Acera Territory Director - San Diego, CA

Solventum in; Maplewood (MN); Remote; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Solventum is seeking an Acera Territory Director to join our Medical Surgical Division in the South San Diego, CA area. You will develop partnerships with surgeons and operating room teams, driving adoption of our flagship products and providing clinical support during procedures.

You will also manage territory sales, execute business plans, forecast demand, and build strong relationships with clinicians and hospital decision-makers to achieve growth targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher plus 5+ years of medical field sales.
• Or HS diploma with 9+ years of medical device sales.
• Current, valid Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with surgeons and OR teams to drive product adoption.
• Manage and grow sales in assigned territory with revenue targets.
• Develop territory business plans with forecasting, reporting, and inventory management.
• Build relationships with surgeons, clinicians, and decision-makers across hospitals.

Skills

Medical device sales

Relationship building

Communication

Sales strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft 365

Concur

Job description

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Job Description:

Solventum, a new healthcare company with a rich history We’re a new company built on a trusted legacy of solving big healthcare challenges that improve patient lives while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. People, and their well-being, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the best minds in healthcare — guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence — to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Our ultimate goal? Move humanity forward by improving health for everyone. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The impact you’ll make in this role

As an Acera Territory Director, you’ll work alongside sharp, inquisitive minds from a wide spectrum of backgrounds and disciplines. Together, you'll explore new ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape solutions that make a real‑world impact by:

• Developing and maintaining strong partnerships with surgeons and operating room teams while driving adoption of Restrata®, our flagship synthetic, resorbable biomaterial designed to support soft tissue healing and reinforcement, and related product lines, through case coverage, compliant product demonstrations and education, clinical support, procedural guidance, and hands‑on intraoperative support during surgical procedures.
• Managing and growing sales of assigned products within a defined geographic territory, with accountability for meeting or exceeding revenue and growth objectives.
• Developing and executing territory business plans, including clinical education, customer engagement, and account prioritization strategies while ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting, and inventory management.
• Building and sustaining trusted relationships with surgeons, clinicians, and decision‑makers across multiple hospital departments and sites of care.

Driving Requirements:

This position requires the use of a personal vehicle for company business and participation in Solventum’s Fixed and Variable Reimbursement (FAVR) program. As a condition of employment, candidates must successfully complete a pre‑hire motor vehicle record (MVR) review and maintain ongoing eligibility, including compliance with Solventum’s driver policy, insurance requirements, and annual policy sign‑off. Ongoing monitoring of motor vehicle history will be conducted.

Your skills and expertise

These are the core capabilities and experiences essential to make an impact:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university AND 5+ years of experience in medical device, pharmaceutical sales, or medical field sales OR High School Diploma/GED AND 9+ years’ experience in medical device, pharmaceutical sales, or medical field sales
• Current, valid Driver’s License.

Nice to Have” Qualifications:

• 3+ years of medical device sales experience calling on physicians and/or surgeons in hospital systems with direct experience supporting surgical cases in the operating room.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and priorities independently while adapting quickly in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including effective people management, conflict resolution, and project coordination under pressure.
• Proven analytical and organizational capabilities to assess information, identify priorities, and execute with accuracy.
• Track record of building and maintaining productive relationships with physicians and surgical staff in a sales or clinical setting.
• Effective negotiation, selling, and presentation skills, with working proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Concur.

Additional Requirements

In this role, you may be required to enter healthcare or other third‑party facilities. Those facilities may, in turn, require you to possess certain licenses, vaccinations, and/or other credentials or qualifications (collectively “prerequisites to entry”) for regulatory, safety, or other business reasons. All information will be kept in accordance with applicable law and Solventum policies. In order to respond to the prerequisites to entry, Solventum may share your information with the providers of medical screens, vaccinations, or verifications as well as the healthcare or other third‑party facilities requiring the prerequisites to entry.

Work Location

• Remote: Within South San Diego, CA
• Travel: May include up to 90% travel within sales territory
• Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Pay Transparency

Applicable to US Applicants Only: The base salary range for this position is $95,000.00 with additional commission opportunities based on role eligibility and performance. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.).

Legal & Compliance

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Where this role fits

This role sits within Solventum’s Medical Surgical Division, supporting the Acera product portfolio and its clinically proven solutions designed to improve patient outcomes and surgical efficiency. Through Acera Surgical and the Restrata product, the team advances evidence‑based wound care technologies that support healing across multiple surgical specialties, helping frontline healthcare providers deliver safer, more effective care.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process.

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A new healthcare company with a rich history. With more than 70 years of delivering healthcare innovations, we continue to move the industry forward by helping to solve our customers’ biggest challenges.

20,000+ employees worldwide. Solventum relies on the courage and the boundless insights of professionals worldwide to achieve exceptional results for our customers and those who rely on them. Healthcare that leads with heart and humility starts with listening and never finishes, only evolves. As long as healthcare challenges remain unsolved, we will be here, united by empathy and a relentless belief that countless lives are improved through our work.

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