Point of Care Solution Specialist - Hospital; Rochester​/Buffalo

Overview

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Description

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 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.

Abbott Point of Care (APOC) is a global leader in providing critical medical diagnostic and data management products for rapid blood analysis that are intuitive, reliable, and cost-effective. Our i-STAT System is an advanced, portable diagnostic tool that provides real-time, lab-quality results within minutes to accelerate patient-care decision-making. The i-STAT System offers a comprehensive menu of tests across blood gases, electrolytes, chemistries, coagulation, hematology, glucose, and cardiac markers.

By delivering lab-quality results in minutes, our i-STAT System fosters a collaborative, patient-centered environment while driving improved operational performance.

The Opportunity

We are hiring a Point of Care Solutions Specialist – Hospital in our Abbott Point of Care (APOC) Division selling to hospitals in the Rochester / Buffalo territory. The Point of Care Solutions Specialist works independently within an assigned territory to lead commercial execution, increase market share, and drive sustainable growth. Working in a collaborative environment, the Sales Specialist will partner with internal support team members to identify opportunities and create strategies that move sales cycles forward.

The position reports to the District Manager and requires up to 50% travel to provide customer-focused service and effectively support business goals.

What you will work on

• Achieve sales targets through efficient and effective sales cycle and territory management.
• Maintain sales base while closing new business in both new and existing accounts.
• Navigate complex sales environments with multiple stakeholders and dynamic decision-making criteria, while also building relationships.
• Develop and execute sales strategies, anticipate potential risks, and proactively develop and implement mitigation plans.
• Utilize available resources effectively.
• Ensure that all administrative tasks (training modules, expense reports, sales forecasts, etc.) are completed promptly and accurately.
• Travel within assigned territory is up to 50% and may include regional or overnight travel.
• Understand and comply with all applicable EHS policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the Quality System.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree
• 4+ years of relevant sales experience or 1+ year of experience with a clinical background (BSN, MLT, CLS, RT, Cardiac Tech, etc.)
• Must reside in the territory and be able to travel up to 50% in the assigned territory and other business locations as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Documented history of being a consistent sales overachiever (e.g., President’s Club winner).
• Consistently ranks among the top 20% in peer sales group.
• Diagnostics, point of care (POC), lab, or capital equipment sales experience.
• Has established contacts at IDNs and Hospital Systems within the assigned territory.
• Possesses strong MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Highly proficient with  or similar CRM platform.
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