Field Services Representative III, Biomedical Equipment – Minneapolis, MN (Finance)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 26 Feb 2025

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
Careers that Change Lives
We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result -and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

A Day in the Life
This position has the responsibility and authority to provide remote and on-site engineering support to the navigation and intraoperative imaging products installed base and driving customer satisfaction through service.
Additional Information
• \tLocation: Individuals must reside within the Minneapolis are.
• \tTerritory: This person will support the MN territory primarily but will also be a floater for the Western half of the region helping cover Iowa, St. Louis and Wisconsin.
• \tTravel: This position will require up to 75% of travel.
• \tEquipment: This position will work on O-arm and Mazor with the ability to potentially cross train on other platforms later.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
• \tTravel to sites to work as a member of the local team to provide efficient repair / installation support to all accounts within assigned area.
• \tInstalls, operates, maintains, repairs, and modifies equipment on designated equipment.
• \tPerforms a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• \tAnalyzes and evaluates products and related performance.
• \tTroubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimal time.
• \tSupport future product integrations by performing upgrades and or configuration updates to existing and future imaging/navigation equipment.
• \tLead and participate in product technical repair and clinical use training with domestic, international and 3rd party staff members.
• \tProvide testing and validation support to the manufacturer's organization, as applicable.
• \tKeeping accurate records of discussions or correspondence with customers including all assigned complaints, follow-up actions, root cause analysis and final resolution within the complaint tracking system.
Qualifications - External
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
• \tHigh School Diploma or equivalent required
• \t4 years technician, clinical field service or clinical customer support experience.

Nice to Have
• \tBachelor's degree in Bioengineering, engineering or technology field.
• \tPrevious experience as Technician/Field Services within medical device industry.
• \tExperience with orthopedic anatomy, surgical protocol and medical terminology.
• \tAbility to troubleshoot with technical skills, creativity and high discipline.
• \tFamiliarity with most commonly used test equipment (i.e.: dosimeter, power supplies, DVM's, signal generators, flow meters, etc.)
• \tAbility to read and understand schematics and engineering drawings.
• \tFamiliar with the FDA 21 CFR, CGMP for Medical devices.
• \tExcellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy to understand manner.
• \tResponsive problem solver and action oriented in resolving customer issues and meeting customer requirements.
• \tExperience with x-Ray systems particularly mobile fluoroscopy or CT systems.
• \tExperience with robotics or motion control helpful

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

• Installs, operates, maintains, repairs and modifies equipment.
• Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• Analyzes and evaluates products and related performance.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problem in minimum time.
• Installs, upgrades and removes products ensuring coordinative engineering field change.
• Maintains effective customer communications and relations.
• May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.

TECHNICIAN SUPPORT CAREER STREAM: Provides technical support in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement or product development. Uses schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment or systems. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures, and performs detailed mathematical calculations. For higher levels, may suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor, working under limited supervision, and providing assistance and training to lower level employees.
Runs minor projects, including performing tests, interpreting data, developing reports.

Organizational Impact: Performs technical activities requiring considerable judgment and may have ownership of minor projects.
Work consists of technical tasks that are typically not routine.

Innovation and Complexity: Technical problems faced are general, and may require some analysis to understand and resolve.
Expected to independently propose solutions to problems for supervisor review.

Communication and Influence: Communicates typically with internal contacts.
Obtains and provides technical information on matters of moderate importance to the job area.

Leadership and Talent Management: Responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.

Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States), vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).

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):$67,000 - $100,800

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

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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.

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