Sales Associate - St. Louis

KARL STORZ; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus opportunity

Extensive training

Career advancement

Job summary

KARL STORZ is seeking a Sales Associate to support the Greater St. Louis market and help drive growth across hospitals, surgery centers, and physician offices.

This highly visible role participates in a proven development program, partnering with experienced sales leaders, gaining hands-on OR exposure, leading product trials, and building relationships with healthcare professionals who rely on KARL STORZ technology daily.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of professional experience in medical device sales or healthcare-related industries.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Travel to customer sites up to 90% and maintain hospital credentialing standards.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth by supporting product evaluations, demonstrations, trials, and installations.
• Partner with Sales Executives to develop strategies for winning new business and expanding existing accounts.
• Provide clinical and technical support in customer environments, including operating rooms and surgical centers.
• Build trusted relationships with surgeons, nurses, sterile processing teams, materials management, and hospital leadership.
• Educate customers on product usage, care, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Support service, repair, pricing, and order-related customer needs.
• Maintain accurate records, reports, credentialing requirements, and product knowledge.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Problem-solving

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

From the operating room to surgery centers—and everywhere in between—KARL STORZ North America is a global leader in medical technology and advanced visualization solutions. We design specialty innovations, smart instruments and devices, integrated ecosystems, and intelligent imaging—to build a more connected, software-enabled operating room.

As an independent, family-owned MedTech company, we ambitiously think in generations instead of quarters to improve patients’ lives around the world

Location: Greater St. Louis, MO Area

Reports To: Regional Sales Associate Manager (with a dotted line to the local Sales Team)

This position offers a competitive base salary, plus bonus and full benefits package.

About KARL STORZ

From the operating room to surgery centers—and everywhere in between—KARL STORZ North America is a global leader in medical technology and advanced visualization solutions. We design specialty innovations, smart instruments and devices, integrated ecosystems, and intelligent imaging—to build a more connected, software-enabled operating room.

As an independent, family-owned MedTech company, we ambitiously think in generations instead of quarters to improve patients’ lives around the world

Sales Associate

Location: Greater St. Louis, MO Area

Reports To: Regional Sales Associate Manager (with a dotted line to the local Sales Team)

This position offers a competitive base salary, plus bonus and full benefits package.

Launch Your Medical Device Sales Career with KARL STORZ

Are you a driven sales professional who thrives in fast-paced healthcare environments? KARL STORZ is seeking a Sales Associate to support the greater St. Louis, MO market and play a critical role in driving growth, customer satisfaction, and product adoption across hospitals, surgery centers, and physician offices.

This highly visible role is part of our proven Sales Associate development program, designed to prepare top performers for future Sales Executive opportunities. You'll work alongside experienced sales leaders, gain hands‑on exposure in operating rooms, lead product trials and installations, and build strong relationships with healthcare professionals who rely on innovative KARL STORZ technology every day.

What You'll Do

• Drive sales growth by supporting product evaluations, demonstrations, trials, and installations.
• Partner with Sales Executives to develop strategies for winning new business and expanding existing accounts.
• Provide clinical and technical support in customer environments, including operating rooms and surgical centers.
• Build trusted relationships with surgeons, nurses, sterile processing teams, materials management, and hospital leadership.
• Educate customers on product usage, care, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Support service, repair, pricing, and order‑related customer needs.
• Maintain accurate records, reports, credentialing requirements, and product knowledge.

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of professional experience, preferably in medical device sales or healthcare-related industries.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong communication, relationship‑building, and problem‑solving skills.
• Working knowledge of hospital call points, including Operating Room, Bio‑Med, and Central Processing Departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Must be able to travel to customer sites up to 90% of the time and maintain all required hospital credentialing standards.

Why KARL STORZ?

• Competitive base salary plus performance‑based bonus opportunity.
• Extensive training and professional development.
• A clear pathway to future Sales Executive opportunities.
• The chance to work with industry‑leading surgical technologies that impact patient outcomes every day.

Must reside in the St. Louis, MO area.

If you're ambitious, customer‑focused, and ready to accelerate your medical sales career, we'd love to hear from you.

Why KARL STORZ?

Join KARL STORZ and be part of a team creating medical innovations that truly make a difference. Beyond technology, you’ll be part of a culture that values talent as its greatest asset, empowering you to contribute to a mission that improves patient care worldwide.