What does a stent rep do?

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Guys...stop looking for all the answers in life. It's a fucking JOB...a pretty badass one where you have complete autonomy and are basically your own boss on a day to day basis. Add in the $200K or greater a year...and...hello? Save your damn money and start your own gig after a few years.

Making $200K like this is a dream job...meaning...it might not be your dream but you are getting paid enough to prepare for the dream. Your next job should be $300K or $400K (own business) if you plan correctly.

Or just do like me and keep the job and buy a business on the side.

You do also realize the US is in a recession with a potential double dip about to take place...count your fucking blessings.
 


















Anonymous said:
I've been in device sales selling stents, balloons, CTO crossing devices for 6 years. A couple things first:

1. I've never heard the term "scrub rep", we are just called reps.
2. The term scrub tech is being confused for scrub rep. Scrub techs are the people who work for the hospital and make $50K a year and hand shit to the physician.

Now that is cleared up, I've made everything for $130K in a bad year, to 390K in my best year. Average pay is around $200K. If you make $160K you didn't hit plan and will probably be fired, regardless of what company you work for.

The cath lab is extremely competitive and the Doc's want to get PAID to use your device. What does that mean? It means they want to do research, be a training site, be a speaker, etc. They don't get paid, and you won't either.

So lets say you do all that for your Doc's you aren't done yet. They expect you to go out and market their services. They want you talking to podiatrists and getting them referrals. Does that win their business? Nope...not yet, because all your competitors are doing the same thing.

You have to do all those things just to get a ticket to the dance. Once you are at the dance, then you have to be price competitive with everyone else.

So lets say you do all this, are you guaranteed success? Nope, because now you also have to make sure you are their on all your physicians lab days to stand there, usually with your competitors present too.

After 6 years of this, and an average income of around 200K I can honestly say i've had enough. So can I move into another device gig? No.

Why you ask? Because non vascular/coronary positions don't usually pay as well. So all the recruiters want to know why you would be willing to take a 30-50K pay cut. I was interviewed and turned down from a 130K job because they felt I was over qualified and would be under compensated.

Pharma companies don't want to hire me because they don't understand why i'd want to come work for them.

So at 11:17 AM on a Monday morning, i'm sitting in the lab, with all my competitors, on cafe pharma on my iPad, wishing I had done something else with my life.
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I would bet you could get a Pharma job. I've been a pharma rep for about 10 years now, am making about what you expect with your pay-cut am loving every day. It's been tough lately but I'm betting it's going to get better in the next several years. Pharma profit margins are several times that of stents and devices and the industry sells lots of it. Sales forces just have to come back down to meet demand and we'll be in good shape. There is a pretty good pipeline of specialty drugs on the horizon with a select few companies and thats the way the industry is going. Just highlight your skills of finding out what doctors need to get you product used, ie quid pro quo and you can get the job. Or just beat your head where you are. If you can do 200K consistently it may be worth it! Good luck.
 












Ive been with Covidien for 3 years selling endomechanical and some energy. Got a call about a job in my territory with Abbott...endovascular rep.

Can someone please tell me:

salary
benefits
micromanagement?
typical day

Please don't hate on me. I have recently become a single father and just want to make damn sure I make the right choice. I would be leaving a good job.
 






Anonymous said:
Ive been with Covidien for 3 years selling endomechanical and some energy. Got a call about a job in my territory with Abbott...endovascular rep.

Can someone please tell me:

salary
benefits
micromanagement?
typical day

Please don't hate on me. I have recently become a single father and just want to make damn sure I make the right choice. I would be leaving a good job.
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What area?
 






Don't want to give myself away, but it's in the southwest. Recruiter acted like being in the cath lab was so great. I'm not so sure? Honestly, I know nothing about that call point. I've been in the OR for almost 3 years with Covidien. Average is 120-160k here.

My biggest concern is how respected are stent reps and are you needed at cases. Right now, I feel like a nuisance most days and ofer no value unless I'm launching a new product. If I could make more money that would be icing on the cake but from what I hear this sounds like a lateral move? So many questions....
 












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