Cardiovascular Sales Specialist, St. Louis, Surgical Structural Heart

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Driven by a passion to help patients live healthier and more productive lives, our Sales teams embrace Edwards Lifesciences’ values to build trusting, lasting relationships with medical professionals and industry partners. Your insight and dedication will help deepen and broaden clinical knowledge of our company’s innovative technologies, while creating connections between providers and teams across our businesses to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care.

Dedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients’ quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Cardiovascular Sales Specialist is our multifaceted sales professional, who promotes the products and services of the Surgical Structural Heart division and educates customers on the safe and effective use of these devices.

This position requires travel through St. Louis and Southern Illinois. Open to candidates based in St. Louis or the relative surrounding areas. Selected candidate must reside in local region.

How you'll make an impact:

• Identify sales opportunities based on both patient and surgeon needs.
• Tailor product recommendations to facilitate excellent patient and procedural outcomes and attaining/exceeding quota.
• Launch new products with success, you will also develop new business opportunities and continue the adoption with our established customers. This is often done, by providing guidance to enable physicians and staff to reach expertise and achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Educate physicians on medical literature, concepts and procedures related to Surgical Heart products.
• Prepare complex analyses for accurate targeting and planning by account, product and therapy.
• Develop sales forecasts and executing strategic plans for the territory.
• Maintain thorough territory knowledge, including competitive activity and customer utilization practices.
• Prepare and negotiate pricing offers/contracts in collaboration with senior management strategically.

What you’ll need (Required):

• A bachelor’s degree in related field and a minimum of eight (8) years of operating room (OR) based medical device sales, or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
• Consistent track record of successful territory and account management
• A valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
• Willingness to travel within your defined region

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Implantable Cardiovascular Surgical Device Sales for more than 3 years
• Demonstrated success launching and selling new technology
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Team work
• High level of time management skills
• Negotiation and selling skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Established relationships with target customers
• Productive use of promotional materials

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.