JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Abbott offers a broad scope of innovative and outcome-driven solutions for comprehensive heart failure treatment and management. Our products are designed to address the continuum of care—from monitoring for symptoms to advanced stage therapy.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
As a Heart Failure Therapy Development Specialist you will be responsible for support our clients in Romania and Bulgaria. This is a field-based role requiring travelling across the assigned area on a daily basis (up to 80%).
The ideal candidates location would be Bucharest.
Main purpose of the job
The Therapy Development Specialist will drive market development and provide commercial and clinical support for Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) portfolio within the assigned region. This role focuses on training, education, and collaboration with customers and distributors to ensure optimal adoption and utilization of HF technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Promote Heart Failure products in collaboration with regional distributors and support existing and prospective customers.
- Plan and execute market development activities, including referral meetings, workshops, and participation in congresses or events with healthcare associations and patient groups.
- Monitor account performance, develop customer plans, and identify opportunities to improve clinical and commercial outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with hospital administrators, physicians, and clinical staff.
- Assess customer training needs and deliver product and therapy education in partnership with Marketing and Clinical teams.
- Provide field insights on market trends, customer feedback, and product enhancement opportunities.
- Support tradeshows and professional events as required.
- Report product performance issues and complete all required documentation in a timely manner.
Requirements:
- University degree (preferred in a medical discipline)
- Experience in the medical device industry required; strong knowledge of heart failure, cardiovascular implantable devices, and capital equipment highly preferred.
- Min 3 years with progressively responsible sales experience or project management in a complex matrix environment.
- Commercial experience within a multinational healthcare organization desirable.
- Strong motivation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to remain composed under pressure.
- Customer‑oriented mindset with strong organizational skills and a proactive, self‑starter mentality.
- Ability to interpret and communicate sales, financial, technical, and clinical data.
- Experience working with distributor markets.
- Fluent or advanced English proficiency and native local language required
- Ability to travel extensively within the assigned region (up to 80%, including overnight travel) with no restrictions on international travel.
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Sales Force
DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure
LOCATION:
Romania > Bucharest : Str. Gara Herastrau
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 75 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
