Area Sales Manager

*Please note: Candidates must live within or be willing to relocate to the Brooklyn / Queens / Manhattan or Long Island Area to perform the duties of this role.

Primary Function of Position

Essential Job Duties (Manage the complex sales process of da Vinci® Surgical Systems into new hospitals and upgrades into existing hospitals

• Build support from surgeons and administration for da Vinci® Surgery. Identify key institutions, generate market awareness, and drive sales of the da Vinci® Surgical System within an assigned sales territory
• Effectively manage transition of initial sale and installation to the sales team to drive procedural volume and growth
• Achieve quarterly sales targets
• Partner with the da Vinci® Area Sales Director to develop a sales plan for their local territory
• Build surgical advocacy teams at each hospital
• Develop initial contact and relationship with CEO and senior hospital administrators
• Organize and manage the sales process
• Develop knowledge of primary OR procedures
• Make business case for system purchase
• Resolve contractual issues and coordinate system installation upon purchase approval
• Handle all communications and administrative follow-up