Business Development Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia.

📋 Description

• Perform field medical visits alongside distributors, ensuring ongoing education and awareness of Penumbra products.

• Plan, organize, and execute hands-on sessions, workshops, and in-hospital product training for distributors and healthcare professionals.

• Serve as the main field support for distributor initiatives, ensuring alignment with Penumbra’s commercial and clinical strategies.

• Assist in the rollout of product launches in your designated region by collaborating directly with distributors to enhance product adoption and penetration in key accounts.

• Collect and report market intelligence from the field to the Country Manager, identifying opportunities, challenges, and competitive dynamics.

• Maintain strong communication and partnership with distributors to guarantee consistency in messaging, training, and execution.

• Select, manage, train, and develop team members. Set objectives and assignments while providing continuous feedback through performance evaluations and development plans.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, or a related field, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Medical Devices (Sales, Clinical Support, or Training roles), ideally with experience in field education and product demonstrations.

• Comprehensive understanding of the healthcare market and medical device industry in the region.

• Experience in conducting workshops, training sessions, or hands-on product demonstrations in hospitals and with distributors.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging with physicians, nurses, and distributor teams.

• High level of ownership, accuracy, and attention to detail.

• Willingness to travel extensively within your assigned region (up to 70%).

• Proficiency in English is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• General office, laboratory, cleanroom, and hospital settings.

• Willingness and ability to work on-site.

• Potential business travel ranging from 50% to 70%.

• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials.

• Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds.

• Ability to wear 7-9 pounds of lead for extended periods.

• Occasional on-call availability required 24/7.

• Must be able to move between buildings and floors.

• Must be capable of remaining stationary and using a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copier, for extended periods each day.

• Must be able to read, prepare emails, and create documents and spreadsheets.

• Must be able to navigate within the office and access file cabinets or supplies as needed.

• Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.