Clinical Specialist – Vascular (Ontario)

at  Abbott Laboratories

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• College degree (normal length of two years or equivalent);
• 1-3 years of relevant experience;
• Bilingualism (French and English);
• Valid Driver’s License and willingness to travel up to 50% (varies) of the time in the assigned territory
• The ability to handle a diverse and complex workload, largely in a clinical environment;
• Work equally effective in a team environment and independently;
• Excellent presentation, leadership and coaching skills and ability to work in a complex environment;
• Experience running and executing programs for Health Care Practitioners and other stakeholders;
• Understanding and experience working with basic computer software like the Office Suite.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in a hospital, or a similar role (preferably Interventional Radiolory suite, Vascular Surgery Operating Room and/or Cath Lab or other related healthcare company technical setting);
• Experience in a hospital setting with Cardiovascular procedures;
• Interventional Radiology suite, Vascular Surgery Operating Room or other hospital technical experience;
• Experience on influencing and/or changing stakeholders habit.
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• Provide technical clinical and programming assistance, primarily in support of 1-2 Territory Managers;
• Integrate into all accounts, build trust and relationships, establishe strong rapport with customers;
• With gained product knowledge, become proficient in complex programming and case support;
• Interact with customers and assigned institutions, physicians and technicians, purchasing agents and administration staff;
• Develop interpersonal network organization (HCPs);
• Develop knowledge in how to generate value thru digital tools;
• Provide sales support, clinical in-services, training, and guidance to current or potential customers;
• Attain to the sales/demand territory quota established, working together to achieve them with other sales team members (KAMs, RSM, NSM, Territory Managers) on the same territory;
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned;
• Comply with local regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments;
• Staying apprised of the latest clinical trials and technology developments for Endovascular products, particularly on what is related to Supera® Self-expanding Stents, Amplatzer® Vascular Plugs and Perclose ProGlide® and ProStyle® suture-mediated closure device;
• Develop a personal education curriculum;
• 5%+ of time should be devoted to studying the latest clinical updates on Supera, Plugs, PAD, SFA and related diseases;
• Integrate with the nurses/ techs at the hospital, and become a clinical resource for accounts performing peripheral intravascular interventions. Scrub-in, when applicable, for live cases to support effective use of Abbott Vascular peripheral technologies;
• Operate the CRM (One Force customer relationship management) system and ensure information is available with the company on a timely and accurate manner;
• Be accountable for knowledge of company travel and expense guidelines;
• Follow travel and expense guidelines and submits timely expense reports.