Therapy Development Expert (Heart Failure)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott  

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:  

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. 
• Competitive salaries, bonus potential and excellent package of benefits (sports' card, life insurance, private medical care, stock purchase plan and many others).
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

For our Heart Failure Division HF we are currently looking for an experienced, well-skilled professional to join our team in Czechia as a Therapy Development Expert. This is a regional role requiring daily traveling across assigned area (Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, with occasional support to other locations).

The Therapy Development Expert provides market development and sales support of Abbott’s HF products in the assigned region through training and education to new or existing customers and distributors.

What You'll do:

• Assists in the promotion of MCS's products to existing and prospective clients in cooperation with the distributors in the assigned region.
• Organizes and actively participates in various market development activities and events, such as referral meetings or congresses with local healthcare associations, patient groups, etc.
• Monitors account activities, creates and implements customer plans and programs to optimize outcomes.
• Establishes strong professional relationships with the various stakeholders in the accounts (hospital administration, clinical staff, etc.).
• Completes reports and additional documentation requested by management in a timely manner.
• Advises management or other internal stakeholders of any sales, marketing, customer relationship and product enhancement opportunities.
• Evaluates clinical and educational needs of customers, together with Marketing and Clinical team conducts trainings as required and provides input into the appropriate functions.
• Actively participates in the communication of concepts and ideas designed to benefit customer support and educational efforts.
• Tracks industry trends to alert marketing to new product developments.
• Provides input into the strategic and tactical planning process.
• Provides support at tradeshows as needed.
• Alerts of product performance issues, which may surface in the field.

Required qualifications and background:

• Medical device or pharma experience required. Knowledge of heart failure, cardio-vascular implantable devices and capital equipment experience is highly preferred.
• Multinational healthcare company commercial experience desired.  
• Highly motivated, excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Desire to help others, composed under stress and well organized.
• Ability to understand, analyze and communicate sales, financial, technical and clinical data.
• Experience working in distributors markets
• Fluent/advanced English knowledge
• Customer oriented and self-starter mentality.