Clinical Director, Cranial and Spinal Technologies

Medtronic

CST Clinical Director responsible for advancing Medtronic's technology-enabled procedures. Leading the clinical organization across US and coordinating strategic account growth.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drives consistency in our approach to advancing Medtronic technology-enabled procedures through CST with Medtronic’s Navigation and Stealth Axis technologies.
Communicates and reinforces corporate Mission, CST strategy, and key initiatives, goals, and activities.
Ensures team members complete comprehensive field training initiatives to increase overall navigation, imaging, and robotics competencies.
Determines overall direction for strategic accounts in alignment with Stealth Axis account strategies.
Oversees the creation of solutions, proposals, and presentations for our customers.
Attends surgical cases, trains surgeons, and manages the ongoing sale of implant business components.
Leverages relationships and insights to convert business unit-specific opportunities into CST opportunities that deliver incremental value to both Medtronic and the customer.
Identifies and acts upon cross-business, cross-functional opportunities and issues related to targeted account growth.
Establishes and supports Medtronic’s executive-level relationships with targeted accounts at the physician and C-Suite level.
Develops ongoing (vs. transactional) peer relationships with senior healthcare executives in targeted accounts.
Coordinates executive-level Medtronic activities, relationships, and transactions within targeted accounts.
Works to maintain a strong, diverse personnel “bench” of candidates for future hiring opportunities.
Addresses development opportunities through coaching and executing specific measurable projects.
Drives awareness of market and competitive conditions for strategic planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience; or Advanced degree and 8+ years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
Ability to analyze complex business issues and lead the development of customized, high value-added solutions
Ability to cultivate and leverage physician/executive-level relationships with both customers and Medtronic personnel to achieve business objectives
Exceptional relationship management, organizational, and structural skills
Demonstrated success in complex negotiations and customer performance management
Strong cross-organizational collaboration skills; ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment
Strong knowledge of hospital and healthcare economics environments
Outstanding communication and presentation skills
Ability to work with little direction; Flexibility; Creativity
Leadership and people management skills
Willingness and ability to institute change
Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results through others
Human and financial resource management experience
Demonstrated strategic and analytical skills; ideal candidate with background in complex selling situations, and ability to cultivate and maintain executive relationships

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
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)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

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Hard Skills & Tools

navigation technologiesStealth Axis technologiesfield training initiativessurgical case managementproposal creationsolution developmentbusiness unit-specific opportunitiesstrategic account growthcomplex negotiationscustomer performance management

Soft Skills

relationship managementorganizational skillsstructural skillscross-organizational collaborationcommunication skillspresentation skillsleadership skillspeople management skillsflexibilitycreativity

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeAdvanced degree