Velys Spine Clinical Specialist| Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Orthopedics| UK

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• Clinical background (e.g. ODP, scrub nurse, allied health professional or equivalent)
• Experience in spine, orthopaedics and enabling technology essential
• Strong understanding of surgical environment and workflows
• Excellent communication, presentation, and training skills
• Ability to work independently in a field-based, high-travel role

The VELYS Spine Clinical Specialist is responsible for leading the clinical introduction, adoption, and optimization of VELYS Spine robotics and navigation across spinal units in the UK. 

Acting as the clinical expert and trusted partner to surgeons and hospital teams, this role ensures safe, effective, and consistent use of enabling technologies to drive improved patient outcomes and scalable commercial growth.

• Lead on-site Clinical launch and implementation of VELYS Spine systems into new centers
• Provide in-theatre case support, ensuring safe and effective use during procedures
• Guide surgical teams on workflow integration and best practice techniques
• Troubleshoot clinical and technical issues in real time

• Deliver structured education programmes for surgeons and theatre teams
• Provide hands-on training, in-service education, and product demonstrations
• Build clinical capability and confidence across all user groups
• Develop clinical champions and centres of excellence

• Drive early adoption and sustained utilisation of VELYS Spine technology
• Support case planning, procedural optimisation, and pathway standardisation
• Monitor and report clinical usage, performance, and outcomes

• Build and maintain strong relationships with:
• Spine surgeons and clinical leaders
• Theatre and nursing teams
• Hospital management and digital stakeholders
• Act as the primary clinical liaison between customers and the internal team

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Medical Education teams to deliver account plans
• Support evaluations, bids, and new site activations
• Provide clinical insight and feedback to R&D and product teams

• Capture field insights to drive product and workflow improvements
• Stay current with robotics, navigation, and digital spine surgery innovations
• Contribute to the development of best practice pathways and clinical standards

• Scalable robotics adoption across priority UK sites
• Consistent, high-quality clinical delivery and training
• Surgeon engagement and advocacy development
• Growth in robotic case volume and utilisation
• Establishment of centres of excellence

• Successful launch of new robotic sites
• Growth in robot utilisation and case volumes
• Positive customer feedback and advocacy
• Delivery of high-quality clinical training programmes
• Contribution to UK Spine business performance

By joining Johnson & Johnson you will find boundless opportunities to craft your path & amplify your impact inside & outside our walls. And with our commitment to be the world’s healthiest workforce you can strengthen your body as well and your mind.  When you work at Johnson & Johnson you can touch over a Billion lives worldwide every day.  And when you apply your talent to our collective purpose there’s no end to the lasting impact we can make together. And that changes everything.

It’s important to us that you feel you can bring your whole self to work; at Johnson & Johnson we provide an environment for you to fulfil your career aspirations as well as promoting your physical and mental wellbeing. As part of our offering, you will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as benefits that can be tailored to what is valuable to you throughout different stages of your life. Examples of this include: online Digital GP, private healthcare, Retail Vouchers, Discounted & Subsidised Gym memberships and you can get to support community projects as part of our global Corporate Social Responsibility programme.