Job Description

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

Audiology 4th Year Externship

Position Spotlight:

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year accredited audiology doctoral program
• Clinical diagnostic audiologic, vestibular, and electrophysiological testing. Cochlear implant, hearing aid, and bone-anchored device evaluations, selection, activation, and follow-up care.
• Work within the Medical affairs department at Cochlear to submit research projects, manage studies and data, support product development, and provide technical support.
• 3 days a week at Rocky Mountain Ear Center in Englewood, CO. 2 days a week at Cochlear Americas in Lone Tree, CO starting in May/June of 2026. Commuting between offices is required.

About the role

The Audiology extern will provide support to project teams within the Medical Affairs department, including Clinical Affairs, Medical Education, Scientific Communication and Insights, and Medical Services. Responsibilities will encompass evaluating clinical study files, data entry, and reviewing clinical performance data for investigations in conjunction with Rocky Mountain Ear Center. Additional duties include assisting with customer clinician support and providing general Medical Affairs support for ongoing projects. Additionally, the extern will have opportunities to collaborate with other internal departments such as marketing, recipient services, reimbursement, and regulatory, ensuring a well-rounded clinical and educational experience.

This externship also provides strong clinical experience at Rocky Mountain Ear Center with in-depth training in cochlear implants, hearing aids, vestibular testing, and specialized audiological assessments, with opportunities to contribute to patient care and diagnostics alongside a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnostic testing, including: pure tone audiometry, speech testing, tympanometry, OAEs, VNG, VEMP, ECoG, ASSR
• Clinical evaluations and activations for cochlear implants, hearing aids, and bone anchored devices
• Continued care of devices during cochlear implant reprogramming and hearing aid check appointments
• Prepare detailed proposals and presentations for the annual ACIA meeting. Include thorough literature reviews, methodology, and anticipated outcomes.
• Insert Data into database management system and ensure accuracy.
• Coordinate with participants to arrange convenient times for study sessions, ensuring all necessary preparations are made. Maintain a detailed schedule and follow up with reminders.
• Scoring test materials and developing study materials
• Work closely with product training teams to assist with educational content that accurately reflects the latest innovations.
• Collect and analyze clinical data and prepare detailed reports and presentations to communicate findings to stakeholders
• Offer comprehensive technical support to ensure optimal patient care.

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:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited 4-year audiology doctoral program
• Ability to collaborate with patients, physicians, and coworkers
• Ability to perform comprehensive audiologic evaluations on adults/pediatrics
• Experience with hearing aids. Knowledge of hearing aid, cochlear implant and baha fitting and use
• Critical thinking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and public communication skills
• Ability to work independently but also collaborate across functions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g. Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Total Rewards

• Target Salary Rate: $24.00/hr
• 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 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 an office/clinical environment. This is representative of the environment an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Deadline to apply by: August 31st, 2026.

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.