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Area Sales Specialist

In-Office, Irvine, CA

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Job ID
R-558326
Category
Sales
Location
Irvine, California

Build a sales career where performance, growth and patient impact move forward together

At BD, Sales professionals own territories, build trusted relationships with healthcare decision-makers and drive adoption of solutions that shape customer and patient outcomes. As one of the largest global medical technology companies, BD offers the scale, reach, and innovation footprint to help you make an impact across healthcare systems worldwide. You’ll combine clinical understanding with commercial strategy to deliver value for customers – and results that move your career forward.

Whether you bring deep MedTech experience or a strong sales foundation from another industry, BD offers robust commercial tools, including training, coaching, and data-driven insights, development and support to help you win in complex environments – with clarity on expectations, accountability for results, and opportunities to grow.

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description


Hybrid position, will need to be in office 2 days a week


The Area Sales Representative (ASR) is a key commercial partner responsible for driving capital and service opportunities across an assigned region. The ASR manages pipeline, develops customer proposals, supports negotiations, and works closely with field sales and customers to move opportunities from identification through close.


What You’ll Do

  • Manage capital and service sales opportunities from identification through quote, negotiation, purchase order, and close.
  • Partner with field sales teams to develop account strategies, prioritize opportunities, and support regional sales objectives.
  • Develop customer quotes and proposals for capital equipment, service agreements, upgrades, trade-ins, and other commercial solutions.
  • Analyze customer needs, account history, installed-base information, pricing, contracts, and sales data to help identify and advance opportunities.
  • Support pricing discussions and customer negotiations while helping navigate complex hospital purchasing and approval processes.
  • Maintain accurate sales opportunities, pipeline stages, forecasts, close dates, and customer activity within Salesforce.
  • Monitor regional pipeline and sales performance to identify opportunities, risks, and areas requiring follow-up.
  • Proactively engage customers to advance capital purchases, service opportunities, renewals, upgrades, and other sales opportunities.
  • Partner with Pricing, Contracts, Finance, Legal, Customer Service, Sales Operations, Service, Marketing, and other internal teams to resolve barriers and support successful transactions.
  • Identify opportunities within the existing customer base for equipment replacement, upgrades, service growth, and account expansion.
  • Qualify and follow up on customer inquiries and sales leads and convert qualified interest into actionable opportunities.
  • Serve as a resource to field sales teams on quoting, capital and service processes, commercial systems, and opportunity management.
  • Support sales initiatives, process improvements, reporting, training, and other projects that improve commercial execution.

What You’ll Bring

  • Strong business acumen with the ability to understand sales opportunities, pricing, customer purchasing processes, and commercial decision-making.
  • Strong data competency with the ability to interpret sales, pipeline, customer, and installed-base data and turn that information into actionable insights.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to organize, analyze, reconcile, and communicate data effectively.
  • Experience working with CRM systems such as Salesforce and an ability to learn new commercial and reporting tools.
  • Strong communication, customer engagement, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Excellent organization and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities across a large portfolio of opportunities.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently, evaluate options, and recommend solutions.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across sales and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.


Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visithttps://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location

USA CA - Irvine Laguna Canyon

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Success Profile

What sets our top Sales performers apart? You’re likely to thrive in BD Sales if you are:

  • Results driven
  • Problem-solver
  • Competitive
  • Collaborative
  • Persuasive
  • Adaptable

Ready for your next challenge?

Discover what it’s like to build a meaningful career in Sales at BD. Hear from Richard Kent about why a Sales career at BD is both unique and rewarding – from building trusted partnerships with healthcare providers to bringing innovative solutions to life and seeing their real-world impact. You’ll also get a glimpse into the robust training, coaching, and development resources that BD provides to help you build and advance your career.

Hear from Our Associates

  • "I get energized by meeting new healthcare professionals, along with BD associates and leaders too. My involvement in the African American BD ARG (AABD ARG) has been a terrific experience. I love hearing stories from both my customers and colleagues about helping each other, it really gets me pumped up and motivated."

  • "I manage a team of 20 salespeople today who represent our business and who advocate for our customer – they are some of the most passionate and dedicated people with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work."

  • "I joined BD based on the recommendation of someone who worked here and who spoke very positively of the company and its culture. The culture is focused on development. I think there is so much opportunity here. The key is in communicating your career intent and where you want to go within the company – and then working hard in your current role and connecting with as many people as you can. By showing a strong work ethic in your current role, you demonstrate to others the value and contribution you can bring and make."

  • "The culture here is very caring and collaborative, and I feel my opinion and ideas matter to my leaders – they want me to share them. We work as One BD to bring the best pharm systems solutions to our customers."

Rewards

  • Competitive Compensation

  • Retirement Plans

  • Healthcare Coverage

  • Paid Time Off

  • Parental Leave

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Professional Development

  • Rewards & Recognition

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