Medical Device Sales Director at Abbott - $226K in Columbus

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit — an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This is a field-based position supporting Abbott's Vascular division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices, peripheral stents, thrombectomy catheters and atherectomy devices.

We currently have an opportunity available for a Vessel Closure Regional Sales Director in Mid-Atlantic (Pittsburgh/DC). This role will report to the Area Vice President. The RSD ensures that the assigned region meets or exceeds sales and profitability objectives. This leader formulates sales strategies for markets within the assigned geography to attain revenue goals set by the company. The RSD works with Account Managers to identify and evaluate market opportunities and sales potential to achieve their quarterly/annual sales objectives. The RSD leads, manages, and coaches a team of Account Managers and Clinical Specialists. The RSD negotiates contracts with hospital customers and is responsible for the management and implementation of company policies for their team.

What You'll Work On

• Drive profitable growth across the portfolio with a focus on Electrophysiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Cardiologists, and Interventional Radiologists.
• Execute strong sales strategy to achieve targets for the complete Vessel Closure portfolio, including small and large bore arterial, venous, and future product releases.
• Lead and manage a team of Account Managers and Clinical Specialists.
• Deliver business results through effective coaching, motivation, and performance management.
• Increase market share within the assigned region across the full product portfolio and influence stakeholders within the hospital setting.
• Drive contracting efforts to gain favorable positions in accounts within the region.
• Develop the commercial sales strategy in alignment with the marketing strategy to deliver best-in-class sales execution.
• Hire, coach, develop, and performance manage all direct reports; set standards for your team.
• Ensure your team manages customer relationships through targeting, onboarding, contracting, clinical support, pricing management, KOL management, and conflict resolution.
• Lead planning, forecasting, expense management, reporting, sales process adherence, and interaction with sales analytics.
• Maintain adherence to company sales management and reporting systems.
• Measure and report feedback on sales strategies and marketing program effectiveness.
• Identify account or user sales target pipelines capable of yielding desired revenue or productivity goals.
• Organize performance review meetings at regular intervals (weekly, monthly, quarterly) with the team.
• Establish individual development plans for each team member.
• Ensure all direct reports meet and maintain minimum required product knowledge and sales and presentation skills.
• Maintain personal and team adherence to company values, ethics, legal obligations, and compliance with applicable Corporate/Divisional policies and procedures.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential.
• Keep the company informed of market dynamics and competitive activity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5–7+ years of related work experience.
• Ability to travel 50% within assigned region.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in sales management in the medical device industry.

The base pay for this position is $113,300.00 – $226,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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