Abbott

District Sales Manager – Core Diagnostics

Abbott
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $113,300 - $226,700 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving sales and profitability within the medical devices sector, with a strong focus on strategic account management, relationship building, and team leadership. Proven ability to develop and execute effective sales strategies while ensuring customer satisfaction and compliance with organizational standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Sales Strategy DevelopmentAccount ManagementTeam LeadershipCustomer Relationship BuildingMedical Devices Knowledge

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive sales and profitability across the Southern California territory
  • Develop and execute sales strategies
  • Lead and coach Account Executives and Sales Ambassadors
  • Identify market opportunities to achieve revenue goals
  • Lead pre- and post-sales processes to ensure implementation, customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty
  • Develop local business strategies using market, competitor, and industry insights
  • Build strategic customer and stakeholder partnerships
  • Lead long-term contract negotiations and support pricing, profitability, and customer negotiations
  • Recruit, coach, and develop talent
  • Foster a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial environment
  • Lead through organizational change while upholding company vision and values
  • Communicate business performance, priorities, and expectations to leadership and direct reports
  • Manage district operations, including business plans, work processes, schedules, budgets, and resources
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
  • Travel approximately 50–75%

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • Minimum 7 years prior related experience overall
  • Knowledge of medical devices and/or capital sales preferred
  • Experience working in a quality system-driven organization and environment
  • Ability to influence team member activities
  • Strong understanding of key stakeholders and customer dynamics
  • Strong solution selling and relationship building skills
  • Superior communication skills
  • Ability to identify and drive resolution of issues
  • Excellent product and industry knowledge
  • Master's degree preferred
  • 10+ years direct experience in medical devices and/or capital sales preferred
  • Experience establishing, leading, coaching and developing high-performing representatives preferred
  • Mastery-level experience managing customer accounts preferred
  • Long-term, strategic focus on accounts preferred
  • Portfolio management skills preferred
  • Proven success at winning contracts preferred
  • Ability to travel approximately 50–75%

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Career development with an international company
  • Free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan for qualifying employees
  • Excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Freedom 2 Save student debt program
  • FreeU education benefit toward a bachelor’s degree
  • Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employee diversity

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Hard Skills
Sales StrategyAccount ManagementContract NegotiationPortfolio ManagementMarket AnalysisRevenue Goal AchievementCustomer SatisfactionQuality System KnowledgeSolution SellingBusiness Plan Development
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsCoaching SkillsInfluencing SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsDiversity and Inclusion Advocacy
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree Preferred
Industry Keywords
Medical DevicesCapital SalesStakeholder ManagementCustomer DynamicsQuality System-Driven Environment