Sr. Area Innovation Manager - Artificial Intellligence, GI (Pacific NW)

The Gastrointestinal Operating Unit has created a business out of disrupting the status quo in the detection, prevention, and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers and chronic diseases. We’ve done this by commercializing transformational technologies that improve patient management and standards of care, while increasing access to our innovations across the globe.

Careers that Change Lives

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to sell medical technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. Our expanding portfolio delivers measurable clinical and economic value – and opens doors. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in sales that changes lives.

A Day in the Life

This is a field-based Medtronic Gastrointestinal (GI) sales position. The individual will call on MSO/IDN headquarters, Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC), physician offices, and will support their assigned geographic area. The sales rep aligns with internal and external stakeholders to execute and accelerate meaningful outcomes for strategic organizational initiatives and will serve as a customer facing product expert. This position will primarily focus on protecting and expanding the utilization of Medtronic artificial intelligence through the GI Genius platform by executing market development and sales-oriented activities. Individuals will be expected to transfer knowledge and best practices to accelerate this technology's adoption to the greater sales force. Additionally, the individual will be expected to develop solutions to a broad range of issues at the account level requiring a high degree of cross-functional interactions and leadership capability, with only high-level guidance. 

POSITIONS RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Promotes and sells Medtronic's Medical/Scientific Equipment products and services including non-implantable medical or scientific equipment products and/or services (e.g., diagnostic medical equipment, medical imaging machines, medical laboratory equipment, and non-implantable medical devices) within an assigned geographic area and /or specific customer accounts to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Responsible for developing, building, and strengthening long-term relationships with stakeholders including hospitals, physicians, and Radiology and Surgical personnel.
• Responsible for pursuing leads, assessing needs and providing product services to maximize the benefits derived from Medtronic's Medical/Scientific Equipment products and/or services.
• Conducts and/or evaluates market research including customers and competitors activities.
• Develops and/or implements market development plans/strategies and changes as needed.
• Assesses customer needs and feedback regarding new products and/or modifications to existing products and communicates to internal stakeholders including R&D, Operations and Marketing.
• Additional tasks as assigned

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE 

• Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales quotas by driving product adoption through the delivery of clinical and economic value of Medtronic AI platforms 
• Expertise in artificial intelligence trends including but limited to market positioning of GI Genius and macroeconomic factors that influence decision making in AI in healthcare.  
• Thorough understanding of the current and future AI competitive landscape, including non-AI technology designed to improve patient outcomes. Ability to position Medtronic AI platforms as the market leader. 
• Have a well-documented record of accomplishment of successfully targeting, converting, and installing new GI Genius Accounts at enterprise level MSO/IDN headquarters, Hospitals and ASC’s.  
• Further defines the direction for new products (primarily but not limited to GI Genius), processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. Excellence in Medtronic GI portfolio integration into GI Genius sales processes and documented sales achievement. 
• Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives. Ability to identify and leverage internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making. 
• Successfully develop the sales and clinical organization in their assigned geographic territory by sharing GI Genius product expertise, skill set and sales knowledge. Success is defined by focused product quota achievement.  
• Develops solutions to complex problems, and/or makes significant improvements of processes, systems, or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Executes identified solutions.  
• Provide solution-oriented strategies to facilitate product adoption and accelerate sales growth. 
• Establish relationships with healthcare executives, physicians and KOL’s in their territory where procedures are performed or influenced.  
• Interact with physicians, hospital executives and service line administrators to close sales and drive ongoing utilization of our solution-based software technology as cleared by the U.S. FDA, as appropriately regulated 
• Possess and deliver a thorough understanding of healthcare economics specific to the customer and deliver targeted messaging to validate the value proposition of Medtronic AI platforms  
• Initiate and lead engagements with internal cross-functional leaders to accelerate and close the sales process.  
• Significant travel required – 75% 

CLINICAL EXCELLENCE  

• Understands and delivers the clinical value of Medtronic AI platforms, including published evidence, disease pathways and ground truth development of algorithms.  
• Provide clinical product demonstrations and education in accounts through individual and group interactions to increase the customers' understanding and proficiency. 
• Demonstrate disease state expertise in all areas for which the products are used.  
• Proactively understand and articulate clinical and journal articles in all relevant disease states, regardless of study outcome and Medtronic positioning. 

ADMINSTRATIVE EXCELLENCE 

• Comprehensive knowledge of the utility and consistent activity in CRM, with the ability to present pipeline and forecasts 
• Consistently complete administrative responsibilities, such as expense reports, sales reports, and other business requests. 
• Perform all on-line training within assigned timelines demonstrating proficiency.   
• Awareness and adherence to Medtronic code of conduct policy.