Principal Regional Leadless Specialist, Buffalo, NY

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The Regional Leadless Specialist provides technical, clinical, educational and sales support to ensure adoption and growth of Abbott leadless technology. The Regional Leadless Specialist works closely with internal and external customers to drive therapy adoption and procedural success. 

Job Duties:

• Educates physicians, nurses, educators, and other health care providers on the indications and selection of patients for leadless pacing.  
• Provide procedural support in accordance with the instructions for use/trial protocol, and best-practices to facilitate procedural consistency and best clinical outcomes. 
• Performs educational and training activities for Abbott personnel.
• Leverages clinical data and leads communication regarding leadless CRM products. 

• Implement programs and resources to facilitate market expansion and therapy access.
• Provide market intelligence for fine-tuning of therapy training and expansion plans.

• Liaison with marketing for technology improvements and next generation product feedback. 
• Complete administrative reporting as assigned.
• Exercise judgment in planning and organizing work; monitors performance and reports status.
• Uses best business practices to ensure success and cost effectiveness in areas of responsibility.
• Ensures employee compliance with Abbott policies and practices.
• This role will engage in considerable travel and will spend a significant amount of time "on the road" (approximately 50-75% of time).

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field, engineering) or equivalent/related experience
• 7+ years’ experience in Medical Device, Health Care or in a clinical setting
• 3-5 years clinical medical device experience or equivalent, ideally with CRM products
• A comprehensive ability to analyze and evaluate technologically complex devices
• Ability to collaborate and work with others effectively
• High-level of comfort in navigating the medical environment, to include labs and hospital settings
• Proven success displaying confidence in leading & influencing customers; ability to confidently provide guidance to …