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Program Development Specialist

Nashville, TNOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)$80,000–$90,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • ROSA Brain
  • surgeons
  • OR staff
  • facility staff
  • sales colleagues
  • local implant teams
  • system utilization
  • training pathways
  • hospital administrators
  • product demonstrations

Nice to have

  • B.S. in Engineering
  • 1-3 years experience

Role summary

Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader, is seeking a Program Development Specialist to build successful programs by aligning with hospital stakeholders, sales colleagues, and local implant teams to drive utilization of the ROSA Brain product. This role involves leading surgical teams through training, developing support plans, providing on-site product demonstrations, performing system installations, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The specialist will also handle administrative duties, ensure customer satisfaction, and attend trade shows and events. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an advanced degree in Neuro or Biological Science is preferred, along with 1-3 years of field support or customer-facing experience in the medical device industry. Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills are essential.

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.


What You Can Expect

The Program Development Specialist builds successful programs by aligning with key Hospital and Facility stakeholders (including surgeons, OR and other facility staff as necessary), sales colleagues and local implant teams to onboard and subsequently drive system utilization of ROSA Brain product. 

How You'll Create Impact

  • Lead surgical teams through training pathways designed to educate and train surgeons, staff, and administrators on the ZB product with the help of supervisor or other other Clinical team member 
  • Using available tools/resources/materials, develop support plans with hospital administrators, surgeons, and staff to launch, promote, and develop programs 
  • Provide on site support for product demonstrations and educational initiatives to build local and regional market awareness 
  • Perform new system installations, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting and repair for products following established processes with the help of Supervisor or other Clinical Team Member. 
  • Follow all internal communication and documentation policies (QA). 
  • Responsible for key administration duties 
  • Promote the highest levels of customer satisfaction through the timely response of customer inquiries, clear and effective communications, and professional appearances. 
  • Attend product trade shows and annual trainings as required
  • Provides support for MedEd events as required 

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What Makes You Stand Out

  • Proven track record of achieving strong results 
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Strong presentation and demonstration skills 

Your Background

  • B.S. in Engineering or M.S/Ph.D in Neuro or Biological Science
  • 1-3 years experience of field support, engineering, or other customer facing function with a medical device company preferred. 
  • Equivalent years of experience and education will be considered.
  • Excellent communication, organizational and customer relation skills 
  • Ability to work without specific direction on daily activities 
  • Ability to determine one’s own schedule based on business needs 
  • Ability to apply technical knowledge to solve varied and complex problems, potentially ones not previously encountered 

Expected base salary for this position is $80,000 - 90,000 with a yearly bonus structure

Physical Requirements

Travel Expectations

Up to 80% in territory 


EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

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