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Entry Level Sales Associate - Medical Device; Central/Southern New Jersey

Req #: JR - 088845 Location New Jersey, United States (Remote) Job Category: Sales Date Posted: 03/01/2023

Overview

As a member of Baxter’s sales team, you’ll be aligned to one of our global business units and be responsible for new business, developing existing accounts and ensuring patient-centric approach in all your dealings. You’ll work within an assigned geographic area or with specific accounts 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, manage customer concerns, and collaborate with other teams.

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Entry Level Sales Associate - Medical Device; Central/Southern New Jersey

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. 

Looking for that perfect opportunity to break into medical device sales? Do you have entry level sales experience?

Your Role

THIS IS WHERE you build trust to achieve results.

As the right- hand (or left) person for the Territory Sales Team, and reporting directly to the Regional Manager, the Sales Associate provides product in-service training for our Patient Support Systems portfolio (Smartbeds, surfaces & other medical devices) in a hospital setting to support product optimization. The Sales Associate also supports territory sales activities and assists with training new team members when needed.

This is a remote based role and candidates must reside in central or southern New Jersey (Morristown, Bridgewater, Somerset, Edison, New Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, Cherry Hill, Toms River). Up to 75% travel, with overnight regional travel expected. Occasional national travel possible.

Local candidates only, please. We are not offering relocation for this position.

What you'll be doing

  • Work directly with sales team and customers post Purchase Order

  • Participates in delivery/implementation planning activities (customer meetings, conference calls, WebEx trainings, etc.)

  • Provide in person and virtual customer training on the intended use of portfolio product lines and conducts post-training follow-up with customer

  • Provide support to customers for skills fairs/product competency exams

  • Provide ongoing customer support, be a resource for additional clinical and product information, and ensuring post sale customer happiness

  • Provide account management support by identifying potential or actual customer complaints/issues and act as a liaison between sales team and customer to reach problem resolution

  • Identify needs and captures customer suggestions for product enhancements, and collaborates with business and project management in making product enhancement recommendations

  • Maintain detailed records of training and customer communication, providing updates to Salesforce.com and appropriate sales team contacts

  • Works with customers to identify success stories and data for potential publication; including performing clinical audits

  • Provide support in completing customer equipment inventories and other related sales activities

  • Acts as product trainer for new team members

  • May assist in sales process and quoting

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor’s Degree required

  • Minimum one year sales experience, healthcare or medical sales preferred

  • Proven track record to form relationships with people easily, yet work independently and be self-motivated

  • Ability to travel up to 75%

  • Proficient in WebEx, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint applications

  • Thrives on challenges -seeks out the hard projects and work to find just the right solutions.

    Partners with others -listens to ideas, shares thoughts and works together to move our business forward.

    Loves to Network -relationship-savvy and intentionally make connections with both internal partners and external contacts.

    Customer focused achievers -unparalleled work ethic and customer-centric approach who bring value to their partnerships.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. to that end, the salary for this role is 55K base plus 20K commission at plan. Commission target of 20K is uncapped.

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Andrea – after joining Baxter as a Customer Service Specialist, Andrea was promoted last year to Territory Manager.

“Baxter’s culture is one of inclusivity, respect and acceptance for one another, regardless of religious, political or sexual orientation. There is immense support that starts all the way at the top of the organization, including the creation of “Best Place to Work” for all employees.”

Meet Paula – she has been with Baxter for 17 years and works as a Sales Specialist in Ireland.

“In Baxter we are encouraged to extend our competencies and experiences through ongoing feedback, experiences and regular training. Personal development to achieve career aspirations is actively encouraged, and as a result, I recently secured an internal promotion which was actively supported by my manager and the wider Baxter team.”

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Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Andrea – after joining Baxter as a Customer Service Specialist, Andrea was promoted last year to Territory Manager.

“Baxter’s culture is one of inclusivity, respect and acceptance for one another, regardless of religious, political or sexual orientation. There is immense support that starts all the way at the top of the organization, including the creation of “Best Place to Work” for all employees.”

Meet Paula – she has been with Baxter for 17 years and works as a Sales Specialist in Ireland.

“In Baxter we are encouraged to extend our competencies and experiences through ongoing feedback, experiences and regular training. Personal development to achieve career aspirations is actively encouraged, and as a result, I recently secured an internal promotion which was actively supported by my manager and the wider Baxter team.”

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