Associate Sales Representative (Covington, LA)

About the role

As an Associate Sales Representative (ASR) in the Sports Medicine product portfolio, you will specialize in soft tissue injury repair and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, knee, hip, and small joints. You will work within an assigned territory and hospital accounts, assisting in clinical case coverage in the operating room, securing inventory, consulting on Smith+Nephew instrumentation and implants, and completing logistical requirements. This role requires collaboration with sales reps, orthopedic surgeons, hospital staff, administrators, and clinicians.

The position demands the ability to assimilate and learn high-level technical information related to surgery and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing clinical case coverage in the operating room.
• Secure inventory for surgical cases.
• Observe and consult surgical teams on Smith+Nephew instrumentation and implants.
• Complete logistical requirements associated with surgical cases.
• Collaborate with sales reps, surgeons, hospital staff, and administrators to build relationships and provide data-driven solutions.
• Develop and execute an effective territory business plan to generate revenue and meet or exceed sales quotas.
• Provide first-class technical support to ensure product availability meets customer and patient needs.
• Work with Smith+Nephew Reconstruction and Sports Medicine counterparts to discover sales opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of two years of sales experience in the medical device industry (preferred).
• Preferred experience in the healthcare industry, specifically selling orthopedic products.
• Proven track record of selling or converting business at the surgeon or hospital level.
• Experience leading or mentoring team members and new sales representatives.
• Ability to travel within a designated sales territory, including 2-4 overnights per month.
• Infrequent national travel for events and conferences.
• Must successfully complete the credentialing process for healthcare facility access and comply with facility requirements, including vaccine protocols.

Successful candidates will be team-oriented, detail-focused, flexible with untraditional hours, self-motivated, and results-driven. A passion for building relationships, increasing sales revenue, and impacting patient outcomes is essential.

Benefits

• Your Future: 401k matching program, 401k Plus Program, discounted stock options, tuition reimbursement.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible personal/vacation time off, paid holidays, flex holidays, paid community service day.
• Your Well-being: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; Health Savings Account (employer contribution of $500+ annually); Employee Assistance Program; parental leave; fertility and adoption assistance program.
• Training: Hands-on, team-customized mentorship.
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel, and more.