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re: Medical Rep Overview
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:30 pm to Carson123987
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:30 pm to Carson123987
Started in pharma, did 18 years in medical devices..mostly beds and OR lights/tables, now in medical IT applications....IT sales is super complex, but it kills the other 2 money-wise and potential-wise...hands down.
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Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:52 pm to Rize
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I'll just stick to selling urinal cakes.
Commonly known as piss blocks in the industry.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:57 pm to chinese58
Naw we like to class them up and calm them urinal screens.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 12:01 am
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:20 am to okietiger
Spine is very lucrative for reps. Every Rep is willing to bend over backwards for us to use their hardware. They all are very knowledgeable and I respect what they do but Tough field having to kiss arse your whole career.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 1:57 am to Odinson
The independent spine distributors make very good money but that is a dog eat dog business. I like watching those guys stab each other in the back and drop to their knees to blow a surgeon. Personally I enjoy being a W-2 with a huge bag that basically has a monopoly on a particular segment. I make about as much as they do but have a larger territory which requires travel.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:46 pm to ABearsFanNMS
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The independent spine distributors make very good money but that is a dog eat dog business. I like watching those guys stab each other in the back and drop to their knees to blow a surgeon. Personally I enjoy being a W-2 with a huge bag that basically has a monopoly on a particular segment. I make about as much as they do but have a larger territory which requires travel.
I sold for Danek in the early 2000's when it was acquired by Medtronic and I used to hear horror stories about the spine reps and their distributors- burning product in the OR by opening sterile implants unnecessarily and then charging the hospital, stashing implants in ceiling tiles (this happened at a Phoenix hospital), distributors nickle-and-diming their reps, etc. I've been out of the loop for awhile and didn't realize spine was still operating under a strong distributor network- I would have assumed most were swallowed up by the J&J's of the world. I do know that back in the day along with breasts implant and orthopedic trauma gigs spine jobs paid some of the best in the industry with reports of reps making $500k+.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:53 pm to AZBadgerFan
Ive been applying for medical device jobs recently. I have zero industry background so I doubt I will even get a call.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:54 pm to AZBadgerFan
The Stryker reps make me wanna barf. The cheese/douche factor is off the charts.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:54 pm to anewguy
Get on linkedin and add every medical device recruiter you can find.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:54 pm to Paul Allen
They're a special breed no doubt 
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:56 pm to Tigahs24Seven
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now in medical IT applications
Interesting. Haven't heard much about this but definitely to look more and be looking ahead for down the road.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:56 pm to okietiger
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:57 pm to okietiger
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Are you a doc? If so, what speciality?
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:01 pm to Paul Allen
I interviewed for a Stryker Trauma position once and the hiring manager was such a douche I intentionally didn't close him because I couldn't imagine working for that clown.
I have known a Stryker Endo guy and Stryker Power guy that were ok. The rest suck. It's like a meathead cult over there.
I have known a Stryker Endo guy and Stryker Power guy that were ok. The rest suck. It's like a meathead cult over there.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:02 pm to okietiger
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okietiger
Who are you with? Know of any openings in BR?
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:03 pm to Breesus
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fired at the drop of a hat for no reason
The reason will be that a very attractive woman asked for your job.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:05 pm to okietiger
I know some of the endo guys too. They are huge meatheads and douches.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:32 pm to Paul Allen
Sure as hell is a lot of "doctors" in this thread. Why aren't y'all working if you're so important?
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:52 pm to anewguy
Not comfortable saying, sorry.
Too small of a world.
Too small of a world.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:56 pm to Fewer Kilometers
It takes a very, very particular type of woman to make it in devices.
And most of the time has shite to do with their appearance.
And most of the time has shite to do with their appearance.
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