Clinical Education Specialist- Southeast

About Dura Stat

Dura Stat is an early-stage medical device company focused on developing simple, cost-effective, Gold Standard tissue closure technologies that improve patient surgical outcomes while contributing to cost savings for the healthcare system. Surgeons invented our core technology to help enable precise tissue closure in challenging surgical environments – an ever-increasing relevance domain, mainly as MIS surgery grows and proliferates. Our technology platform is protected by 20 granted patents, with a robust pipeline of additional patents under application and development as a result of continued R&D.

Contributing to the Dura Stat mission is an opportunity to develop new skills, gain experience, and work within an outstanding team – all while improving outcomes for patients. As a true startup, life at Dura Stat is fast-paced, high-energy, requires wearing multiple hats, and is highly immersive – the perfect environment to rapidly accelerate your career while doing meaningful work for those prepared to Live the Mission!

Working under the leadership of the Clinical Education Director and in collaboration with the Dura Stat Sales team, the Clinical Engagement Specialist is responsible for optimizing clinical awareness, competency, and expertise for Surgeons and OR Spine Staff at facilities that have Dura Stat. This is accomplished primarily in person by conducting staff in-services, hands‑on procedural spine model training, appropriate case identification training, case coverage/support, and procedural follow‑up.

• Breakthrough Dural Repair Device

• Clinical background as an OR nurse, spine coordinator, surgical technician, or similar.
• Spine and orthopedic surgery clinical experience preferred.
• Industry/product experience developing and executing clinical programs desired for management/leadership roles.

• Relevant industry, healthcare, marketing, or medical education experience with a specific focus on clinical case support and education.
• Experience in spinal surgery, pain management, or related specialties.
• Clinical knowledge of spinal anatomy, physiology, and imaging techniques.
• Experience with product/procedure that requires motivation, access, and implementation of patient flow across multiple constituents in the practice (MD, PA, nurse, spine coordinator, scheduler, etc.)

• Focuses exclusively on assigned geography of facilities with Dura Stat available on the shelf to develop broad clinical awareness.
• Expand Dura Stat usage through staff in‑servicing, case coverage/support, hands‑on procedural spine model training, appropriate case identification training, and procedural follow‑up.
• Identify spine surgeons practicing at each facility and complete demonstrations / clinical discussions to impart clinical information relevant to their practice.
• Deploy educational tools and resources as applicable, including, but not limited to:
  • OR wall instructions
  • OR wall product holders
  • Staff quick reference info sheets
  • Literature summaries (for grand rounds, journal clubs, etc.)
  • Ensure product placement is optimized to maximize visibility and accessibility when needed, for example:
    • Storage location in sterile core – easy to access, clearly marked
    • Kits placed on spine specialty carts – label location
    • Add Dura Stat to each spine surgeon’s preference card
  • Develop customer profiles, including those of surgeons using Dura Stat and their experiences with the device.
  • While in-person training is the priority, in some situations, clinical activities can and should be carried out virtually, such as through Zoom meetings. This may be due to the timeliness of carrying out events, facility access limitations, or geographical/travel constraints.
  • Develops new programs to enhance usage by further engaging clinical staff and surgeons. Shares new plans and approaches with the Clinical Education team.

• Maintains an organized and flexible travel and work schedule and is within assigned geography daily to be available as unscheduled needs arise.
• Obtain and maintain multiple vendor clearance requirements to access the OR environment and…