**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.

**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. Abbott has been recognized as a great place to work in many countries, and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

**The Opportunity**
This position is field-based in the Hamilton Area in the Diabetes Care Division. In ADC, we focus on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data for better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. The Diabetes Sales Specialist performs duties and activities within established company policies and procedures in a professional and ethical manner, aiming for maximum sales growth in an assigned geographical territory. This position involves contacting and calling on high-prescribing doctors, educators, and retail pharmacists, while maintaining a high level of knowledge about disease states, competitors, and Abbott Diabetes Care products to meet customer needs.

**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 HCPs to recommend Abbott products to patients.
- Collaborate closely with sales and marketing team members to grow market share.
- Engage in continuous self-development to educate yourself on the disease state, new products, new tools, and the changing business environment.
- Communicate sales activity, follow-up, and reports clearly and consistently, while meeting key administrative and project deadlines.
- Maintain all assigned company equipment, records, and supplies 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 skills.
- Superior selling and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to develop and present innovative solutions.
- Strong negotiation skills.

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. Connect with us at [www.abbott.com](http://www.abbott.com), on Facebook at [www.facebook.com/Abbott](http://www.facebook.com/Abbott), and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.