Abbott

Diabetes Sales Specialist - Cambridge/Hamilton to Waterdown - Abbott Diabetes Care

Abbott • $68K — $101K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Ontario, CA
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Minimum 3 years of sales experience in medical devices or pharmaceuticals.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and business acumen.
  • Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  • Proven ability to develop and present innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the territory like a business, analyzing market dynamics to drive sales growth.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to promote Abbott meter products to insulin-using patients.
  • Identify new sales opportunities and expand market presence.
  • Work closely with Abbott marketing and sales teams to share growth strategies.
  • Engage in continuous self-development to stay current with industry trends and product knowledge.
  • Effectively communicate sales plans and activities to meet deadlines.
  • Maintain company equipment and records as per policy.

Benefits

  • Field-based position offering flexibility.
  • Opportunities for continuous self-development in the diabetes care sector.
  • Collaboration with a well-established company and its marketing teams.
  • Access to support and resources for driving sales strategies.
  • Opportunities to work directly with healthcare professionals and impact patient care.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Diabetes Sales Specialist - Cambridge/Hamilton to Waterdown - Abbott Diabetes Care

The Opportunity

This position is field based with Abbott Diabetes Care Division.

Position Overview

In this position the Diabetes Sales Specialist performs duties and activities within established company policies and procedures in a professional and ethical manner for quality performance to develop maximum sales growth in an assigned geographical territory. Contacts and calls on high prescribing doctors, and educators within the diabetes category at prescribed intervals, as well as pharmacies. Maintains a high level of disease state, competitive and Abbott Diabetes Care product knowledge to meet the customers' needs and expectations. This position reports to the District Manager.

Responsibilities
  • Manage territory as a business to maximize sales by analyzing market dynamics and utilizing available information to develop, plan, track and adjust appropriately to meet short and long-term goals.
  • Grow sales and share of test strips and other key products by effectively educating and convincing HCPs to place Abbott meters (including FreeStyle InsuLinx) to insulin using patients. Execute target patient start programs (including clinic days / other events) to accelerate insulin using patient starts. Build territory sales strategic plan and utilize selling model - to include components of: pre call planning, opening, positioning statement, probing, needs assessment, objection handling, closing and post call analysis.
  • Identify and act on new opportunities to grow sales
  • Work in close collaboration Abbott Laboratories Representatives and marketing team members to grow share
  • Pursue a continuous program for self-development to educate self on the disease state, new products (Abbott Diabetes Care and competition), new tools, and the changing business environment to help build sales and manage the business
  • Communicate sales activity, follow-up, and report in a clear, concise and consistent manner, while meeting key administrative and project deadlines
  • Maintain all assigned company equipment, records and supplies in accordance with company policy for efficient operations


Experience/Education
  • Bachelor's degree combined with medical device or pharmaceutical sales experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of sales experience.
  • Strong problem solving skills.
  • Superior selling/interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to develop and present innovative solutions.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Strong business sense.
  • Problem solving skills are essential to: establish and maintain distribution of existing product lines in a very competitive environment, accomplish the plans and objectives for profits and sales, ensure


The annual base salary for this position ranges from $68,250 to $101,100 CAD. The salary range provided applies to Canada only and does not apply to any other locations outside of Canada.

The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Sales Force

DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:
Canada > Ontario : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable

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