Medical Sales Rep

The competition for medical sales positions is as fierce as ever. More and more people are flocking to the industry to make large amounts of money and build a skillset they can use for life. All of the competition can lead to cheating and the medical sales industry is no different than the NFL (Spygate) [...]

For those in the women’s healthcare market there is an intriguing conversation going on in the realm of minimally invasive permanent birth control. After speaking to a medical sales rep who works for Conceptus (forum) a few weeks ago and checking out some internet postings, I thought about writing this post.
Essure is a medical device [...]

A recent Supreme Court ruling should be well recieved my makers of medical devices and their sales reps.
The case involved a man who was having an angioplasty and a balloon cathether made by Medtronic burst causing him health problems. The Supreme Court ruled that states could not impose more stringent standards than the FDA currently [...]

Wright Medical (Nasdaq: WMGI) released numbers back on Friday for the previous quarter. Their revenue numbers beat Wall St. expectations, but their earnings still lagged due to restructuring and arbitrators.
The new CEO claims they are moving right along and due to their market position and status as a smaller company that have to be tremendously [...]

I’ve just created a forums pages where you can discuss anything and everything about medical sales. I am hoping to generate some good discussion. To post, just create a username and you have the ability to get email notifications for each topic so you won’t miss a beat.
I encourage you to sign up and generate [...]

Another question I get all the time is “How do I get in touch with a recruiter?” The truth is, if you do your homework, you can find some names and numbers but it is difficult to get a list together. So, I thought I would do some of the work for you.
I have created [...]

I get asked all the time about what is the best way to get into Medical Sales. In my opinion it would be to go the way of being an associate rep first.
If I plan on ultimately becoming a medical sales rep, I would NOT touch pharmaceutical sales. Many recruiters and managers see time as [...]

As a medical sales rep working for a major company there are always ups and downs. Forecasting is sometimes difficult because of so many outside factors contributing to getting the PO.
January was difficult for me even though I worked as hard if not harder than other months. I feel like people are weary about the [...]