Therapy Development Manager

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

Therapy Development Manager

Position Spotlight:

• Prior sales and clinical experience within the hearing health industry required
• Must reside in one of the target metropolitan areas listed below (relocation assistance not available)
• Requires up to 60% travel within the designated metropolitan area
• Application deadline: June 30, 2026

About the role

Change people’s lives while doing work you love. Cochlear is the world’s most recognized brand in hearing healthcare, dedicated to helping people hear and be heard. At Cochlear, our mission is simple yet powerful: to connect people to a world of sound. As part of the Cochlear Provider Network team, you’ll play a critical role in expanding access to life-changing hearing solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for professionals with both sales and clinical experience in hearing health to join a global leader in implantable hearing devices and make a meaningful impact in patient care.

We are hiring multiple Therapy Development Managers in the following metropolitan areas:
Atlanta, GA • Boston, MA • Charlotte, NC • Chicago, IL • Dallas, TX • Denver, CO • Houston, TX • Miami, FL • Philadelphia, PA • Phoenix, AZ • Portland, OR • Sacramento, CA • Seattle, WA • St. Louis, MO • Tampa, FL

This role focuses on building and maintaining a strong professional network that connects referring healthcare providers with cochlear implant (CI) programs, helping to expand patient access to implantation services. Serving as both a liaison and educator, the individual fosters collaboration across disciplines, develops effective referral pathways, and supports consistent standards of care. The position involves engaging providers to strengthen partnerships, delivering evidence-based education on cochlear implants, and equipping healthcare professionals with the tools needed to identify appropriate candidates. In close collaboration with marketing and sales teams, the role also helps align outreach and communication strategies. Ultimately, this work ensures patients are identified, referred, and supported through seamless care pathways, while providers benefit from shared resources, training, and ongoing communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a plan to identify and meet with professionals to establish collaborative connections between referring professionals and CI programs/providers to support transitional care pathways in an assigned market.
• Educate professionals within network; deliver compelling, evidence-based messaging that communicates the clinical and patient impact of cochlear implants.
• Provide professionals with educational tools to support candidacy identification and processes to accelerate connection to CI provider within the network for patients HCP deems appropriate candidates.
• Develop plan with consumer marketing and engagement teams for target market to align outreach and awareness of the professional network for specialty care inclusive of cochlear implantation.

Key Requirements

To add value to Cochlear in this role you'll be able to meet and demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities in your application and at interview:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Work Experience
• 3‐5 Years of Experience
• Clinical and Sales Experience
• Prior clinical experience within the hearing health industry
• Proven success in hearing health industry sales/business development
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Maintains close and collaborative communication with field and corporate teams
• Ability to travel 60% with overnight stays

Total Rewards

In addition to the opportunity to develop your knowledge and grow professionally, we offer competitive wages and benefits.

• Pay Range in the United States: $120,000 - $137,000 based upon experience, as well as an annual bonus opportunity of 7.5% of base salary. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
• Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance as well as 401(K) matching with immediate vesting, Paid Time Off, tuition reimbursement, maternity and paternity leave, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and pet insurance.

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.

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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 enable 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 specifications, procedures and processes to customers (whether internal or external).  Influence, organization/classification of information and planning are also required.

The work environment is a home/office environment, clinical or hospital environment. This is representative of the environment an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Apply now by completing your application form online. Applicants must meet the job specific application criteria to be considered. Visit our careers site at www.cochlear.us/careers to learn more.  

Cochlear Americas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you require accommodation with completing the online application, please contact us via web or phone at 303-264-2549.