Senior Clinical Research Specialist - CAS

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Mar 2026

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*
* Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) offers cardiac mapping and ablation solutions to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. Our vision is to help patients worldwide by advancing innovation for the diagnosis and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, enabling clinicians to perform procedures with superior outcomes.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

This position will be based in Mounds View, MN.

Ability to travel up to 25% domestic and international

In this exciting role as the  
** Senior Clinical Research Specialist**  (CRS) within the CAS Operating Unit, you will be responsible for driving and overseeing execution of key clinical programs to support the development and advancement of best-in-class ablation therapies.  The Senior CRS is responsible for developing strategies and driving processes to meet the milestones of complex clinical studies/projects in compliance with applicable clinical and regulatory standards and in alignment with Medtronic business needs.

The Senior CRS sets work direction for the study team and owns the study data to ensure that all data collected is comprehensive, accurate, and up to date.

The Senior Clinical Research Specialist will collaborate with other members of the CAS leadership team, as well as other cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Research and Development, Corporate Biostats, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical IT, and others). In this role, you will collaborates, build relationships, and communicates effectively with a large group of internal and external stakeholders in a rapidly changing landscape, while managing the timely completion of deliverables.

This role has a high-level of visibility to senior leaders at Medtronic including Executive Committee members and senior clinical leaders across all OUs.

** Must Have (Minimum Requirements):*
* _To be considered for this role, the minimum requirements must be evident on your resume._

+ Bachelor's degree

+ Minimum of 4 years of clinical research experience

+ Or Advanced degree with 2 years of clinical research experience

** Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):*
* + Degree in life sciences, or related medical/scientific field.

+ Experience conducting/working on clinical studies and managing clinical trial data review

+ Clinical Research experience at Medtronic or within a medical device industry, preferably in cardiovascular area

+ CCRA certification (Certified Clinical Research Association) or SOCRA.

+ Strong knowledge of clinical monitoring functions and clinical research methodologies, including study design, implementation, and reporting.

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Experience with Clinical Operations and interfacing with CRO teams.

+ Experience in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and/or regulatory compliance guidelines for clinical trials.

+ Excellent project management and organization skills.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

** 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…