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A Day in the LifeThe RAS Training Specialist plays a critical role in building the capability of Medtronic's Regional Surgical Robotics organization across Asia Regional Led Markets. This position partners with commercial, marketing, medical education and cross-functional teams to design, deliver and continuously improve training programs focused on Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) technologies, procedures and disease-state education. Using a blend of technical expertise, clinical knowledge and adult learning principles, the specialist equips field teams with the product, procedural and competitive knowledge required to support healthcare professionals and improve patient outcomes. This role supports new hire onboarding, field readiness and ongoing professional development, while helping the organization stay current with market dynamics and evolving technologies. The position includes regional travel and may require non-traditional work hours to support training activities across multiple geographies.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Deliver education and training on Medtronic Robotic Assisted Surgery technologies, therapies, procedures and disease-state initiatives across the gastrointestinal, lung, abdominal wall and pelvic care continuum.
- Design, facilitate and continuously improve instructor-led, laboratory-based and virtual training programs for field personnel.
- Lead onboarding and development activities for new hires, providing coaching, progress monitoring and readiness support throughout training programs.
- Conduct competency-based assessments to evaluate technical proficiency, product knowledge and procedural understanding.
- Partner with Marketing, Medical Education, Digital Education, Sales and Business Development teams to develop targeted learning solutions that improve field effectiveness and customer engagement.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for educational content within product launches, commercial initiatives and cross-functional projects.
- Provide training expertise and clinical insights to Medical Education and Product Development teams.
- Monitor market trends, competitive activity and industry developments to strengthen organizational readiness and training effectiveness.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in training, field sales, sales support, clinical, or technical roles within the medical device or healthcare industry.
- Experience with Robotic Assisted Surgery technologies, medical capital equipment, or equivalent healthcare technologies.
- Clinical and/or operating room experience.
- Experience delivering technical product and procedure training programs.
- Experience designing, developing, delivering and evaluating technical education using blended learning methodologies.
- Fluency in English.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting surgical robotics or advanced surgical technology training programs.
- Experience using learning technologies and training management systems.
- Additional Asian language proficiency.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional commercial, marketing and medical education teams.
- Experience conducting competency-based skills assessments and field readiness evaluations.
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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
About MedtronicWe 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 90,000+ 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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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.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years experience in training, field sales, sales support, clinical, or technical role in medical device or healthcare
- Medical device experience with Robotic Assisted Surgery technologies or capital equipment
- Clinical and/or operating room experience
- Proven experience delivering technical training and using learning/education technology including programming systems
- Design, development, delivery and evaluation of product and procedure based technical education using blended learning solutions
- Fluency in English
- Fluency in an additional Asian language
- Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time
- High capacity, excellent problem-solving skills and professional work ethic
Medtronic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Medtronic and has not been reviewed or approved by Medtronic.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive, with high-quality medical, dental, and vision options through major providers and added mental-health resources. These programs are frequently highlighted as a core strength of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family benefits stand out, including up to 24 weeks paid leave for U.S. birthing parents, 12 weeks for other parents, and a global Family Care Leave at 100% pay. Family-building support (fertility, adoption/surrogacy reimbursements) and backup care further reinforce this strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is described as competitive and reliable for long-term savings. Additional financial programs, such as tuition assistance and charitable-gift matching, complement retirement planning.
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What We Do
Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year. To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.
