Area Sales Director - Robotic Surgical Technologies (North East)

Medtronic plc; Maryland; On-site; USD 207,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking an Area Sales Director for the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery ecosystem in the United States. The role leads a regional sales team, drives capital equipment revenue, and fosters strategic customer relationships across health systems and academic centers.

The position requires 10+ years in healthcare capital sales with leadership experience, plus 50–75% travel and residency in the U.S. region.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in healthcare capital sales with 7+ years in leadership.
• Experience leading complex healthcare capital equipment sales cycles and executive engagements.
• Willingness to travel 50–75% and reside in the U.S. region.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional commercial strategy and execution to achieve capital equipment, service, and utilization revenue objectives.
• Direct, coach, and develop a team of Capital Sales Specialists through complex opportunities.
• Build executive-level relationships with hospital admins, health system leaders, surgeons, and value analysis stakeholders.
• Drive opportunity management, forecasting accuracy, and pipeline performance using SPANCO methodologies.
• Partner with Marketing, Clinical, Customer Success, Finance, Legal, and Market Access teams to advance opportunities.
• Develop customer business cases, total cost of ownership analyses, and economic value propositions.
• Negotiate and execute complex agreements with health systems and academic medical centers.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top commercial talent with accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Healthcare sales

Executive engagement

Travel readiness

US residency

Education

Bachelor's + 10+ yrs sales

Advanced degree + 8+ yrs

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 Nov 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

The Surgical Robotics business is commercializing the Hugo™ Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) System, expanding Medtronic’s surgical ecosystem across open, laparoscopic, robotic, and digital surgery technologies. This commercial organization partners with health systems, integrated delivery networks, academic medical centers, and community hospitals to advance adoption of robotic-assisted surgery through capital equipment sales, recurring instrument utilization, and service solutions. This field-based sales leadership role supports an assigned U.S. region and requires residence within the territory. Regular travel to customer sites, regional meetings, and business reviews is required, with expected travel of approximately 50-75%. The Area Sales Director is responsible for leading regional commercial strategy, revenue growth, and customer adoption of the Hugo™ Robotic-Assisted Surgery platform. This role leads a team of sales professionals focused on complex healthcare capital sales opportunities, develops strategic customer relationships, and collaborates cross-functionally to drive procedural growth and long-term business performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead regional commercial strategy and execution to achieve capital equipment, service, and utilization revenue objectives.
• Direct, coach, and develop a team of Capital Sales Specialists through complex healthcare capital sales opportunities.
• Build executive-level relationships with hospital administrators, health system leaders, surgeons, and value analysis stakeholders.
• Drive opportunity management, forecasting accuracy, and pipeline performance utilizing SPANCO methodology and commercial review processes.
• Partner with Marketing, Clinical, Customer Success, Finance, Legal, and Market Access teams to advance strategic opportunities and accelerate customer adoption.
• Develop customer business cases, total cost of ownership analyses, and economic value propositions supporting capital investment decisions.
• Negotiate and execute complex agreements with health systems, integrated delivery networks, and academic medical centers.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top commercial talent while fostering accountability and customer focus.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of healthcare capital sales experience, including 7+ years of people leadership; OR Advanced degree with 8+ years of healthcare capital sales experience, including 5+ years of people leadership.
• Experience leading complex healthcare capital equipment sales cycles, executive-level customer engagement, and contract negotiations.
• Experience managing regional sales performance, forecasting, and pipeline execution.
• Ability to travel 50-75% within the assigned region.
• Residency within the assigned U.S. sales region.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading sales teams in healthcare capital equipment environments.
• Experience in robotic-assisted surgery, minimally invasive surgery, surgical technologies, or medical device capital equipment.
• Experience managing sales forecasting, pipeline management, and commercial performance metrics.
• Experience developing customer business cases, total cost of ownership models, and procedural economics analyses.
• Experience selling to integrated delivery networks, academic medical centers, and large health systems.
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values.

We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$230,000 - $230,000

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.

Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

In addition to Base Salary, this position is eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan (SIP), which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals.

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week:

• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:

• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.

Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below: Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves.

We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are.

Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team.

With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

We deliver life-changing careers. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will build a better future, amplify your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world. Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities. Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here.