Senior Clinical Specialist, Vessel Closure in Des Moines, IA

Abbott Laboratories • Des Moines, IA

15d • $68,000 - $136,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This field-based position supports Abbott’s Vascular division and is based in Des Moines, Iowa. The Clinical Specialist is responsible for case planning, case support coverage, and product pull-through across the designated territory and, as needed, the broader region. The role promotes Vascular products through customer education, service, and training in hospital settings, and provides clinical education and sales support to help achieve sales goals, increase product-line revenue, and grow market share. The position has a heavy focus on Vessel Closure products.

The specialist serves as a technical procedure and product expert for hospital case coverage, supporting electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, and hospital staff across the Vessel Closure portfolio, including small- and large-bore arterial and venous products and future releases. The role includes customer engagement, relationship development, clinical support during procedures, product education and demonstrations, and responding to customer needs and complaints.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical procedure and product expert for hospital case coverage.
• Support electrophysiologists, interventional cardiologists, and hospital staff with the complete Vessel Closure portfolio, including small- and large-bore arterial and venous products and future product releases.
• Meet with existing and potential customers, including physicians and physician office groups at hospitals, to identify clinical needs, goals, and constraints related to patient care and demonstrate how Vascular products may help address them.
• Develop relationships with hospital personnel, make new contacts in hospital departments, and identify key decision makers.
• Provide clinical support for case coverage, troubleshooting, and in-service education for company products.
• Educate customers on the merits and proper clinical use of company products through presentations and demonstrations in a variety of formats and platforms.
• Keep customers informed about product, therapy, and technology developments and current 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 product or service complaints by developing feasible solutions or collaborating with related personnel to develop optimal solutions.
• Support the broader region with case support as needed, in addition to the assigned territory.
• Provide clinical education and sales support to assist in achieving sales goals, increasing sales revenues within assigned product lines, and increasing market share.
• Conduct case planning, case support coverage, and product pull-through throughout the designated territory and region as needed.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit offering a path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Free coverage in Abbott’s HIP PPO medical plan in the next calendar year for participants who complete a short wellness assessment.
• Health and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

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