TRAUMA SALES ASSOCIATE

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  1. Anonymous

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    Is it really worth it if I've never had previous med device experience? 50K? On-call 24/7? Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated...
     

  2. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Do u really need someone else to answer that question for you?
     
  3. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Anybody with previous device experience would take a step down to be an associate is crazy. Not sure what you are earning now but I am certain you will take a huge pay cut. People want to chase the big bucks as a full line rep in trauma but just not sure its worth the paycut and the time it takes to get your own territory.
     
  4. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    dude read the OP. said he does NOT have previous device experience.

    so to answer in short, yes it is worth it.
     
  5. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Ah the kool aid drinkers from stryker.. My opinion is that OR sales is not what it once was.. You can make similar if not better money with many different types of device, biotech, diagnostic that doesn't require you to be an asr slave for 2 years. If you are 22 - 27 with no experience whatso ever than it is a good job. If you have pharma, biotech or another type of medical experience than you can find a job paying 150k+ without haveing to take an asr job first..
     
  6. Anonymous

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    Thanks for the replies, I'm in that age range with a pharma background but that main issue is that it's a HUGE pay cut. It seems worth making the salary cut if after two years my salary will be at least 3x what i'll be making as an associate.
     
  7. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    3x as a trauma sales rep for Stryker, keep dreaming. Management is giving you the usual BS. Don't trust them, they are scumballs.
     
  8. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    ok explain...I'm interviewing for an open trauma/orthapedic sales rep position in my area..I'm currently a specialty pharma rep. Is this really the pay they are gonna offer me? Is this some type of joke? Is it 100% commission? Don't want to waste my time or fall for any BS..so please be honest if you have really worked for them.
     
  9. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    I am currently a trauma SA...my salary is higher than 55, but no chance for earning commission. I would definitely say take the job IF you have a passion to get into this industry, because it'll definitely open doors. Is it worth it? It all depends on your territory and your rep 100%. Some SA's work with reps who truly care about their success and WANT them to earn a part of their territory - unfortunately, it isn't like that for all of us.
     
  10. Anonymous

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    Honest truth.. Trauma is hell! 24/7 365... birthday, christmas day.. it doesnt matter..your gonna be getting the call...Any opportunity in medical device is better than trauma. And if the Rep you work with is a prick when you are an ASR, good luck, hell x 2. You will be running trays and resetting trays and running more trays... calls, calls, beeps, beeps... you will develop anger issues. The rest of the time you will be sitting at the hospital waiting for a case that was supposed to start 3 hours ago...

    Get in somewhere else even if it does mean you have to wait. It seems like a great move and without a doubt having stryker on your resume is a plus. The question is what price are you willing to pay.. giving up your entire life dosent sound like a fun trade...

    Hospital discounts, cutting down territories... the industry is changing. You can still make a great living, but its not gonna come over night. 12-18 months as an ASR.. then get a territory that sucks... then try to develop new business for the next 2-3 years.. then you can get paid 12% which probably will be less in 3 years for trauma or 7% for full-line.. No thanks! even if you did have a 2MM dollar territory as a full line rep... your gonna bank 140k plus bonus at goal.. haha. I know pharma reps making more than that..

    Stay put until something other than trauma presents itself!!! Honest!!
     
  11. Anonymous

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    If your sales rep is any good at his job, hopefully he won't be an a**hole like most. Your sales rep will have ALL the control in managing you, while your "manager" avoids all concerns and somehow gets away with completely taking a back seat. Guess it works for them, because corporate doesn't seem to fix this issue. I've been with S&N for a year now, and while I was an associate, I worked collaboratively with ALL reps and trainers in the field, and management took an active part in my development (without micromanaging) as well, unlike Stryker.
     
  12. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    For you current trauma reps and sales associates, what's a typical day for you guys? Do you wake up during the day and wait for a trauma to happen or do you cover regular cases? Sorry to sound like a noob, but I'm blind to the trauma side. First idea that pops into my head about trauma is yea, 24/7/365. I know trauma's can happen at any moment, but when a trauma hasn't occurred, what do you guys do? In-house/inventory stuff or are you marketing and selling still? Thanks in advance for the positive responses.
     
  13. anonymous

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    Anyone also interested in that question ^
     
  14. anonymous

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    i wake up around 10am and go to the gym, have a protein shake and rub one out. By then it's normally 3pm so I have another protein shake. I get on cafepharma for a little then rub it out again.

    The rest of the day is personal time. I like to go to the gym or talk about how great I was at football in high school.
     
  15. anonymous

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    Things are changing, the huge paydays are gone. You can still make a decent living, but you aren't going to make much more than 150k. For me, the crap that goes with the job isn't worth it. At 300k, dealing with shitty hospital staff and standing around with my thumb up my ass, acting like I care about the outcome of a procedure is easy. Unfortunatly, those days are on the way out.
     
  16. I hope someone may still be looking at this thread.

    I have ambition to get into the orthopedic sales arena. I am currently a sales associate for a major medical device company with a little over a years experience (currently in the top ten percentile of my peers).

    Below is my scinerio:

    There is currently a trauma associate position available in my territory for the company I am currently working for. ( medical device positions in general do not come available very often in my part of the country) Would it be redundant to move from one associate position to another?

    My current position does not give much in the way of direct OR exposure ( case coverage/ tray set up etc.). I am mainly interested in this associate position because I think it would round out my over all skills to secure a long term future in the medical device industry. - ortho - spine - joint replacement - robotics etc.

    I know with my current experience I can acquire a rep job selling xyz for more pay... and I am entertaining a few other options.
     
  17. anonymous

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    To the recent poster I will give you a scenario.

    If you wake up, get out of bed and work hard I have days a week from the hours of eight to 5 o'clock, you will do well in pharmaceuticals. Throw in a Thursday night speaker event every now and again, may even do better.

    If you're wanting to work for Stryker orthopedics Trauma, and have a family, and have a life, it just doesn't happen. You can do very well at Stryker and the company's benefits are very nice, .....but if you factor in the hours that you work, the ridiculous hazing that you go through, being on call a lot which means you have to have your phone near you during that time and may have to leave in the middle of anything to go to a case, the money isn't good.

    Let's say you make $120,000 a year doing trauma. And let's say you make $120,000 a year with another device company that does not put you on call or perhaps pharmaceuticals.

    Stryker loses this battle hands down!

    If you don't have a family and you are young guy wanting to get in the business to have Stryker on your resume, great idea. However realize the next 2 to 3 years are going to be rough. I have witnessed many associates being treated horrible over the first two years and intern they feel that is the same way to treat their associates. Not all people are like this.

    However 70+ hours a week can and has been a reality. 50 a week hours in Pharma, and no weekends, is quite the gig IMO.
     
  18. anonymous

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    I’d rather cut my nuts off and have them served to me in my grandmothers period flow than work for Stryker Trauma. 24-7 365 for 2 years all while making 65-75k only to hope you get “your own” territory, then you’ll get the Stryker standard 6%commission on existing business they literally can convince these meathead D1, practice squad, wanna be pro athletes that they are important. Enjoy your 125k/year position in 5 years . Go work at Starbucks, I hear the benefits package is better there
     
  19. anonymous

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    Not worth it dude. Get a job selling software, medical device is getting squeezed. No one starting out will ever make what we used to. You certainly won't make it with Stryker, we lead the pack in the race to the bottom.
     
  20. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    Damn bro, your grandma-ma still gets her period? How old is she? Mine stopped getting hers when she turn 66 or 67!