Abbott

Account Executive, Molecular - Pacific Northwest

Abbott$78K — $156K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 4+ years of sales experience; at least 2+ years in capital equipment sales
  • Must reside in the Pacific Northwest, preferably Seattle, WA
  • Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel 50-75%
  • Proven track record in strategic sales and exceeding targets
  • Experience in multi-stakeholder environments, targeting senior-level executives
  • Innovation and change management skills

Responsibilities

  • Work with multiple stakeholders, including C-suite, to expedite decisions
  • Drive market share growth by identifying business opportunities
  • Develop best practices using customer insights to exceed expectations
  • Prioritize business operations and streamline processes
  • Leverage cross-functional teams effectively
  • Build long-term partnerships with clients and deliver solutions
  • Anticipate sales challenges and implement contingency plans
  • Manage complex, long-term capital sales cycles
  • Understand client goals and quantify Abbott solutions' impact
  • Collaborate to secure business in large hospital systems

Benefits

  • Career development opportunities with a global company
  • Eligibility for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement and student debt programs such as Freedom 2 Save and FreeU
  • Recognized as a great place to work and for diversity
  • Acknowledged as a leading company for working mothers and female executives
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity

The Molecular Account Executive is a field sales role responsible for covering the Pacific Northwest territory. This position is part of the Molecular Diagnostic Division, which sells thefull stack selling of Molecular productsto healthcare facilities, including hospitals, IDNs, reference labs, and women's health offices.

The Molecular Account Executive is a strategic sales professionalthatshighly skilled at driving exponential growth in their territory through closing new business and expanding existing business.

WhatYoullWork On

  • Work across multiple stakeholders, including C-suite, toexpeditecomplex decisions and achieve quick wins.
  • Drive market share growth byidentifyingand cultivating new business opportunities across the territory.
  • Develop and deploy best practices,leveragingcustomer insights to exceed business expectations.
  • Prioritize and plan effectively, cutting through complexity to streamline business operations.
  • Leverage cross-functional teams and resources successfully in a collaborative environment.
  • Build trust and long-term partnerships with customers by understanding their needs and delivering win-win solutions.
  • Anticipate sales shortfalls and implement contingency plans through effective troubleshooting and problem-solving.
  • Manage complex, long-term capital sales cycles with strategic foresight.
  • Understand client goals through strong relationships across stakeholders (e.g., laboratory, procurement, medical directors, clinical engineering, C-suite) and quantify the impact of Abbott solutions.
  • Collaborate with the Enterprise Account Manager (EAM) to secure business in large hospital systems.
  • Manage and drive the renewal process to ensure customer retention and satisfaction for non-enterprise accounts.

RequiredQualifications

  • Bachelors degree.
  • 4+ years of sales experience
  • Must reside in the territory. The ideal candidate would be based in Seattle, WA or surrounding area.
  • Valid Drivers Licenseand the ability to travel50-75% in assigned territory and other locations in the US to support business needs.
  • Proven success in strategic sales, including exceeding plans and turning around underperforming territories.
  • Strong business planning process and attention to detail.
  • Proficiencyin Microsoft Office suite of products.
  • Proficiencyin SalesForce.com Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.

PreferredQualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in capital sales and/ormulti-stakeholder environments, developing and selling customized solutions to senior-level/C-suite executives.
  • Sale experience in diagnostics or laboratory
  • Commitment to customers; service-minded
  • Persuades others to support a course of action, acts proactively to originate actions to improve existing conditions and process
  • Interpersonal skills; savvy, polished, and professional, including customer interfacing experience withstrong communicationability and people management

Learn more about ourhealth and wellnessbenefits, which provide the security to help you and your familylivefull lives:www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company thatcan help youbuild your futureand live your best life.

The base pay for this position is

$78,000.00 6,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:Sales Force

DIVISION:AMD Molecular

LOCATION:United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:Standard

TRAVEL:Yes, 50 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment, Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
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Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
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