Considering a Career with BIOTRONIK

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I have also heard that the Houston area is going after green reps with no device experience, but with a passion to get a foot in the door. How does this play in to all this?
 



"Unless BIO is your only option do not start your career there. I refuse to interview anyone from BIO unless they have one of the Big 3 on their resume. You will never find a career BIO employee who started and finished their career with them. BIO is the last stop for many and certainly no way to start your CRM career."


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Anonymous said:
"Unless BIO is your only option do not start your career there. I refuse to interview anyone from BIO unless they have one of the Big 3 on their resume. You will never find a career BIO employee who started and finished their career with them. BIO is the last stop for many and certainly no way to start your CRM career."


Why do you feel this way?
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This is crap!!! Why would you, as a hiring manager, hold it against a rep who has only worked for BIO, regardless of how bad you think the company is? This thought process is absolutely crazy! The rep has experience, may have done very well, and still you wouldn't even consider interviewing him/her? Why? Just because one has worked for "The Big 3", it does not necessarily make them a better rep......
 






Anonymous said:
This is crap!!! Why would you, as a hiring manager, hold it against a rep who has only worked for BIO, regardless of how bad you think the company is? This thought process is absolutely crazy! The rep has experience, may have done very well, and still you wouldn't even consider interviewing him/her? Why? Just because one has worked for "The Big 3", it does not necessarily make them a better rep......
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Actually, if you can sell Bio then you are doing something right and selling such a brand as MDT should be easy peasy.
 






Anonymous said:
"Unless BIO is your only option do not start your career there. I refuse to interview anyone from BIO unless they have one of the Big 3 on their resume. You will never find a career BIO employee who started and finished their career with them. BIO is the last stop for many and certainly no way to start your CRM career."


Why do you feel this way?
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I had a manager at BIO make the same blanket statement concerning MDT reps. Managers develop their biases for various reasons...the good ones recognize it as a bias, and don't let it cloud their ability to look past them occasionally.
 






"houston is a great place to live"

What? I left there 6 years ago, That 6 months of 95-99 and humid are awesome, then, theres that mud pit they call Gavleston island. Kids can't even get into the water most of the time.

Then, the traffic, Never seen a town with no public transportation where everyone drives to work. I lived in Kingwood(25 miles north) and spent 3-4 hours a day going 20 miles an hour. BRUTAL.

HOUSTON blows as though its cheap, there's a reason for it. If you are only into one thing($), great place to live, I am still coughing out the balls of pollution from the many refineries from pasadena to galveston.

Sorry. Only people who think Houston is great have never lived anywhere else(except college station or austin- while in college)
 



Anonymous said:
"houston is a great place to live"

What? I left there 6 years ago, That 6 months of 95-99 and humid are awesome, then, theres that mud pit they call Gavleston island. Kids can't even get into the water most of the time.

Then, the traffic, Never seen a town with no public transportation where everyone drives to work. I lived in Kingwood(25 miles north) and spent 3-4 hours a day going 20 miles an hour. BRUTAL.

HOUSTON blows as though its cheap, there's a reason for it. If you are only into one thing($), great place to live, I am still coughing out the balls of pollution from the many refineries from pasadena to galveston.

Sorry. Only people who think Houston is great have never lived anywhere else(except college station or austin- while in college)
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Considered a hardship tour for most diplomats. Since texans don't believe in regulating businesses--ie pollution, they get what they deserve. There is no good area to live except for close proximity to the hospital; otherwise traffic is total mess.
 



I would agree with a lot of these posts. If you do a good job, then you will be picked up by another company at some point if you desired to make a move. Biotronik RIF'd all of their field trainers last month and some reps. Not sure of the training you will get. It is a tough place to get started and gain experience. I am glad I started at one of the large companies.

They also RIF'd some reps last year (6/2012). It's a small company but with all of the beauracracy of the large 3. There are some cast offs from other companies but I believe it's less true now than it was 5 years ago.

Your lifestyle will be absolutely interdependent on the reps you "work" for and the manager. Some managers do not care about the clinical support. In fact, most will not over rule a rep who is bringing in sales in favor of a clinical rep. Basically, it's a thankless job unless you gain your job satisfaction from your relationships with the physicians (if they are not a-holes) and the patients.

Absolutely, use the job to catapult yourself into another industry and gain experience. This one is on the way down. I am currently looking and did not think this industry would be in the shape that it is when I started 10+ years ago. I am sad to be leaving the industry but when so many hospitals are going to single and dual vendor contracts, the future is not bright for Biotronik.

Good luck to you and I wish you the very best. If you can cut it in this industry, then you can survive anywhere in my opinion.
 



Anonymous said:
I would agree with a lot of these posts. If you do a good job, then you will be picked up by another company at some point if you desired to make a move. Biotronik RIF'd all of their field trainers last month and some reps. Not sure of the training you will get. It is a tough place to get started and gain experience. I am glad I started at one of the large companies.

They also RIF'd some reps last year (6/2012). It's a small company but with all of the beauracracy of the large 3. There are some cast offs from other companies but I believe it's less true now than it was 5 years ago.

Your lifestyle will be absolutely interdependent on the reps you "work" for and the manager. Some managers do not care about the clinical support. In fact, most will not over rule a rep who is bringing in sales in favor of a clinical rep. Basically, it's a thankless job unless you gain your job satisfaction from your relationships with the physicians (if they are not a-holes) and the patients.

Absolutely, use the job to catapult yourself into another industry and gain experience. This one is on the way down. I am currently looking and did not think this industry would be in the shape that it is when I started 10+ years ago. I am sad to be leaving the industry but when so many hospitals are going to single and dual vendor contracts, the future is not bright for Biotronik.

Good luck to you and I wish you the very best. If you can cut it in this industry, then you can survive anywhere in my opinion.
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Very sound input and advice. The industy is definitely changing. But, Biotronik will survive mostly because ...... it has survived 50 years already.
 



Anonymous said:
I would agree with a lot of these posts. If you do a good job, then you will be picked up by another company at some point if you desired to make a move. Biotronik RIF'd all of their field trainers last month and some reps. Not sure of the training you will get. It is a tough place to get started and gain experience. I am glad I started at one of the large companies.

They also RIF'd some reps last year (6/2012). It's a small company but with all of the beauracracy of the large 3. There are some cast offs from other companies but I believe it's less true now than it was 5 years ago.

Your lifestyle will be absolutely interdependent on the reps you "work" for and the manager. Some managers do not care about the clinical support. In fact, most will not over rule a rep who is bringing in sales in favor of a clinical rep. Basically, it's a thankless job unless you gain your job satisfaction from your relationships with the physicians (if they are not a-holes) and the patients.

Absolutely, use the job to catapult yourself into another industry and gain experience. This one is on the way down. I am currently looking and did not think this industry would be in the shape that it is when I started 10+ years ago. I am sad to be leaving the industry but when so many hospitals are going to single and dual vendor contracts, the future is not bright for Biotronik.

Good luck to you and I wish you the very best. If you can cut it in this industry, then you can survive anywhere in my opinion.
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Very sound advice and something for the new field rep to consider.
 













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