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Core claim: major global medtech and device companies and specialist job boards actively post remote and hybrid roles (clinical application specialist, remote technical support, regulatory affairs, clinical trials/device monitoring, RPM implementation, product specialist, QA/RA remote roles). See large employer career portals (examples below). Abbott+4Medtronic+4Philips Careers+4
Remote medtech/device roles are those that can be done partially or fully online and typically include:
Remote clinical applications / product specialist (train clinicians via virtual sessions; onboarding, configuration)
Remote technical support / field support (virtual triage) for device issues and software updates
Regulatory Affairs (RA) and Quality Assurance (QA) (document preparation, submissions, post-market surveillance)
Remote clinical monitoring & device data analysis (RPM, wearables, telemonitoring analytics)
Remote Implementation & Project Management (deploying connected devices across clinics)
Remote sales enablement & medical education (virtual demos, eDetailing)
Clinical research & device trial coordination (remote monitoring, eCRF oversight)
Product / data roles (product analyst, health-data roles for device-generated data)
Many leading medtech manufacturers post remote/hybrid openings on their careers pages (sample employer portals below). Abbott+4Medtronic+4Philips Careers+4
(Use this as your apply-and-alert checklist. I grouped items so you can scan fast. All links are direct career pages or hiring hubs.)
Tip: set alerts on 3–5 of these (LinkedIn, MassDevice/MedReps, company career pages of 3 target employers, and a remote board like FlexJobs). Then apply and network simultaneously.
LinkedIn Jobs — https://www.linkedin.com/jobs
Indeed — https://www.indeed.com/
Glassdoor — https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/index.htm
ZipRecruiter — https://www.ziprecruiter.com/
Monster — https://www.monster.com/
FlexJobs (curated remote roles) — https://www.flexjobs.com/
Remote.co — https://remote.co/remote-jobs/
We Work Remotely — https://weworkremotely.com/
Remote OK — https://remoteok.com/
AngelList / Wellfound (startups) — https://wellfound.com/
MassDevice Jobs — https://www.massdevice.com/jobs/
MedReps — https://www.medreps.com/ (sales & device roles)
MedTechJobs (example aggregator) — https://medtechjobs.com/
Medzilla — https://www.medzilla.com/
Health eCareers (device & medtech listings) — https://www.healthecareers.com/
DeviceSpace (regional device listings) — https://www.devicespace.com/ (regional)
MDJobSite (device & clinical roles) — https://mdjobsite.com/
Benelux / EU medtech job portals (regional) — search “MedTech Europe jobs” — https://www.medtecheurope.org/
PharmaTechJobs (device + diagnostics ads) — https://pharmatechjobs.com/
ClinicalTrials.gov (device trial coordinator roles via sponsors) — https://clinicaltrials.gov/
Medtronic — https://www.medtronic.com/en-us/our-company/careers.html. Medtronic
Philips (Healthcare & Devices) — https://www.careers.philips.com/
Siemens Healthineers — https://jobs.siemens-healthineers.com/
Boston Scientific — https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/careers.html. www.bostonscientific.com
Abbott — https://www.abbott.com/careers.html. Abbott
Stryker — https://careers.stryker.com/
Johnson & Johnson MedTech (Ethicon, DePuy Synthes) — https://www.careers.jnj.com/
Becton Dickinson (BD) — https://www.bd.com/en-us/company/careers
Baxter — https://www.baxter.com/careers
B. Braun — https://www.bbraun.com/en/careers.html
Zimmer Biomet — https://www.zimmerbiomet.com/careers.html
Edwards Lifesciences — https://www.edwards.com/careers
Intuitive Surgical — https://careers.intuitive.com/
Abbott Diabetes Care / Dexcom (glucose tech) — https://www.diabetescare.abbott/careers.html & https://www.dexcom.com/careers
ResMed (sleep & respiratory devices) — https://www.resmed.com/en-us/careers/
Thermo Fisher Scientific (diagnostics/devices) — https://jobs.thermofisher.com/
Roche Diagnostics — https://www.roche.com/careers.htm
GE Healthcare — https://jobs.gecareers.com/geo/healthcare-jobs
Smith+Nephew — https://www.smith-nephew.com/careers/
Siemens (broader) — https://new.siemens.com/global/en/company/jobs.html
Teladoc Health (remote monitoring & RPM) — https://www.teladochealth.com/careers
Omada Health — https://www.omadahealth.com/careers
Livongo (Teladoc brand) — accessed via Teladoc careers
BioTelemetry (cardiac monitoring; now Philips affiliate) — https://www.philips.com/a-w/careers (BioTelemetry careers through Philips).
