Change people's lives and love what you do! Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.

Audiology Extern

About the role

Change people's lives and love what you do! Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.

The Audiology extern, under the direct supervision of an Audiologist, will provide support to project teams under the Clinical Affairs' umbrella which include: Clinical Technical, Clinical Studies, and Audiologist On Call (AOC). Duties preformed will include but are not limited to: assistance with evaluating clinical study files and subjects, data entry, and reviewing clinical performance data for clinical investigations. Additional duties including assisting with customer clinician calls on AOC, and general Clinical Affairs support of ongoing projects (e.g., literature reviews). Additional experience with other internal departments for specific educational and clinical experience may be accommodated.

Accountabilities:

Accountability 1: Clinical Technical Assist the clinical technical team by ensuring the necessary documentation has been received, compiled, and completed for special projects. This may include literature reviews, utilizing the .cdx evaluator tool to review .cdx files, pulling performance data reports, data entry and meeting documentation.

Accountability 2: Clinical Studies Assist the clinical studies team by: scheduling research subjects, scoring test materials, reviewing & entering data, and study materials development.

Accountability 3: Audiology On Call Assist the AOC team by taking customer phone calls through the Audiology on Call queue and providing product or troubleshooting support. Assisting the Hear Always team by requesting mapping information from the clinic and loading replacement sound processors as needed.

Team Role (Individual contributor): Follow relevant quality procedures in order to deliver quality products and services and identify and support the implementation of continuous improvement. Undertake additional quality responsibilities (e.g. audit) when appropriately trained to undertake these responsibilities. Contribute ideas on systems and process methods to improve deliverables. Work safely, complying with all safety procedures, rules and instructions; and reporting workplace hazards, incidents or injuries to manager

Key Incumbent requirements:

Minimum: Fourth year Au.D. candidate from an accredited Audiology Program Knowledge of hearing aid, cochlear implant and baha fitting and use Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g. MS Word, Excel) Excellent interpersonal and public communication skills

Ideal: Clinical experience with Nucleus cochlear implants, ReSound Hearing Aids and Cochlear Baha hearing solutions.

Development Value of this role: Opportunity to work across organizational boundaries Visibility to leadership team Building new Cochlear process

Salary Target Salary Rate: $20.00 per hour. This role is not eligible for benefits.

Who are we?

Human needs have always been our inspiration, ever since Professor Graeme Clark set out to create the first multi-channel cochlear implant because he saw his father struggle with hearing loss. We always start with people in mind - thinking about their needs.

For this reason, our products, services and support will continue to evolve and improve. We are by our customers' side through the entire hearing journey, so they can experience a life full of hearing. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives and working in an organization where they can be part of bringing the mission to life each day.

Physical & Mental Demands

The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to e able individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to be in a stationary (seated/standing) position; utilize business technology for work product delivery, communicate orally and in writing with others internal or external to the organization, utilize problem solving/critical thinking skills to discern and convey information. May be asked to occasionally transport/move up to 30 pounds, depending on the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus. The individual is regularly required to utilize comprehension, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, organization reasoning, relating to others and discernment of items such as product spec ifications, procedures