Clinical Sales Representative – Houston, TX – Surgical Robotics (Ottava)

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Job Function

MedTech Sales

Job Sub Function

Clinical Sales – Hospital/Hospital Systems (Commission)

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Job Description

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world.

Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Clinical Sales Representative for the Houston, TX territory.

Purpose

As a Clinical Sales Representative, this individual will serve as the point person for end-to-end program development and clinical success, including procedure sales, support and driving utilization for the Ottava Surgical Robotic System.

The Clinical Sales Representative will be primarily responsible for developing and executing business plans for assigned territories, leading clinical and technical product discussions and demonstrations as part of the sales process, referral education sales activities, conducting Business Review Program sessions, managing any post sales installation and will support after sales adoption and utilization of Ottava Surgical Robotics products, including educating physicians and staff on the use of the products.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Develop and execute quarterly business plans which achieve procedure sales and disposable sales revenue targets within the assigned geographical territory.
• Drive Ottava utilization and expand the Ottava user-base within qualified accounts.
• Maintain a detailed, frequently updated and strategic business plan for the territory.
• Present realistic sales forecasts to sales management on a consistent basis.
• Work with the Field Sales Territory Manager counterparts to execute key strategic sales activities that maximize all Auris Health capital system sales and procedure sales.
• Lead product technical and clinical demonstrations to ensure eventual sales and adoption of Ottava Surgical Robotics technologies.
• Execute key referral education activities that lead to increased procedure sales.
• Implement post sales installation, implementation and adoption protocol in collaboration with the sales team and service team to achieve the desired business objective of the deal.
• Support new customers in clinical adoption of Ottava Surgical Robotics technologies.
• Work with the customer to ensure customer can achieve their clinical and economic goals with the new technology and overall customer satisfaction driving higher customer utilization rates.
• Must develop and maintain expert level knowledge of all Ottava Surgical Robotics products and demonstrate a firm grasp of industry trends, understanding of market trends and develop strategies to stay ahead of the competition.

This position is eligible for participation in the Company’s J&J Fleet program. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the J&J Fleet program, you will have the opportunity to elect to receive a company car or car allowance.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant Medical Device/ Healthcare and/or Business-to-Business sales experience is required

Experience Within OR And Or Robotics Experience Preferred

• Demonstrated ability to learn and communicate technical product as well as clinical knowledge of disease states to physicians and economic buyers is a must.
• The ability to travel extensively up to 75%, including overnight travel within the assigned territory is a must for the role.
• Required to work in a hospital, ASC setting, attending live patient cases as when required as part of the job and wear necessary protective gear (i.e. lead aprons, masks, etc.).
• Self-starter who performs well with autonomy and problem solver who can think critically in high pressure environments.
• Works well with the team and frequently shares sales strategies key learning with sales management and with peers.
• Receptive to constructive feedback and collaborates and works well within a matrix team environment.
• Proven ability to articulate customer needs and feedback to the entire organization as needed.
• Must be highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously and effectively prioritize projects and tasks.
• Ability to communicate at a high level and high frequency level on a daily basis with sales management and the broader organization.
• Ability to work in a regulated environment in compliance to ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820.

Work Environment

This position operates in a field-based sales territory environment.

This role also requires a company issued computer and a cell phone will be needed and expensed monthly as well.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: talk, hear, stand, walk, type, and lift and handle lightweight computer and sales bags as well as demonstration equipment.

This position requires travel within the assigned geographical sales territory up to 75% of the time with potential overnight hotel stays.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.

We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Communication, Customer Centricity, Developing Others, Growth Marketing, Hospital Operations, Innovation, Market Research, Market Savvy, Medicines and Device Development and Regulation, Pricing Strategies, Proactive Behavior, Problem Solving, Sales, Sales Practices, Solutions Selling, Sustainable Procurement, Vendor Selection