Director, Sales Training & Enablement - Abbott Vascular
About The Position
This role is responsible for leading sales force effectiveness and developing high-impact, scalable sales training programs across the Endovascular, Coronary, and Vessel Closure franchises within the Vascular US Commercial organization. The Director will design and execute training strategies that equip the sales organization with the product, clinical, competitive, and consultative selling skills required to drive customer adoption, grow revenue, win market share, and achieve margin goals. By partnering closely with Sales Leadership, Marketing, and Commercial Operations, this role will ensure training programs accelerate field readiness, strengthen sales execution, and improve overall commercial performance. This is an impactful, dynamic, and highly visible position that will materially influence business results across the Vascular portfolio.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 10+ years of healthcare industry experience
- 8+ years leading and executing Sales Training programs in medical devices
- 5+ years as a high-performing sales representative or sales manager in medical devices
- Ability to travel approximately 25-50% within the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Lead the creation and implementation of value-based sales training programs to support commercial readiness for product launches
- Convert business and organizational objectives into scalable training programs for all levels of the sales organization including new hire and leader/manager training to accelerate time to revenue-generation
- Establish and promote best-in-class techniques to deliver training programs that are engaging, actionable, sticky, scalable, and results driven
- Team player than can partner closely with Sales leaders to ensure buy-in and input into all curriculum, including identification of candidates for selective training programs
- Select and assess external vendors who can assist with deploying high quality programs and interactive online/ virtual tools and methods
- Collaborate with Marketing and Education to ensure integration with product / technical training
- Collaborate with customers to ensure training reflects customer expectations and involve them where appropriate
- Align with HR to evaluate competency levels and create training strategy to address critical gaps
- Develop key performance indicators for sales training programs, track effectiveness, and demonstrate strong financial ROI
- Present program strategy, metrics, and impact to executive leadership
- Provide insights and recommendations to drive strategic decisions and investments in sales training
Benefits
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
- Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
