Senior Clinical Specialist

Abbott Laboratories; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Great place to work

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Texas seeks an experienced Clinical Specialist for Electrophysiology (EP) to provide advanced engineering, sales, educational and clinical support for EP products. You will mentor, train, and enable healthcare professionals while building strong customer relationships across the region.

The role requires EP clinical experience, IBHRE EP certification, and the ability to lead trainings and conduct complex mapping cases.

Qualifications

• Requires 1+ years in previous role.
• Minimum 3+ years of clinical experience in EP (internal or external).
• IBHRE EP certification is required and highly regarded.
• Must be able to mentor and train EP CS roles on complex mapping cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced engineering, sales, educational and clinical support for EP products.
• Lead trainings and programs on EP products for healthcare professionals.
• Develop and sustain relationships with customers to identify needs and opportunities.
• Provide regional EP procedural case coverage and back-up support to EP Sales.
• Stay current on developments in EP, regulatory requirements, and products.

Skills

Clinical support EP

Mentoring

Customer education

Education

IBHRE EP certified

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• 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 that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

What You’ll Work On

Working under general direction, provides advanced engineering, sales, educational and technical support in response to complex field inquiries from physicians, health care professionals, patients, and field sales staff, involving EP products. Performs work that involves a high degree of independence. Identifies and routinely uses the most effective, cost efficient and best business practices to execute processes; continually evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness. Exercises independent judgment in planning, organizing and performing work; monitors performance and reports status to manager. Technical proficiencies and performance are at the experienced level of all Clinical Specialists in the region.

• Acts as a senior clinical interface between the medical community and the business.
• Demonstrates ability to build and sustain credible business relationships with customers and shares product expertise accordingly.
• Identifies reports and advises of customer needs, product performance and potential sales opportunities to sales representatives / directors and/or management to influence sales growth and service of accounts.
• Provides engineering, sales, education and clinical support in response to the most complex field inquiries on as-needed basis. Demonstrates a thorough command of all EP products, related product and technical knowledge, trends and players.
• Develops, leads and/or facilitates trainings and other programs on EP products to healthcare professionals.
• Provides insight, guidance, and feedback to management on market feedback and components of next generation of products.
• Provides regional EP procedural case coverage.
• Provides additional back-up support to EP Sales Representatives in the following areas:
  • Sales support;
  • Regional training seminars;
  • Clinical studies/data collection;
  • Trouble Shooting; and,
  • New product in-service training to physicians, nurses and sales representatives.
• Mentors and provides leadership for less experienced Clinical Specialists.
• Continuously develops engineering, sales and technical skills relative to the overall Arrhythmia Management strategy, including learning opportunities via Sr. Sales personnel and management.
• Assists Training and Education departments with advanced educational seminars, and the preparation of educational materials.
• Assists Sales with advanced product demonstrations to visiting physicians and sales personnel.
• Remains current on developments in field(s) of expertise, regulatory requirements, and a good working knowledge of company and competitor products, markets, and objectives as well as industry trends.
• Resolves and/or facilitates resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent re-occurrence.
• Performs related functions and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• Requires a minimum of 1 year in previous position.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience (internal or external).
• Prior industry/competitive experience (if external).
• Solely dedicated to EP support.
• IBHRE EP certified.
• Considered top performer amongst peers.
• Ability to perform complex cases in EP solo.
• Ability to mentor and train EP CS roles and CA CS roles on complex mapping cases.
• Ability to conduct complex customer education events solo to sell the value proposition of the full EP portfolio.
• Performs in top 1/2 of number of cases completed across clinical group at time of promotion in defined Region/Area.
• Verification that you will satisfy all vendor credentialing requirements, which may include vaccination for COVID-19. If you require a medical or religious accommodation from these requirements or if you would like to understand more about these requirements, please adviseHR so that we can provide additional information and if needed, we can explore any needed accommodation(s).

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.