Principal Training and Education Specialist - Robotics in London

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 12 Jun 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

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will require 25+% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

The Principal Training and Education Specialist is responsible for the development and deployment of operating room staff training that supports Medtronic’s Surgical business. This role leads the creation of curriculum, training materials, and learning strategies that enable hospital staff to effectively and safely use Medtronic surgical technologies in the clinical environment. Working cross-functionally with the broader medical education team, commercial, and marketing teams, the role ensures training programs are clinically relevant, compliant, and aligned with Medtronic’s product portfolio and strategic priorities.

The individual in this position manages the end-to-end training lifecycle, including needs assessment, curriculum design, content development, field deployment, and continuous improvement. They partner closely with field teams and healthcare institutions to deliver high-quality, hands-on education for nurses and OR staff, ensuring consistent product adoption, procedural efficiency, and a strong customer experience.

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

• Plans, develops, and coordinates in-house product training programs for clinical training personnel and customers.
• Obtains information needed to prepare in-house training programs; prepares training materials; develops course content; determines methodology; and coordinates the development of training aids.
• Ensures training program(s) meets company and customer objectives.
• Maintains communication with customers to ensure effectiveness of training.
• May utilize trainers with technical expertise.
• Continuously revises lesson plans to meet new training requirements and to keep technical information up to date.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 11+ years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience OR Associate's Degree with 9+ years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience OR Baccalaureate Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience in a clinical lab setting, clinical training, field sales/support in medical device, healthcare industry or equivalent experience.

Nice to have:

• Background in OR training, education, or management with a strong understanding of adult learning principles.
• Experience designing and delivering structured training programs, including piloting sessions and scaling through train-the-trainer models.
• Ability to assess customer needs within the OR and translate feedback into targeted training solutions.
• Familiarity with operating room environments, workflows, and clinical staff dynamics.
• Strong project management skills with experience building and implementing new programs from the ground up.
• Proven ability to partner with customers to identify gaps, develop curriculum, and drive adoption.
• Experience supporting program rollout, including leading initial sessions and enabling broader team execution.
• Comfort working cross-functionally to align training initiatives with customer and business needs.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship:

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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:

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. 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.