iRhythm — https://www.irhythmtech.com/careers
Current Health (remote monitoring platform; check acquisitions) — https://www.currenthealth.com/careers/
Validic (device data integration) — https://validic.com/company/careers/
Biofourmis (digital therapeutics & RPM) — https://www.biofourmis.com/careers/
Propeller Health (respiratory digital platform; ResMed) — https://www.propellerhealth.com/careers/ (or ResMed careers)
AliveCor (Kardia ECG devices) — https://www.alivecor.com/careers/
ICON plc — https://careers.iconplc.com/
Parexel — https://www.parexel.com/careers
IQVIA (device trial & data roles) — https://www.iqvia.com/careers
PPD (Thermo Fisher) — https://www.ppd.com/careers/
Syneos Health — https://careers.syneoshealth.com/
Covance / Labcorp Drug Development — https://jobs.labcorp.com/
Pear Therapeutics (digital therapeutics) — https://peartherapeutics.com/careers/
Kaia Health — https://www.kaiahealth.com/careers/
Hinge Health — https://www.hingehealth.com/careers/
Freenome / Guardant / startups in device-diagnostics — company pages (search on Wellfound/LinkedIn)
Tempus (data + devices interface roles) — https://www.tempus.com/careers/
Butterfly Network (handheld ultrasound) — https://www.butterflynetwork.com/careers
Viz.ai (imaging + workflow) — https://www.viz.ai/careers/
HeartFlow (non-invasive cardiac device software) — https://www.heartflow.com/careers/
World Health Organization (device guideline, procurement projects) — https://www.who.int/careers
PATH (device adoption & pilots) — https://www.path.org/who-we-are/careers/
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) (device scale work) — https://www.clintonhealthaccess.org/careers/
UNICEF (health tech and device deployment programs) — https://jobs.unicef.org/
MSF / Médecins Sans Frontières (logistics & device maintenance roles) — https://www.msf.org/jobs
Gates Foundation (funding device innovation projects) — https://www.gatesfoundation.org/careers
Global Fund (procurement & monitoring) — https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/careers/
NHS Digital / NHS Jobs (UK) — https://digital.nhs.uk/ and https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/
U.S. FDA (device regulatory posts & consultant listings) — https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/jobs-and-training
U.S. HHS / CDC (device surveillance & digital health programs) — https://www.hhs.gov/about/careers/index.html & https://www.cdc.gov/about/careers/index.html
European Medicines Agency (devices & combination products roles) — https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/about-us/work-us
National Ministries of Health (search local MOH websites for procurement / digital health roles)
Mayo Clinic — https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/
Cleveland Clinic — https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/
Kaiser Permanente — https://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/
Partners HealthCare / Mass General Brigham — https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/careers
Johns Hopkins Medicine — https://jobs.hopkinsmedicine.org/
Cardinal Health (device distribution & service) — https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/careers.html
McKesson (device distribution & supply chain) — https://www.mckesson.com/Careers/
Medline Industries — https://www.medline.com/US/career/
Philips / GE / Siemens service partners (regional career pages — see parent companies above)
Medix (healthcare / medtech recruiters) — https://www.medixteam.com/
Randstad Life Sciences — https://www.randstad.com/industries/life-sciences/
Kforce (tech & healthcare) — https://www.kforce.com/
TEKsystems Healthcare — https://www.teksystems.com/en/industries/healthcare
Michael Page (medical device recruitment) — https://www.michaelpage.com/
