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A Day in the Life

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cranial & Spine Technologies (CST) team as an intern and witness firsthand the life-changing impact our technology has on patients. This role offers high exposure to healthcare professionals as youll learn how to provide technical support to hospitals and collaborate with internal teams to deliver solutions that enhance the overall customer experience.
As an intern you will support cranial and spinal implant procedures in the northern region of Portugal working closely with the CST team.

Internship details:
Start date: October/November
Duration: 12 months
Location: Porto
Work model: remote with on-site support
Working time: 40 hours per week

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

Supporting spinal procedures including navigation techniques spinal instruments and implant techniques intra-op imaging for navigation and robotic-assisted cases
Preparing and planning surgical cases in advance to ensure smooth support (anticipating required materials shipping and procedural workflow)
Joining Technical Consultants (TCs) and Sales Representatives during spinal procedures with shadowing activities during the first 6 months
Assisting in troubleshooting technical issues leveraging technology to enable spine procedures
Supporting device inventory management maintaining updated records of repairs and maintenance
Collaborating in documenting technical procedures and supporting administrative tasks such as report preparation and follow-up actions
Participating in training programs to acquire in-depth knowledge of procedures therapy and devices
Staying informed on the latest updates and technological advances providing guidance to users regarding product use and benefits
Sharing best practices and technological updates with the commercial team
Traveling to support cases or customer needs within the assigned territory

Required knowledge and skills:
Recently graduated with a bachelors or masters degree in Biomedical/Medical/Electronics Engineering Nursing Imaging/Radiology or a similar field
Fluent in Portuguese and English (written and spoken).
Proficient knowledge of MS office (Power Point Excel Word Outlook) particularly at ease with Excel adoption
Able to travel throughout the national territory with focus in the North region
Scientific and technical curiosity related to our therapies and technologies
Eager to grow and learn comfortable with ambiguity and with dynamic work environment
Driving license

Would be a plus:
Previous experience/exposure to a hospital/OR environment.
Basic programming knowledge (e.g. Matlab other)
Spanish language skills

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.

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

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Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 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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