CROSSLINK LIFE SCIENCES

Position: Jr. Sales Associate (Full-Time with rotating on-call weekends)

Division: Joint Replacement, Orthopedics

Location: Charleston, SC (on-site, 9-12 months for training)

Mission: To be a trusted partner who drives better business results for our healthcare customers. Together we grow.

CrossLink Life Sciences, LLC is Stryker’s largest U.S. distributor and is focused on delivering healthcare providers’ unparalleled products and sales support for Joint Replacement, Trauma, Robotics, and Sports Medicine surgical procedures. The ever-increasing sub-specialization occurring in the Orthopaedics & Spine field places increasing demands on device distributors. CrossLink’s sales, operations, and logistics teams continue to lead the medical device industry with effective innovation in order to serve these evolving market demands.

CrossLink Life Sciences (an agency for Stryker) is looking for talented and passionate new college graduates / entry level candidates to come join our Junior Sales Associate training & development program in Charleston, SC. If you want to jumpstart your career in Medical Device Sales, apply now!

Position Summary: This is a 12-month training opportunity at our main office & operations warehouse near Charleston, SC that gives candidates the opportunity to explore a Sales role in the medical device industry. This is a great opportunity for a recent college graduate interested in medical device sales. This particular opportunity is for our Joint Replacement division.

We are looking for:

• Hard-working winners: Loyal, competitive and results-oriented salespeople who will create a track record of success.
• Persuasive influencers: People who understand market positioning and can use their relationship skills and depth of knowledge to secure buy-in, cooperation, and loyalty.
• Organized self-starters: Salespeople who create and maintain precise inventory control to ensure they can initiate the implementation of a solution with the proper product or tool.
• Mission-driven: Fiercely intense representatives who do what’s necessary to live out their purpose of changing people’s lives and making healthcare better.

Scope of Role Responsibilities:

• The essential functions are to include but are not limited to supporting the sales field teams, warehouse operations, sales leaders and others in assigned areas.

• Implement and support quality initiatives throughout the organization.

• Receive and check in inventory from hospitals and suppliers.

• Inspect incoming products or materials for damage, defects, or shortages.

• Prepare instruments and implants for surgery cases.

• Gain an understanding of medical terms, implants, instruments and trays for surgery cases.

• The training program that will include, but is not limited to, weekly calls, assignments, lab observations and hands on demos with the local Sales Reps.

• Participate in rotating on-call weekend schedule as required and per company policy.

• Perform or assist with other duties and projects as needed.

The Jr. Sales Associate development training program is a 12-month minimum commitment. We will review your performance and training after 6 months and then again at 12 months with an ultimate goal of you transitioning to a field-based sales role within the company.

Critical Experience & Skills:

• Undergraduate Degree in Health Sciences, Biology, Biomedical, Business, or other related field.

• Intermediate level with Microsoft Office suite. (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Highly developed interpersonal, analytical and communication (written and verbal) skills are essential to success in this position

• Able to work varying hours as necessary.

Physical Demands:

• Moderate to heavy physical activity. Repetitive daily lifting of at least 50 pounds.

• Standing, sitting or moving for extended amounts of time within the warehouse.