Manager, Screening Solutions Specialists - Omaha

Abbott Laboratories; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Omaha seeks a Manager, Screening Solutions Specialists to lead and coach a field-based team promoting cancer diagnostics products to physicians and health systems. The role involves up to 75% field time and relocation to the market.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in customer-facing sales, 1+ year in leadership, a valid driver's license, and US work authorization. The position reports to the sales leadership team and emphasizes high performance, integrity, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years in a customer-facing sales role in healthcare/technical fields.
• 1+ year in a leadership capacity (training, mentoring, or champion role).
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record (no major incidents in 36 months).
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Travel with direct reports to observe, train and coach.
• Manage area sales targets and report progress to management.
• Establish communication channels to ensure collaboration inside/outside the team.
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Regulatory, and Company policies.
• Build relationships with key thought leaders and decision makers.
• Gather customer insights, market trends, and competitive data for leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Sales

Coaching

Travel

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Business/Finance

Job description

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott,you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company recognized as one of the best big companies to work for, as well as one of the best places to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Manager, Screening Solutions Specialists will lead a team of Screening Solutions Specialists within a designated geography. This individual will effectively promote Abbott Cancer Diagnostics products to physicians, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), multi-specialty clinics, and other health care providers within the designated area. This leader will recruit, train, coach, lead and provide performance management for the team in addition to directly promoting our products.

This position is field-based and requires the selected candidate to reside in the market. The role involves spending up to 75% of the time in the field, partnering with and coaching Screening Solutions Specialists throughout the territory.

What you will work on

• Travel with direct reports in order to observe and provide training and coaching.

• Manage the assigned area’s sales targets and maintain ongoing reporting of progress with management team.

• Establish and maintain ongoing communication and team operating mechanisms to ensure appropriate information is shared and collaboration within and outside of the team is taking place.

• Ensure the sales force compliance in all Quality, Regulatory, and Company policies and guidelines.

• Identify and build strong relationships with key thought leaders and decision makers in the area.

• Collect ongoing customer insights, market trends, and competitive data from salesforce and communicate to leadership and peers.

• Leverage up-to-date product and technical expertise to effectively present and discuss the technology and clinical benefits in terms of which are relevant to customers.

• Ensure the effective use of sales processes, approved product marketing, and product promotion material by regional sales force.

• Leverage stakeholders and other company resources to provide the necessary technical, clinical, and business content to create a competitive differentiation and deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.

• Manage open territories effectively while recruiting for new personnel should a territory be vacated within designated area.

• Consistent demonstration of exceptional leadership qualities, including but not limited to the ability to attract and retain the best team, foster a culture of high performance, lead with integrity, humility, accountability, and courage, and set a clear vision to energize teams towards the future.

• Effectively manage, support, and guide your team, including, but not limited to delegating tasks and responsibilities, assess employee performance and provide helpful feedback and training opportunities.

• Ability to successfully forecast and achieve quarterly and annual sales goals.

• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.

• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.

• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

• Ability to work designated schedule.

• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as needed.

• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 60% of a typical working day.

• Ability to travel 60% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, or field as outlined in the essential duties.
• 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing sales role in a medical, healthcare, or technical field.
• 1+ year of experience in a leadership capacity, such as, serving in a training role, completing a stretch assignment within Exact, serving as a new hire mentor, or active participation in a champion role.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license; no suspended, revoked, surrendered, invalid, etc. allowed.
• No more than two moving violations, events, or accidents within the last 36 months.
• No alcohol or drug event in which a vehicle was driven by the candidate or employee, including but not limited to Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) failure, refusal to submit to alcohol or drug test, alcohol related suspension, etc. in the last 36 months.
• No other results from the Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) check that exposes Abbott Cancer Diagnostics to what we deems to be an unacceptable level of liability.
• Ability to meet any requirements set by healthcare facilities for access to those facilities (e.g. vaccination requirements, mask requirements, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, or field as outlined in the essential duties.
• Experience selling and/or leading a sales team in primary care physician office or OB/GYN practice settings.
• Experience in a sales leadership role.
• Willingness to relocate.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.