Therapy Development Specialist (Detroit Metro)

MicroTransponder; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with company matching

Unlimited PTO and 18 paid holidays

Job summary

Mobia Medical seeks a Therapy Development Specialist to educate and train healthcare teams on Vivistim Paired-VNS therapy for stroke rehabilitation. You will work with physicians, therapists, and rehab teams to implement therapy, monitor patient progress, and provide on-site and remote support, advancing patient care.

This role requires strong clinical education and sales skills, SaaS CRM familiarity, and the ability to influence decision makers in healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• Degree in OT or PT required; OT, PT, COTA or PTA considered.
• Neuro-focused training background strongly preferred.
• 3–5 years of clinical/sales experience with proven results.
• Experience selling to PM&R/Physiatry, Neurosurgery, OT/PT communities preferred.
• Experience educating and advocating for stroke rehabilitation patients.
• Experience calling on hospitals/rehab facilities preferred.
• Ability to operate within regulatory guidelines and influence decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Develop territory plans with the territory manager to expand access to Vivistim accounts.
• Aim to meet or exceed implant and sales goals through UE-Dx evaluations and therapy.
• Prepare a business plan to expand rehabilitation facilities in the territory.
• Support surgical implanting sites in the operating suite.
• Deliver compelling product presentations to patients, accounts, and clinicians.
• Provide weekly sales forecasting using the tools and guidance provided.
• Maintain relationships and drive opportunities with healthcare partners.
• Collaborate with marketing to improve patient access and therapy adoption.
• Exhibit clinical excellence and timely completion of administrative tasks.

Skills

Clinical education

Sales experience

Communication skills

CRM experience

Neurorehabilitation knowledge

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy (OT/PT/COTA/PTA)

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

About this position

About Mobia Medical

Mobia Medical is a commercial-stage medtech company delivering breakthrough stroke recovery solutions. The company’s Vivistim® Paired VNS™ Therapy is the first and only FDA-approved implantable solution designed to improve function in chronic ischemic stroke survivors with moderate to severe upper limb impairments. Vivistim® Paired VNS™ Therapy combines targeted vagus nerve stimulation with functional movement to promote neuroplasticity and improve the brain’s ability to relearn motor skills. Mobia Medical is mobilizing patients, providers, and care partners to establish a better way forward in stroke care.

As a Therapy Development Specialist at Mobia , you will play a key role in supporting the adoption and clinical integration of the Vivistim® Paired VNS™ System, a groundbreaking neurostimulation therapy for stroke rehabilitation. This position involves working closely with healthcare professionals—such as physicians, therapists, and rehabilitation teams—to educate and train them on the effective use of the Vivistim System. You will serve as a clinical expert, guiding therapy implementation, monitoring patient progress, and providing on-site and remote support to ensure optimal outcomes.

This role requires strong communication skills, a deep understanding of neurorehabilitation or medical device environments, and a passion for improving the lives of stroke survivors. Ideal candidates will have experience in clinical education, therapy coordination, or medical device support, and be motivated by the opportunity to contribute to meaningful advancements in patient care.

What you'll do

• In partnership with their territory manager, develops territory plans and strategies for creating new avenues for patients to gain access to prescribing Vivistim® accounts with a primary focus on rehabilitation facilities and key decision makers.
• Minimally achieves and preferably exceeds monthly, quarterly, and annual Vivistim® implants and sales goals through a keen focus on UE-Dx evaluations, paired VNS therapy of potential Vivistim candidates.
• Manages and expands rehabilitation facilities in the assigned geography demonstrated by preparing a comprehensive business plan that ensure job responsibilities are achieved.
• Supports surgical implanting sites while in the operating suite.
• Exceeds customer expectations and contributes to a high level of customer/patient satisfaction.
• Provides weekly sales forecasting utilizing available tools and guidance provided by the organization.
• Delivers in depth and impactful product presentations for patients, accounts and clinicians. Ability to communicate the Vivistim message to healthcare partners, patients, and key individuals at therapy sites, hospitals, and partnering facilities.
• Monitors customer, market and competitor activity and provides feedback to company leadership.
• Works closely with the marketing function to establish successful patient/customer access and therapy adoption.
• Manages customer relationships and provides leadership in advancing strategic opportunities.
• Establishes themselves as the “Vivistim® Paired-VNS™ Patient Expert” for their assigned geography.
• Constant driver of clinical excellence and possesses a “sense of urgency” in goal attainment.
• Demonstrates outstanding product, technical, and clinical expertise.
• Completes all administrative requirements on time and accurately.
• Maintains company standards involving ethical and moral character while professionally representing the company.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy required (OT, PT, COTA, or PTA)
• Neuro-focused training background is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of documented, successful clinical/sales experience with supportive results.
• Experience selling directly to the (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R/Physiatry)), Neurosurgery, and OT/PT) healthcare physician communities preferred.
• Successfully representing and launching a revolutionary, pioneering, and disruptive technology strongly preferred.
• Experience educating and advocating for Stroke rehabilitation patients.
• Experience calling on hospitals and rehabilitation facilities strongly preferred.
• Solid process orientation demonstrated resource management/allocation experience, and the ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Intellectual, self-starter and independent thinker, with the aptitude to work autonomously.
• Experience utilizing Salesforce or similar CRM.
• Robust interpersonal skills, with evidence of teamwork and collaboration.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with customers and patients at all levels.
• Creative thinker and appropriate risk taker.
• Understands and ability operate within appropriate legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Ability to influence decision makers in a large and complex environment.
• Capable of selling new solutions in mature markets.
• Work well in cross matrix organization
• Occupational Therapy training/background is ideal.

The base compensation for this position ranges from $90,000 to $100,000 annually, with additional earning potential of 50,000 through a commission-based incentive plan. $150,000 OTE

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mobia Medical, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Mobia provides a comprehensive benefits program to employees. It includes medical, dental and vision plans along with an FSA. Employees may participate in the company 401(k) plan with company matching. The company offers an unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) program and approximately 18 paid company holidays per year.

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