Sustainability Specialist, Acute Care and Monitoring Chicago

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Chicago, IL - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 11 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 20 Mar 2026


At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

We are seeking a committed professional to join our team. While this is a remote position not located at a physical Medtronic site the candidate hired will be required to reside within the territory and drive to multiple accounts throughout the region. A valid drivers license is essential for this role.

Acute Care and Monitoring (ACM) is a $2B global business focused on airway management and patient monitoring technologies. We help clinicians reduce serious respiratory and perioperative complications across the continuum of care both inside and outside the hospital. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems make progress and deliver meaningful innovations.

As a Medtronic Sustainability Specialist with Medtronics Acute Care and Monitoring business you will enhance the customer experience in our Nellcor Pulse Oximetry Sustainability Programs. The Sustainability Specialist will aid the sales force in sustainability optimization in Key Accounts as well as partner with the used sensor collections technician to offer a consistent and exceptional level of service. The Sustainability Specialist will foster relationships with hospital and health system leaders to drive program implementation adoption and on-going management in order to meet and exceed customer sustainability objectives.

This field based role is centered in Chicago Illinois and will cover a multistate territory. Travel is substantial approximately 75% of the time.

A Day in The Life

  • Serves as the Sustainability expert to support sales of sustainability solutions.

  • Builds strong relationships with health system leaders within key accounts; develops Sustainability champions at each facility and supports them in the development of institutional policies and processes related to sustainability.

  • Leads conversion execution conducts hospital walk-throughs and implementation in all new accounts.

  • Conducts on-site education and on-going support for sustainability customers.

  • Supports field personnel in providing the best possible outcomes and service for Medtronic customers by coordinating between the bedside clinician the service technician and Medtronic sales partners.

  • Engages hospital staff in customer business reviews leveraging sustainability reports savings metrics and tracking to goals defined by the account.

  • Drives program adoption through ongoing clinician education optimizing workflow and delivering tangible results.

  • Partners with sales colleagues to execute sustainability initiatives pre and post-sale (Sales Representative Regional Manager Sustainability Service Technician and sustainability partners)

  • Participates in conventions forums and meetings to increase product awareness.

  • Communicates key market and competitive insights to inform Medtronic strategy

  • Achieves KPIs for key accounts

  • 75% travel within assigned geography

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelors degree required

  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

  • 3 years of medical device experience

  • Pulse oximetry or patient monitoring experience
  • Experience in reprocessing / sustainability
  • Experience in service supply chain or clinical roles
  • Strong ability to do in-depth analysis draw conclusions and build a customer strategy from the data is important
  • Process oriented exceptional documentation preparation organization and follow-through is a must
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to build strong relationships with clinicians and hospital administration as well as with various levels within the hospital with our service partners as well as with Medtronic colleagues
  • Confidence in reviewing reports and trends in front of the customer
  • Solid understanding of the clinical workflow in each patient care area
  • Understanding of the clinical application of pulse oximetry
  • High energy results-oriented and self-motivated

Additional Physical Job Requirements

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.

  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.

  • The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers.

  • Must reside within the region of coverage

  • Travel required in assigned geography 75%

  • Must have a valid drivers license

  • Ability to physically be in hospitals daily and stand for long periods of time

  • Ability to lift and manipulate collection containers and shipping boxes

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 disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful 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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):105000.00

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

In addition to Base Salary this position is eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals.

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 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.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.


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