Intern Spine Therapies Technical Consultant

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cranial & Spine Technologies (CST) team as an intern and witness firsthand the life-changing impact our technology has on patients. This role offers high exposure to healthcare professionals, as you’ll learn how to provide technical support to hospitals and collaborate with internal teams to deliver solutions that enhance the overall customer experience.
As an intern, you will support cranial and spinal implant procedures in the northern region of Portugal, working closely with the CST team.

• Internship details:
• •    Start date: October/November
• •    Duration: 12 months
• •    Location: Porto
• •    Work model: remote with on-site support
• •    Working time: 40 hours per week

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

•    Supporting spinal procedures, including navigation techniques, spinal instruments and implant techniques, intra-op imaging for navigation, and robotic-assisted cases
•    Preparing and planning surgical cases in advance to ensure smooth support (anticipating required materials, shipping, and procedural workflow)
•    Joining Technical Consultants (TCs) and Sales Representatives during spinal procedures, with shadowing activities during the first 6 months
•    Assisting in troubleshooting technical issues, leveraging technology to enable spine procedures
•    Supporting device inventory management, maintaining updated records of repairs and maintenance
•    Collaborating in documenting technical procedures and supporting administrative tasks such as report preparation and follow-up actions
•    Participating in training programs to acquire in-depth knowledge of procedures, therapy, and devices
•    Staying informed on the latest updates and technological advances, providing guidance to users regarding product use and benefits
•    Sharing best practices and technological updates with the commercial team
•    Traveling to support cases or customer needs within the assigned territory
 
Required knowledge and skills:   
•    Recently graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Biomedical/Medical/Electronics Engineering, Nursing, Imaging/Radiology or a similar field
•    Fluent in Portuguese and English (written and spoken).
•    Proficient knowledge of MS office (Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook) – particularly at ease with Excel adoption
•    Able to travel throughout the national territory with focus in the North region
•    Scientific and technical curiosity related to our therapies and technologies
•    Eager to grow and learn, comfortable with ambiguity and with dynamic work environment
•    Driving license

• Would be a plus:
• •    Previous experience/exposure to a hospital/OR environment.
• •    Basic programming knowledge (e.g., Matlab, other)  
• •    Spanish language skills

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.
 

About Medtronic

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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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