Clinical Research Specialist - NV - Irvine, CA OR Fridley, MN (Onsite)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 May 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 As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most. Our Neurovascular Operating Unit develops and delivers advanced, minimally invasive endovascular technologies for the treatment of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, brain aneurysms, and other complex cerebrovascular conditions. Through catheters, stent retrievers, flow diversion, and embolization systems, these solutions enable rapid, image-guided interventions that restore blood flow, secure vessels, and support consistent performance in high-acuity neurovascular procedures. Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic Neurovascular We are currently looking for a Clinical Research Specialist (Clinical Scientist) to join our Neurovascular Clinical Sciences, Strategy, and Communications team. In this exciting role you will be responsible for developing clinical, scientific, and regulatory documents while working in a cross-functional team in accordance with the highest quality standards. This is a dynamic opportunity where, in addition to medical writing activities, you will also be involved in global clinical development activities and clinical strategy for NV products. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Collaborate on clinical strategy and author clinical documents including but not limited to clinical study protocols, clinical study reports, clinical evaluation plans/reports, annual progress reports, clinical risk benefit analyses, and clinical marketing materials. Develop and maintain strong scientific knowledge of the therapeutic area, disease state, and current competitive landscape, with the ability to co-author key clinical deliverables/sections of regulatory submissions, including regulatory responses. Develop a deep understanding of clinical data: how to interpret and effectively communicate/present the data, summarize complex results, and presenting them in a clear, concise, and scientifically accurate manner to a wide-range of audiences. Conduct thorough scientific literature reviews and clinical evidence mapping, prepare literature reviews or presentations for external and internal stakeholders, or for regulatory submissions. Assist with the execution of publication strategies in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., physician investigators, KOLs). Participate in the periodic reviews of recent scientific publications/conference presentations relevant to business, draft article summaries for distribution to key stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as marketing, sales, clinical, R&D, HE&R, Quality, Compliance and Regulatory as needed. May represent clinical on core teams for new product development and/or product expansions. Plan, direct, and drive multiple business critical projects in parallel to completion on time with independence. For all documents: author/co-author drafts, coordinate and manage the review process, lead discussions on document revision, revise documents per comments from external and internal reviewers, and ensure timely approvals from all reviewers. Location: Irvine, CA (onsite) or Fridley, MN (Onsite) Onsite: At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. We’re working onsite 4 days a week to drive performance, foster an environment of belonging, and collaborate to inspire as we engineer the extraordinary. This role will require Apply tot his job Apply To this Job