Medical sales reps?

[Ghost Warrior]

Any medical sales or pharmaceutical sales reps here?

[Pokeguyjai]

I think it would be cool to have a subforum/thread for business connections. Don't know about Gabe's opinions but as long as everyone understands that big boy rules apply... it would be cool.

[Texican_gal]

I think that's a great idea as well. Ask the Taipan .....

[Ghost Warrior]

I figured the question was relevant as these positions success are highly dependent on an individuals entrepreneurial mindset and work ethic. Especially when trying to maximize the un-capped bonus potential many companies offer for such positions.:dunno:

[petmi1]

From your name, Ghost, I'm guessing that you don't look like the ones I'm used to seeing...

[Hasher]

There are a lot of sales jobs out there with high income potential.

The medical jobs tend to require a fair bit of specalized education.

Some like mine require no formal education.

One guy I trained has been here almost 8 years makes about 75-80k a year and rarely works even 40 hours a week and a lot of that from home and never travels more than 70 miles from his house and that is fairly rare as well.

Interesting sub forum idea as well.

[Echo_Four]

That's a job that could be interested in a career change. 70-80k that requires less than 40 hours per week and limited travel? That sounds like one of those scam emails that pop up from time to time. Finding that in the real world would be amazing.

[Ghost Warrior]

From your name, Ghost, I'm guessing that you don't look like the ones I'm used to seeing...
I know the pharma rep "profile" took a serious shift around 2002 when the incentives reps could offer Dr.'s changed (no more 18 holes of golf as a business meeting). They went the way of female model with brains, at least in Vegas.


There are a lot of sales jobs out there with high income potential.

The medical jobs tend to require a fair bit of specalized education.

Some like mine require no formal education.

One guy I trained has been here almost 8 years makes about 75-80k a year and rarely works even 40 hours a week and a lot of that from home and never travels more than 70 miles from his house and that is fairly rare as well.

Interesting sub forum idea as well.
I have a BS in Kinesiology and ten years of sales/operational experience but not in that setting. I am preparing to take the NAMSR certification hopefully by end of this coming week as suggested by a recruiter who reviewed my initial resume. Are you in the medical field?


That's a job that could be interested in a career change. 70-80k that requires less than 40 hours per week and limited travel? That sounds like one of those scam emails that pop up from time to time. Finding that in the real world would be amazing.
Between the monetary incentives and quality of work/life balance the medical field is only growing so I look at it as job security long-term as well if I can get in.

[Grey Man]

When I worked on the sales reps laptops at a very large fortune 100 company I got to talk to the sales reps who made more in one deal's commision then I would in a year of working on computers. Much of it is hospital X works with company Z and install company Z pacemakers,IV's etc. its all or nothing, very very "i know so and so and we go golfing"

[fidalgoman]

There are a lot of sales jobs out there with high income potential.

The medical jobs tend to require a fair bit of specalized education.

Some like mine require no formal education.

One guy I trained has been here almost 8 years makes about 75-80k a year and rarely works even 40 hours a week and a lot of that from home and never travels more than 70 miles from his house and that is fairly rare as well.

Interesting sub forum idea as well.Funny you should mention that Gary. Actually I’m in the process of scoping a niche market here in Montana at this time.

By the way your PM inbox is full.

[Hasher]

I am a actually in the alarm business.

I have a niche position and by my estimates I make about double what anyone in my office makes. I was fortunate and had a true professional train me when I started about 17 years ago.

One lesson I will pass along is don't just get hired with a company when you get I or even better yet before you get hired figure out where the most lucrative positions are and work your way into them. In my specialty I am considered an SME and instill work to get better at what I do.

Another thing is to learn to maximize your comp plan. Your bosses will push you to sell to how they are bonuses. You must resist that as much as possible and sell to yours instead.

[Ghost Warrior]

Thanks for the advice; there are definitely many facets to these type positions and like you said the potential to be earning for you or for your bosses are not always equal.


I am a actually in the alarm business.

I have a niche position and by my estimates I make about double what anyone in my office makes. I was fortunate and had a true professional train me when I started about 17 years ago.

One lesson I will pass along is don't just get hired with a company when you get I or even better yet before you get hired figure out where the most lucrative positions are and work your way into them. In my specialty I am considered an SME and instill work to get better at what I do.

Another thing is to learn to maximize your comp plan. Your bosses will push you to sell to how they are bonuses. You must resist that as much as possible and sell to yours instead.