Advanced Surgical Consultant; East Michigan - Johnson & Johnson MedTech - Heart Recovery

Job Summary

Advanced Surgical Consultant – Sales “Heart Team” Specialist (Med Tech). This role focuses on delivering the Impella® product portfolio to cardiac surgeons and heart‑failure cardiologists across the United States. Based in the Detroit, Michigan location, the position covers the Michigan East region, including Saginaw, Mid Michigan, and Detroit.

• Train, educate, and support combined cardiac‑transplant and heart‑failure programs on the proper use of the Impella.
• Provide full customer immersion (input on patient selection and subsequent surgical support) within 5.5 sites to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Offer device expertise and support on Impella to assist with adoption of the full portfolio beyond the initial 5.5 commercial launch responsibilities.
• Deliver surgical implant and unit support readiness, including training and education at existing sites.
• Collaborate internally with the Surgical Leadership Team, Training Team, Engineering Team, Marketing, Professional Education, Clinical, and R&D.
• Participate in on‑call support rotation.
• Maintain contact with all customers to evaluate clinical and educational needs.
• Perform device training on the full Impella Device line‑up.
• Be a functional expert and provide advanced acumen on the durable, acute, and hemodynamic medical device landscape and best practices in device management.
• Build close relationships with strategic business partners and key opinion leaders.
• Act as a call point for cardiac surgeons, heart‑failure cardiologists, OR teams, intensivists, perfusionists, and ICU/step‑down unit teams.

• Minimum Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with 5+ years of direct patient care in a cardiac transplant, ECMO, or LVAD center CVICU, or direct (at the table) experience in CVOR.
• Advanced degree holders required to have at least 3+ years of direct patient support in a cardiac transplant, ECMO, or LVAD center CVICU or CVOR.
• Direct patient management experience (excluding Abiomed field clinical experience) in cardiothoracic ICU caring for post‑op tMCS (including Impella, Centri Mag, and/or ECMO) or durable MCS (including Heart Mate, Heart Ware, and/or Berlin Heart) or direct experience assisting in the CVOR.
• Confidence, expertise, and familiarity with cardiac surgery and OR protocol.
• Willingness to travel.
• Availability to take call for emergent patient care.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license.
• Adherence to all state and federal laws and regulations governing the medical device industry.

• Advanced degree: RNFA, NP, Surgical Physician’s Assistant, Critical Care Physician’s Assistant, or Perfusionist licensure.
• Direct (at the table) experience in cardiac surgery/perfusion, with 5+ years preferred.
• Hands‑on Impella support experience strongly preferred.
• ECMO patient care experience.
• Experience delivering clinical demonstrations and successful trainings.
• Ability to advance the sales process with customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to advocate with physicians.