Junior Clinical Support Specialist Trauma & PT - Porto Region

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About the opportunity

DePuy Synthes, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is looking for a Clinical Support Specialist – Trauma to join our team in the North Region, based around Porto.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional or recent graduate who wants to start and develop a career in medical devices, orthopaedics and healthcare.

We are not necessarily looking for someone who already knows Trauma or has extensive medical device experience. We will develop the technical and clinical knowledge.

What matters most is finding someone with the right attitude, curiosity, interpersonal skills, resilience and ambition to learn and grow within a leading orthopaedics organisation.

Purpose of the Role

The Clinical Support Specialist will work closely with the Trauma sales team, healthcare professionals and hospital teams, developing the knowledge and capabilities required to provide high-quality clinical and procedural support for DePuy Synthes Trauma solutions.

The role combines clinical learning, operating room exposure, customer interaction, teamwork and disciplined execution, providing a strong foundation for a long-term career within DePuy Synthes and Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

What to Expect

Develop clinical and technical expertise

Build progressively deeper knowledge of orthopaedic trauma, surgical procedures and the DePuy Synthes Trauma portfolio through structured learning, field experience and interaction with experienced colleagues and healthcare professionals.

Support customers in the operating room

Develop the capability to provide reliable clinical and technical support to surgeons and operating room teams, helping ensure appropriate product knowledge, preparation and case support.

Build strong customer relationships

Develop professional, credible and trusted relationships with surgeons, nurses, operating room teams and other hospital stakeholders through excellent communication, reliability and customer focus.

Work closely with the Trauma team

Collaborate with Sales Representatives and the wider team to support customer needs, case preparation, product availability, education activities and territory priorities.

Learn the business

Develop an understanding of hospital environments, customer needs, account dynamics and the medical device business, building the foundations for broader responsibilities as experience grows.

Take ownership of personal development

Actively seek feedback, learn from experiences and progressively take greater responsibility as clinical knowledge, confidence and capabilities develop.

Operate with integrity and responsibility

Demonstrate professionalism, accountability and high ethical standards in every interaction, operating consistently with Our Credo and applicable company compliance requirements.

We are looking for a high-potential, curious and customer-focused professional with the maturity to operate in demanding hospital environments and the ambition to build a long-term career in orthopaedics and medical devices.

Previous Trauma experience is not essential. Technical expertise can be developed. Attitude, learning agility and interpersonal capabilities are fundamental.

The ideal candidate demonstrates emotional maturity, customer orientation, relationship-building capability, disciplined execution, curiosity and a genuine desire to learn and develop.

Core Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Sports Sciences or another relevant scientific area
• Recent graduates and candidates at the beginning of their professional career are encouraged to apply
• Fluent Portuguese and good English communication skills
• Valid driving licence and availability to travel within the North Region
• Strong motivation to develop a career within healthcare, medical devices and orthopaedics

Previous experience in healthcare, medical devices, hospital environments, customer-facing roles or sales is an advantage, but it is not mandatory.

For this position, we are equally interested in identifying graduates and early-career candidates who demonstrate the potential and behaviours to become excellent clinical and commercial professionals.

Build Your Career in Orthopaedics

This role is designed to be more than a first job.

It is an opportunity to build a strong foundation in orthopaedic Trauma, gain exposure to complex clinical environments, work alongside experienced healthcare professionals and develop valuable clinical, customer and business capabilities.

What We Value Most

Learning agility

Curiosity and the ability to absorb complex information, ask good questions and continuously develop new clinical and technical capabilities.

Communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to listen, communicate clearly and confidently, adapt to different stakeholders and build positive professional relationships.

Customer orientation

Genuine interest in understanding customer needs and contributing positively to healthcare professional and hospital teams.

Resilience and composure

Ability to remain focused, professional and solution-oriented in demanding and fast-moving clinical environments.

Accountability

Reliability, organisation, preparation and willingness to take ownership for commitments and follow through on responsibilities.

Teamwork

A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from experienced colleagues, share responsibilities and contribute to the success of the wider Trauma team.

Growth mindset

Openness to feedback, willingness to step outside the comfort zone and ambition to continuously improve.

Professional maturity

Humility, integrity and confidence to interact professionally with healthcare professionals while recognising when to ask for support.

At DePuy Synthes, you will have the opportunity to learn from an experienced Trauma team, progressively increase your responsibilities and develop capabilities that can support your long-term career within DePuy Synthes and Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

If you are curious, ambitious, comfortable learning every day and motivated by the opportunity to work close to healthcare professionals and patients, we want to hear from you.

Bring the right mindset. We will help you build the expertise.

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.