Product Specialist

Smith+Nephew; King Khālid Military City, Dammam; Hybrid; SAR 30,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Specialist to enhance their presence in the Eastern Region. This role involves executing innovative marketing strategies and fostering relationships with key medical professionals. The ideal candidate will have a medical background and experience in product marketing, particularly in clinical settings. You'll be instrumental in educating healthcare providers about unique patented devices and implants, ensuring they are effectively utilized in surgical environments. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity, work-life balance, and your professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible vacation and time off

Paid holidays

Paid volunteering hours

Medical insurance

Employee wellness program

Mentorship programs

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in product marketing.
• In-theatre and clinical marketing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute marketing strategies and tactical plans to promote product superiority.
• Conduct product presentations and training for healthcare professionals.
• Maintain relationships with distributors and major accounts.

Skills

Product Marketing

Customer Relationship Management

In-theatre Support

Communication Skills

Training and Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree related to medical

Job description

Product Specialist Trauma – Eastern Region

Life Unlimited.

At Smith+Nephew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

We believe that through innovation, development, and supporting our customers and patients, we can help others achieve a Life Unlimited! Our products are in 100 countries globally, and supporting this takes a huge effort.

What will you be doing?

The purpose of this role is to execute marketing strategies and tactical plans that promote S&N product superiority. It involves coordinating with the Regional Marketing Managers to drive revenue and market share for the Division and maintain customer relations with major accounts while driving customer requirements back into the Company. The Product Specialist will be selling unique patented devices and implants in theatre directly to opinion-leading surgeons.

What will you need to be successful?

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the distributor.
• Conduct product presentations to different customer levels, for example physicians, nurses, purchasers, and decision-makers.
• Conduct product training.
• Assist in identifying and assessing field and marketing support needs, and make recommendations to management when appropriate.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the Business Unit staff and regional marketing managers.
• Function as a communication link between the marketing organization and the Business Unit to resolve problems, quality issues, manufacturing defects, and other related issues.
• Be able to scrub in and be present in the theatre, assisting or advising the physician in S&N product implant, usage, and techniques.
• Facilitate the implementation and adoption of marketing strategies, tactics, and customer education programs at the country level.

Successful candidates would need the following:

• Bachelor’s degree related to medical or equivalent.
• One year of experience in product marketing.
• In-theatre and/or clinical marketing experience would be ideal.
• The ability to communicate in Arabic and English.

You. Unlimited.

165 years of pioneering innovation requires a relentless focus on what’s next. We’re focused on you. You’re what’s next...

• Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity: Committed to welcoming, celebrating, and thriving on diversity. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website.
• Work / Life Balance: Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays, and paid volunteering hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Your Wellbeing: Medical insurance, an employee wellness program, and much more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid working model (for most professional roles).
• Training: Direct, team-customized, mentorship programs.