Senior Clinical Specialist

About Abbott

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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical 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

Required Qualifications 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 or willing to become 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 advise HR so that we can provide additional information and if needed, we can explore any needed accommodation(s).

Contract & Location

JOB FAMILY: Support Services DIVISION: EP Electrophysiology LOCATION: United States of America : Remote ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Yes SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO / Diversity Statements

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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Salary

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.

Additional Information

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more.

With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life.

Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people.

They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.