JimmyNew

Sales Rep

Medical Device Sales

Is there anyone with experience in medical device sales? Specifically in the OR. I have a couple of opportunities around surgical robotics and neurosurgical/some spine.

I am also interviewing at some tech companies as a BDR and would appreciate some insight from either side of the isle!

Thank you in advance!

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Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I have a good friend who sells high dollar medical devices. Its feast or famine for him. He's had some incredible (>$500k) years and other years where he's barely made a dollar.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

You're right. It's hard AF. But feast time is 🔥🔥🔥

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

Interesting. I know they like to cut territories at larger companies. My thoughts are, get in a place where you can learn it and growth will follow if you aren’t stupid. It seems like maybe the job security is better in device for now

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

Rolling 20's all day

All I found was a vs. thread. The two roles you're interviewing for a pretty different for a day to day life.
What are you prioritizing? Or why consider both?

https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/medical-device-vs-tech-sales

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

I’m leaning toward medical device sales. Tech has the work from home lure and high income potential, but it doesn’t sound like as much fun early in my career!

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Is this an ER role? You could always be on call. Medical device sales is not for the weak.

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

It would be in the OR, but capital equipment not just disposable aka only use it once items. It’s specifically with neurosurgery and spine

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Those seem like wildly divergent roles. If you're looking at selling medical equipment, why wouldn't you go after a true sales role in tech, i.e. an AE position?

Sunbunny31

Arsonist

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

*aisle
So is the med device sales role an actual AE position?

And you're looking at a starting position as SDR?

What's your experience to this point?

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

He meant across the island, I’m sure.

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

I just meant if anyone has experience with both. I am aware of more around device than tech in general. Does that make sense? I’m trying to learn things from the standpoint of ignorance to an extent
I have medical experience and SDR experience with a family background deep in medicine so device always had doors open for me.

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

I’m considering either a job as an anesthesiologist or one selling peanuts. How is this a real dilemma?

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

Hahaha. I’m more interested in healthcare and like the idea of being an asset in the OR. The healthcare landscape has changed and continues to change in many ways negative

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

Med Dev is solid, it will always be needed and if your product is pivotal to current trends you can absolutely make bank.
Do your own research on the company, the market for their products, and the competition.

10XQLA

Politicker

Medical Sales Assassin

Yes, over 20+ in the O.R. fire away with any and all questions. I also have experience with the robotic system DaVinci.

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

Just spoke with two DaVinci reps the past week! That’s even more of a unique sales role

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

Also, I am new to this app but I want to connect and learn. If you’ve spent time in the OR in sales, I would like to hear about it! Good, bad, ugly!
Thank you!

GDO

Politicker

BDM

I heard it's quite volatile but it can pay some big bucks. (according to a friend of mine)

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

ERP Sales

Back channel and message reps at all of those companies

JimmyNew

Fire Starter

Sales Rep

I’ve been messaging people in the company and those who left. Seems consistent. Networking in device has been easier in device for me.