The Academic Relations Manager is responsible for developing and executing ATEC's academic engagement strategy across orthopedic and neurosurgical residency and fellowship programs. This role serves as the primary lead for fellowship and resident engagement, academic education programs, transition-to-practice initiatives, and surgeon relationship development that support both EOS imaging and ATEC procedural solutions.

The position ensures that future spine surgeons receive meaningful exposure to ATEC technologies throughout training and experience a seamless transition into clinical practice through coordinated engagement with field sales, surgeon education, EOS teams, distributors, and marketing partners.

The Academic Relations Manager will own fellowship and resident relationship management, academic event execution, surgeon tracking, and transition-to-practice activities to ensure emerging spine surgeons are connected to the appropriate commercial, clinical, and educational resources upon entering practice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Fellowship & Residency Program Management

• Develop and maintain relationships with orthopedic and neurosurgical residency and fellowship programs nationwide.
• Build annual engagement plans for key academic institutions and training centers.
• Manage fellowship and resident databases, ensuring visibility into training status, graduation timelines, geographic preferences, and future practice destinations.
• Coordinate faculty engagement opportunities, educational events, and surgeon networking programs.

Transition-to-Practice (TTP) Strategy

• Own ATEC's Transition-to-Practice program for graduating fellows and chief residents.
• Maintain visibility into graduating surgeon placement and employment opportunities.
• Partner with sales leadership and distributor teams to ensure timely handoff of future surgeons entering practice.
• Track surgeon engagement from training through first years of practice.
• Measure and report successful surgeon transition metrics.

EOS & ATEC Technology Exposure

• Create educational pathways introducing trainees to both EOS imaging workflows and ATEC procedural solutions.
• Partner with surgeon education and product teams to facilitate exposure to:
• EOS imaging and surgical planning
• Cervical technologies
• Deformity solutions
• MIS procedures
• Enabling technologies
• Emerging procedural innovations
• Coordinate lab participation, educational courses, site visits, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

Academic Events & Programs

• Lead planning and execution of:
• Fellowship director meetings
• Resident education initiatives
• Fellow courses
• Young surgeon programs
• Academic society events
• Transition-to-practice meetings
• Collaborate with Marketing, Medical Education, EOS, and Commercial teams to maximize engagement.

Commercial Team Connectivity

• Establish processes ensuring every graduating fellow is connected with:
• Regional sales leadership
• Distributor partners
• EOS representatives
• Clinical specialists
• Local surgeon champions
• Develop reporting mechanisms to track relationship status and handoff completion.

Data & Reporting

• Maintain fellowship and transition tracking systems.
• Analyze engagement trends and surgeon conversion opportunities.
• Provide quarterly updates to commercial leadership.
• Identify high-potential academic partnerships and growth opportunities.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience working with surgeons, residents, fellows, and academic institutions preferred.
• Strong project management and event planning abilities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Preferred

• Experience in spine surgery or musculoskeletal healthcare.
• Knowledge of fellowship and residency structures.
• Familiarity with EOS imaging technology and spine procedural solutions.
• Experience supporting surgeon education programs and KOL engagement.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Other Disclosures 

ATEC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state or local laws. Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.

For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).

At this time, ATEC Spine does not sponsor employment visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

Salary Range

Alphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate’s qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $115,000 - $135,000 Full-Time Annual Salary