Associate Sales Representative - Med Device

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

THIS IS WHERE you build trust to achieve results

As an Associate Sales Representative, you take pride in representing Baxter and our products. Your keen understanding of our deep portfolio of products and belief in the value and quality they provide to patients fuels your confidence. Our customers trust you and appreciate your knowledge and curiosity when finding solutions to meet their needs. You enjoy being on location, building relationships, and establishing trust with the doctors and nurses who use Baxter solutions every day.

As our primary connection to the healthcare professionals who rely on our products to save and sustain lives, you are the face and voice of our solutions. You enjoy seeing the connections between teams and how they work together to drive business results. The insights and feedback you share with your team and to cross-functional partners help validate and inform priorities and changes.

What you'll be doing

This role is field based and candidates must reside in the Maryland or Washington, DC area, and be able to travel up to 75% within assigned territory, including some overnights.

As a member of Baxter’s sales team, aligned to the Maryland/Washington DC region in our Surgical Business unit, you'll promote our Surgical Portfolio focusing on surgical professionals such as surgeons, nurses, and operating room staff, ensuring patient-centric approach in all your dealings. You’ll work with a team of Sales Consultants in your region to achieve or exceed personal and business goals, all in pursuit of our mission to save and sustain lives. In the sales role, you’ll have the opportunity to provide input on new markets and products, handle customer concerns, and collaborate with other teams.

• Support and promote our Surgical Portfolio in your territory to meet customer’s clinical and economic needs.
• Independently formulate and implement selling strategies to sell products of intermediate complexity directly to customers by phone and on site.
• Engage with the install base and existing customers for incremental purchases, pricing/delivery issues, and overall support to improve their experience.
• Establish an understanding of the portfolio’s competitive differentiation to assist customers in product selection.
• Ensure clinical adoption across the product portfolio through product trialing, demonstrations, and in-servicing to improve customers’ adoption of their portfolio.
• Schedule and complete customer sales calls quotas and follow up on opportunities to develop the business.
• Assist with set up of product demonstrations for customers as requested.
• Supporting site visits, product fairs, and mock rooms, as necessary.
• Recording activities and contacts within Salesforce.com and assuring that all information remains current and detail is relevant.
• Individuals must live within the current geography.

What you'll bring

• High school degree/GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred with 2+ years experience or at least 4+ years related experience. Inside or field sales role in the healthcare or similar industry preferred. Medical device experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical workflow/clinical language, hospital environment a plus.
• Computer literate (must demonstrate a strong solid understanding of excel, PowerPoint and Word). Salesforce knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent formal presentation skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to speak clearly and articulately over the phone.
• Flexible, autonomous, and the ability to collaborate with multiple team members to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Must be willing/able to travel at least 75% and may involve visits to remote or urban areas either individually or with other personnel. Position will have an assigned geographic territory which may span several states.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated salary for this position is $52,800 to $132,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for variable commission. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
                                                                                                                                                               
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