Cardiac Sales Specialist

Bristol
9 months ago
Applications closed

CARDIAC SALES SPECIALIST

LONDON AND THE SOUTH

£56-62K + BONUS + CAR ALLOWANCE

SUMMARY

Our global medical devices client is looking to grow their team within the cardiology space. You’ll need significant experience with cardiac devices, either from a clinical or sales background. This is a field based sales role that’s focussed on developing new and existing relationships to expand the market within the UK.

BENEFITS

The business offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and development, and a generous car allowance. Additionally, it allows 25-days holiday, plus bank holidays, pension contributions, Healthcare and wellbeing package and much more.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Cardiac Sales Specialist, you will be:

  • Promoting and selling the product, meeting KPI and GP quarterly targets

  • Creating business plans to identify key stakeholders and drive sales through commercial meetings and in-field visits

  • Delivering annual budgets

  • Developing strong working relationships with principal product owners, hospitals, clinicians and key stakeholders

  • Attending regular training to develop knowledge and grow product advocacy

  • Working in collaboration with the wider team to provide a detailed understanding of the UK market

  • Supporting post market surveillance data gathering

  • Regularly attending and presenting clinical and commercial updates at internal company meetings

  • Ensuring that you are up to date with the latest clinical developments and how this influences commercial strategy

  • Monitoring clinical activity such as procedure volumes and theatre activity lists

  • Keeping up to date with NHS developments anticipating positive and negative impacts on the business and adapting strategy accordingly

    REQUIREMENTS

    To be considered for the Cardiac Sales Specialist role, you must have:

  • Significant experience with cardiac devices from either a clinical or sales role.

  • Experience in cathlabs and be confident within the environment, watching procedures and building relationships with surgeons and other clinicians.

  • A full, clean UK driving license

  • A degree in a life science, healthcare or business-related science

  • Local industry accreditation – Medical Industry Accreditation or a willingness to take and pass

  • Key Opinion Leader development and management (desirable)

  • Experience of launching new products (desirable)

    NEXT STEPS

    If you’re interested in becoming a Cardiac Sales Specialist apply today with your current CV. Our team will review your application to see if it’s a match and get in touch to learn more about you. If you aren't contacted within 7 days, please assume your application was not selected.

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