Clinical Specialist, Vessel Closure - Santa Barbara/Bakersfield

Abbott • Santa Barbara, CA

18h • Remote

About The Position

Abbott is seeking a field-based Clinical Specialist to support its Vascular division in the Santa Barbara/Bakersfield territory. The role focuses on Vessel Closure products and is responsible for case planning, case-support coverage, and product pull-through within the designated territory and, as needed, the broader region. The Clinical Specialist promotes Vascular products through customer education, service, and training in hospital settings, providing clinical education and sales support to help achieve sales goals, grow revenue, and increase market share.

The Clinical Specialist serves as a technical procedure and product expert, supporting electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, and hospital staff across the Vessel Closure portfolio, including small- and large-bore arterial and venous products. The position includes attending procedures, providing case coverage and troubleshooting, educating customers on product use and developments, and working with internal partners to address customer needs. The role is field-based in California and requires travel 50% within the assigned region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2–5+ years of related work experience.
• Ability to travel 50% within the assigned region.

Nice To Haves

• Patient interaction experience within a lab or operating room environment.
• Relevant technical certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan cases and provide case-support coverage and product pull-through throughout the designated territory and, as needed, the broader region.
• Serve as the technical procedure and product expert for hospital case coverage, with a focus on electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, hospital staff, and the Vessel Closure portfolio.
• Meet with existing and potential customers, including physicians and physician office groups at hospitals, to identify clinical needs, goals, and constraints and demonstrate how Vascular products may help address them.
• Develop relationships with hospital personnel, make contacts in hospital departments, and identify key decision makers.
• Provide clinical support during case coverage, troubleshoot product issues, and deliver in-service education.
• Educate customers on the merits and proper clinical use of company products through presentations and demonstrations using varied formats and platforms.
• Keep customers informed about product, therapy, and technology developments and relevant industry topics.
• Attend clinical procedures in the Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology Lab, and Operating Room to support customer and patient success with Vascular products.
• Respond to customer needs and complaints by developing feasible solutions or coordinating with sales, clinical research, marketing, product development, and other personnel.
• Provide clinical education, service, training, and sales support to help achieve projected sales goals, increase sales revenue within assigned product lines, and grow market share.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, described as an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level