Job Description

Job Title: Sales Associate – Acute Care (Medical Device)
Location: Chicago, IL (with multi-state travel)
Division: Acute Care – Infection Prevention
Position Type: Full-Time | Field-Based | Entry-Level to Early Career
Career Track: Path to Territory Manager & Regional Sales Manager Overview:
Are you hungry to break into medical device sales and thrive in a competitive, mission-driven environment? We’re looking for a gritty, coachable, and fiercely motivated Sales Associate to join our Acute Care division, covering hospitals in Chicago and surrounding states. This role is your launchpad into a high-impact medical sales career—with a clear path to Territory Manager and Regional Sales leadership roles. Key Responsibilities:

• Territory Coverage: Support a multi-state territory centered in Chicago, covering acute care hospitals and health systems.
• Call Points: Wound Care, Critical Care Units (ICU/NICU), Infection Prevention, Quality, Risk Management, Operating Room, Supply Chain, and Materials Management.
• Sales Training & Execution: Learn the full sales process from prospecting to closing under the guidance of seasoned sales leaders.
• Account Management: Maintain and grow existing business through relationship-building, service, and product support.
• New Business Development: Identify opportunities and open new accounts with a solutions-oriented, value-driven approach.
• Product Focus: Disposable products designed to prevent hospital-acquired infections and improve patient outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with internal stakeholders across sales, marketing, logistics, and clinical to deliver value-based outcomes to customers.

Who You Are:

• Coachability is your superpower —you take feedback and run with it.
• Relentlessly driven —you bring energy, competitiveness, and a fire-in-the-belly to win.
• Eager to learn —you’re not looking for a job, you're building a career.
• Polished communicator —you can speak to hospital decision-makers and C-suite with confidence.
• Road-ready —you’re open to regional travel and in-person customer interactions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 0–3 years of sales, customer-facing, or clinical experience preferred
• Proven competitive achievements (sports, sales, academic, etc.)
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• A clean driving record and valid driver’s license and willingness to travel
• Must live in or near the Chicago area

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary + performance-based incentives
• Strong sales training program
• Mileage reimbursement and travel expense coverage
• Mentorship from top-performing Territory and Regional Sales Managers
• Clear path for promotion and leadership development
• Mission-driven culture focused on patient safety and infection prevention

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