Regional Sales Trainer -- CENTRAL Region

Abbott•Irving, TX

22h•$99,300 - $198,700•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Regional Sales Trainer for our Core Diagnostics Division. This field-based role is responsible for delivering and reinforcing role-specific commercial training to sales professionals within an assigned region. The trainer will operationalize institutional training design by translating curriculum architecture, certification standards, and learning objectives into sustained field execution. The role involves rotating between classroom training and extended field reinforcement to ensure training concepts are consistently applied in real-selling environments. This position aims to close the gap between training events and performance outcomes, providing reinforcement that sales management alone cannot support. Additionally, the role contributes to ongoing capability development by identifying best practices, supporting continuing education, and helping develop training content to meet market and competitive demands.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in sales, sales training, or commercial enablement
Experience in diagnostics, medical devices, or other complex B2B sales environments
Strong field credibility with demonstrated understanding of sales execution
Proven ability to coach, observe, and influence selling behaviors
Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills
Willingness and ability to travel extensively within assigned region
Demonstrated track record of high performance in sales (e.g., consistent achievement or exceeding of sales goals, President’s Club or equivalent recognition, top-tier ranking within region or division).
Evidence of career progression reflects strong commercial capability and leadership potential.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in Abbott Core Diagnostics in sales, or as a field sales trainer or regional trainer
Exposure to structured training curricula or certification models
Familiarity with adult learning principles and field-based reinforcement
Experience with advanced selling methodologies (e.g., Miller Heiman, Strategic Selling, Negotiation frameworks)
Demonstrated success in competitive markets
Ability to create modern learning content (podcasts, webinars, short-form video, gamification)
Strong coaching credibility with sales managers and high-performing reps

Responsibilities

Deliver assigned sales training curriculum modules in classroom, virtual, and field-based settings.
Reinforce training concepts through field co-travel, observation, and real-time coaching over multi-week reinforcement cycles.
Rotate between classroom training/design support blocks and field reinforcement periods (2-3 weeks).
Ensure consistent application of training across territories and representatives.
Support continuing education initiatives through modern formats such as webinars, podcasts, short-form video, gamification, and peer learning.
Observe selling behaviors in customer interactions and provide constructive, actionable feedback aligned to training standards.
Reinforce pre-call planning, account strategy, execution discipline, and application of key selling concepts.
Identify capability gaps at the individual and regional level and provide input to the Commercial Training organization.
Coach basic and advanced selling skills including negotiation, strategic selling, stakeholder management, solution presentation, prospecting, and C-suite engagement.
Serve as a credible role model for strong commercial execution, earning trust from both sales representatives and sales managers.
Reinforce Commercial Excellence behaviors, including weekly 1:1s, pre-call planning, account strategy, and consistent use of sales tools such as Salesforce/MyDash.
Support managers and reps in operationalizing execution discipline.
Execute training content as designed by the Senior Manager, Sales Training and Design without deviation from curriculum standards.
Support role-specific certification activities through assessment, observation, and documentation.
Maintain accurate records of training completion, certification progress, and observed capability gaps.
Provide field insights to help evolve curriculum and ensure alignment with competitive realities and market needs.
Partner with District Sales Managers to align reinforcement activities with field priorities while maintaining institutional training standards.
Collaborate with the Manager, Management & Leadership Training role to reinforce manager-led coaching expectations.
Provide structured feedback to the Commercial Training organization on curriculum effectiveness and field applicability.
Influence and coach sales managers to elevate team capability and reinforce consistent execution.
Stay current on products, competitive environment, and commercial strategy relevant to the region.
Share field insights and best practices with peer trainers to ensure consistent national execution.
Participate in training pilots, curriculum updates, and new hire onboarding programs.
Contribute to continuing education content creation, including success stories, competitive insights, and skill-building micro-learning.
Bring external perspective when applicable, including experience from competitors or other industries.