and Spine. Our therapies span the care continuum from early interventional procedures to implantable surgical. This role will be covering the North East of England.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Handling core responsibilities like; case coverage, inventory management, and intraoperative sales in close collaboration with the cranial and spinal Territory manager
  • Providing clinical implant support to the clinical team in theatres across the spinal and cranial procedures (i.e. ability to cover surgical synergy + implants + power/energy portfolio)
  • Upselling the full cranial spine portfolio in the theatre environment
  • Providing troubleshooting support to field sales force and customers on request
  • Planning and supporting clinical and technical training and education programs with review and input from Sales Manager and staff in the district as well as other functional groups, i.e. marketing, reimbursement, regulatory, clinical, education etc., consistent with the District Business Plan
  • Preparing study material, plans, organizing and conducting training to customers (physicians, technicians and nurses) in collaboration with the District Sales force/network team

Required Knowledge and Experience:

  • Experience in the medical (device) industry or in a hospital operation room environment
  • Proven ability to operate in a matrix environment and work effectively with sales force, physicians, nurses and hospital technicians in an operating room setting
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently on projects/duties as well as contributing to a larger team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively build relationships with a wide range of people and personalities, mainly at operational level in hospitals
  • Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule and in possession of a valid driver’s license

Thorough knowledge of all business product lines and therapies and knowledge of the competitive marketplace as well as previous training/education experience would be an advantage.

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.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: United Kingdom: 42,000.00 GBP - 63,000.00 GBP |

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

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