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS — RAC certification) — https://www.raps.org/
AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) — https://www.aami.org/
ISO 13485 resources / auditors training (many providers) — https://www.iso.org/standard/59752.html
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training — https://ichgcp.net/ & course providers on Coursera/edX
IEC 62304 / IEC 60601 standards training (medical device software & electrical safety) — via standards bodies & training providers
MedTech Europe resources & job listings — https://www.medtecheurope.org/
FDA training & webinars (device regs) — https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices
Natus Medical — https://www.natus.com/careers/
Zoll Medical — https://www.zoll.com/careers/
Masimo — https://www.masimo.com/careers/
NeuroPace / Neuromodulation startups — company career pages (search on LinkedIn)
Orthopedic device firms (Smith+Nephew, Arthrex) — https://www.arthrex.com/careers/
Laboratory diagnostics firms (Siemens, Roche, Abbott Diagnostics — see above)
Imaging device & PACS vendors (Sectra, Agfa, Carestream) — vendor career pages
Biomedical & hospital services (Sodexo Healthcare — https://www.sodexo.com/careers.html)
Wellfound (for startups) — https://wellfound.com/
EuroJobs / EURES (for EU medtech roles) — https://ec.europa.eu/eures/
African job portals & MOH procurement portals (search country MOH jobs)
Local university & hospital career sites (Johns Hopkins, LSHTM, Karolinska)
Contract/consultancy portals (Upwork, Freelancer — for short medtech projects) — https://www.upwork.com/ & https://www.freelancer.com/
Technical / product skills
Device product knowledge (imaging, infusion, ventilators, cardiac monitors, insulin pumps, etc.)
Remote troubleshooting & triage (logs, firmware, remote diagnostics, guided checks)
Cloud & device integration: APIs, MQTT, HL7/FHIR (for device data ingestion)
Data skills: SQL, Excel (Power Query), basic Python for data cleaning/telemetry analysis
Digital health platforms & RPM platforms familiarity (e.g., currenthealth, BioTelemetry dashboards)
Regulatory / quality
Regulatory writing (510(k), CE tech files, clinical evaluation reports)
ISO 13485 QMS understanding, MDR/IVDR (EU), and FDA QSR familiarity
Risk management (ISO 14971), verification & validation basics
Clinical & communication
Clinical workflows & device use cases (OR, ICU, cath lab, home care workflows)
Strong remote communication, virtual training, and clinician-facing presentation skills
Remote-work hygiene
Asynchronous collaboration (Teams, Slack), ticketing systems (Zendesk, ServiceNow), virtual demo tooling (Zoom, Webex)
RAC (Regulatory Affairs Certification) — RAPS — high value for RA roles. (https://www.raps.org/).
ISO 13485 / ISO 9001 auditor training — helps for QA/RA positions.
GCP (Good Clinical Practice) certification — required/expected for device trial roles.
IEC 62304 / IEC 60601 awareness — useful for software and electrical safety roles.
R&D / product management micro-certs (Pragmatic Institute, etc.) for product roles.
Data skills certificates: SQL, Tableau / Power BI, AWS Data / Azure (for device-cloud integrations).
Reality: for entry-level remote medtech roles, domain knowledge (device categories + clinical scenario) + practical troubleshooting examples / small portfolio (guides, training recordings, sample test plans) frequently outrank long expensive degrees. Certs help for RA/QA roles where formal proof of knowledge is required.
Entry (0–2 years)
Remote Device Support Specialist, Clinical Applications Associate, RPM Data Analyst, Field Clinical Coordinator (virtual), QA Document Specialist.
Early Mid (2–5 years)
Clinical Applications Specialist, Regulatory Affairs Associate, Product Specialist (remote trainer), Implementation Project Manager.
