This is a remote, field-based role. The ideal candidate would be based in a California metro with easy access to a major airport. The position requires approximately 40–50% travel.
Responsibilities
Builds and understands their assigned territory’s total available market, prospects high potential accounts, identifies pipeline opportunities, moves opportunities through the funnel to win new business
Responsible for driving profitable revenue and closing opportunities within territory by initiating, developing and/or delivering unique solutions that result in improved customer outcomes and benefits Abbott, ensures all commitments are met.
Investigates and understands assigned strategic accounts and their business environment including goals, objectives, strategies and competitive situation.
Identifies industry trends and changing market regulations and understands impact on strategic accounts.
Maintains a detailed understanding of customer decision makers and influencers, builds and preserves customer relationships to leverage in driving new sales and expanding existing business in the hospital space into decentralized locations in collaboration with the Centralized Informatics Account Manager.
Proactively identifies opportunities or acts upon previously identified opportunities to prepare and deliver account-specific Abbott value proposition resulting in positive action.
Acts as an internal advocate for the customer, cultivates Abbott internal relationships and leverages to drive business objectives.
Identifies and facilitates cross-sell and up-sell opportunities
Demonstrates commitment to the development, implementation and effectiveness of ARDx Informatics’ Quality Management System per ISO, FDA and other regulatory agencies.
Obtain certification within the Vendor Credentialing requirements by following current immunizations, required training, background checks and competency assessments.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Competencies
Product Expertise - Will spend the time and energy to learn and become proficient on the ARDx (Abbott Rapid Diagnostics) Informatics portfolio of diagnostic products.
Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first hand customer information and uses it for improvement in products and services; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Business Acumen – Focus on the things that are important; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition.
Full Stack Sales Management – Lead sales cycles form prospect through close
Negotiating – Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can both be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; has a good sense of timing.
Courage – Willing and proactive about engaging senior officers and clinicians at IDN’s in all departments to learn, network, and close large acute and non-acute contracts for ARDx Informatics.
Education and Experience
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
5+ years work experience
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree preferrable in Business, Life Sciences, Engineering or related technical discipline
5+ years of sales experience with proven ability to lead a sales cycle and design a winning solution
5+ years of experience with demonstrated success in informatics, data analytics, lean process improvement in the Diagnostics industry preferred
Proven success as an expert in all aspects of value-based, solution selling and ability to work in cross-functional teams to meet clearly defined objectives that benefit the company and customer.
Strong business planning process and attention to detail, strong Microsoft Office and CRM skills
Proven sales support experience in large IDNs
Leadership experience, including managing client expectations, multi-disciplinary team, and meeting scope/schedule/budget
Fully conversant in consultative selling techniques and methodologies
Collaborative enterprise thinking
Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; Willingness to work in cross-functional teams
Ability to develop and champion new ideas and approaches
Working knowledge and skill set to guide discussions for laboratory informatics products
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- The base pay for this position is
- $86,700.00 – $173,300.00
- In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY
Sales Force
DIVISION
CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and Informatics
LOCATION
United States > California : 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), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time 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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