Abbott

Director, Sales Training & Enablement - Abbott Vascular

Abbott$149K — $298K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 10+ years of healthcare industry experience
  • 8+ years leading and executing Sales Training programs in medical devices
  • 5+ years as a high-performing sales representative or sales manager in medical devices
  • Ability to travel approximately 25-50% within the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creation and implementation of value-based sales training programs for product launches
  • Convert business objectives into scalable training programs for sales organization
  • Establish best-in-class techniques for engaging and actionable training deliverables
  • Partner with Sales leaders for curriculum input and candidate selection for training
  • Select and assess external vendors for high-quality training programs
  • Collaborate with Marketing to integrate product and technical training
  • Develop key performance indicators for sales training effectiveness

Benefits

  • Dynamic and visible leadership role
  • Opportunity to materially influence business results
  • Exposure to cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and HR teams
  • Engagement with customer expectations in training programs
  • Continuous professional development in a strategic role
Full Job Description


JOB DESCRIPTION:

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role is responsible for leading sales force effectiveness and developing high-impact, scalable sales training programs across the Endovascular, Coronary, and Vessel Closure franchises within the Vascular US Commercial organization. The Director will design and execute training strategies that equip the sales organization with the product, clinical, competitive, and consultative selling skills required to drive customer adoption, grow revenue, win market share, and achieve margin goals. By partnering closely with Sales Leadership, Marketing, and Commercial Operations, this role will ensure training programs accelerate field readiness, strengthen sales execution, and improve overall commercial performance. This is an impactful, dynamic, and highly visible position that will materially influence business results across the Vascular portfolio. The position reports to the Senior Director, Commercial Operations

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Lead the creation and implementation of value-based sales training programs to support commercial readiness for product launches
• Convert business and organizational objectives into scalable training programs for all levels of the sales organization including new hire and leader/manager training to accelerate time to revenue-generation
• Establish and promote best-in-class techniques to deliver training programs that are engaging, actionable, sticky, scalable, and results driven
• Team player than can partner closely with Sales leaders to ensure buy-in and input into all curriculum, including identification of candidates for selective training programs
• Select and assess external vendors who can assist with deploying high quality programs and interactive online/ virtual tools and methods
• Collaborate with Marketing and Education to ensure integration with product / technical training
• Collaborate with customers to ensure training reflects customer expectations and involve them where appropriate
• Align with HR to evaluate competency levels and create training strategy to address critical gaps
• Develop key performance indicators for sales training programs, track effectiveness, and demonstrate strong financial ROI
• Present program strategy, metrics, and impact to executive leadership
• Provide insights and recommendations to drive strategic decisions and investments in sales training

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years of healthcare industry experience
• 8+ years leading and executing Sales Training programs in medical devices
• 5+ years as a high-performing sales representative or sales manager in medical devices
• Ability to travel approximately 25-50% within the U.S.

The base pay for this position is
$149,300.00 - $298,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Sales Support & Administration

DIVISION:
AVD Vascular

LOCATION:
United States > Austin : 8701 Bee Caves Rd

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 50 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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