**Job Posting: Diabetes Sales Specialist – East of Toronto Area**

**About Abbott**
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking toward the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

**Working at Abbott**
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn. You will have access to career development with an international company where you can build your career. Abbott has been recognized as a great place to work in multiple countries and is honored as one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

**The Opportunity**
This position is field-based in the East of Toronto Area within the Diabetes Care Division. We focus on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data for better-informed decisions.

As a Diabetes Sales Specialist, you will perform duties within established company policies and procedures in a professional and ethical manner to develop maximum sales growth in an assigned geographical territory. You will contact and engage high-prescribing doctors, educators, and retail pharmacists within the diabetes category, maintaining a high level of disease state, competitive, and Abbott Diabetes Care product knowledge.

This position reports to the District Manager.

**What You’ll Do**
- Build a strategic territory plan to maximize sales by analyzing market dynamics and utilizing available information to develop, plan, track, and adjust appropriately to meet short and long-term goals.
- Grow sales and share of sensors and BGM test strips by effectively educating and convincing healthcare professionals to recommend Abbott products to patients.
- Collaborate with sales and marketing team members to enhance market share.
- Engage in continuous self-development to stay informed on the disease state, new products, and the changing business environment.
- Communicate sales activity and report in a clear, concise, and consistent manner while meeting key administrative and project deadlines.
- Maintain all assigned company equipment and records in accordance with company policy for efficient operations.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree combined with medical device or pharmaceutical sales experience.
- Minimum 3 years of sales experience.
- Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills.
- Superior selling and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to develop and present innovative solutions.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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