Mid (5–8 years)
Senior RA/QA Specialist, Product Manager (devices), Clinical Affairs Manager (virtual education), Senior Data Scientist (device telemetry).
Senior (8+ years)
Head of Clinical Affairs, Director of Product & Digital Health, VP Regulatory, Chief Clinical Officer (devices).
Hands-on mini-portfolio: record a 5–7 minute virtual demo showing how you’d onboard a clinician to a device dashboard or how you’d troubleshoot a connectivity issue. Put it on LinkedIn or a private portfolio link.
Write two short artifacts: (1) a mock “post-market surveillance brief” (1 page) and (2) a “how I solved a telemetry data mismatch” case. These show RA/QA and data chops.
Learn one standard well: ISO 13485 + MDR basics or IEC 62304 — being fluent in one standard wins interviews for device QA/RA roles.
Target apprenticeship/early-career programs at big medtechs (they often train for technical/clinical application roles). Examples: Medtronic, Philips, Siemens early-career programs. Medtronic+1
“All device work must be on-site.” Not true. Many medtech vendors hire remote clinical trainers, product specialists, RA writers, and RPM analysts. (Company career pages and remote job filters show remote/hybrid listings.) Indeed+1
“You need an engineering degree.” Helpful but not mandatory — clinical backgrounds + QA/regulatory training, or data skills + device domain knowledge can be enough for entry roles.
“Vendor certification is cheap & fast.” Vendor-specific certifications (e.g., advanced product certs) are often employer-sponsored and may not be purchasable by the individual.
Resume: put device categories you know (e.g., “ventilator support, continuous glucose monitor telemetry”) and list concrete metrics (e.g., “reduced troubleshooting time by X% by creating a triage script”).
Portfolio: 1) 3-minute demo video; 2) one sample SOP or post-market surveillance summary; 3) one data dashboard screenshot with link.
Interview: prepare scenario answers: “How would you remotely diagnose a device losing connectivity in a clinic?” — walk stepwise (logs, network, firmware, config). Be ready for a short technical test or case.
Ask for a take-home task: many medtech hiring managers accept brief, practical tasks — it’s a chance to shine.
Days 1–3: Build a one-page portfolio and LinkedIn headline: “Remote MedTech | Clinical Applications & RPM | SQL & ISO 13485 awareness.”
Days 4–10: Learn/refresh: basic SQL + one device standard (ISO 13485 or IEC 62304) via short course. Create one sample SOP or surveillance brief.
Days 11–18: Apply to 30 prioritized roles from the list above (3–5 daily). Tailor 2–3 lines in each cover note to show how your micro-project helps them.
Days 19–25: Network: message 8–10 people in product, RA or clinical applications at target companies with your portfolio link. Ask for 15min informational chat.
Days 26–30: Follow up on applications, prepare for interviews (mock video demos), and add two more artifacts to portfolio.
Pay-to-hire scams: legitimate medtech employers never ask you to pay for training or “credential verification.”
Vague job postings with no company mention: be cautious; research the hiring domain and domain email addresses.
Excessive PII requests up front: don’t share passports or bank details before an offer and background check.
Be device-specific: saying “I work in medtech” is fuzzy. Mention the device types and clinical contexts.
Show remote outcomes: quantify how your remote training, remote triage, or remote data monitoring improved adoption or reduced escalations.
Blend domains: a clinician who learns SQL or an engineer who learns MDR/RA fundamentals becomes uniquely hireable for remote medtech roles.
Medtronic Careers (global employer with remote/hybrid roles). Medtronic
Philips Careers (healthcare & device opportunities with remote role filters). Philips Careers
Siemens Healthineers Jobs (global medtech employer listing remote/hybrid roles). Siemens Healthineers AG
Boston Scientific Careers (device company careers portal). www.bostonscientific.com
Abbott Careers (diabetes devices, diagnostics and device job pages). Abbott
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