Business Development Specialist

As a Business Development Specialist, you will play an integral part in growing Penumbra in Latin America by supporting the Country Manager in developing downstream strategy and execution initiatives across multiple regions. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting Penumbra’s growth in their assigned regions(Colombia) by working closely with regional distributors to execute field medical visits, organize and operationalize hands-on sessions, workshops, and product training programs. This role will be 100% focused on fieldwork, ensuring that Penumbra’s technologies are effectively introduced, demonstrated, and adopted by healthcare professionals through our distributor network.

Responsibilities

Conduct field medical visits in collaboration with distributors, ensuring consistent education and awareness of Penumbra products; Plan, organize, and operationalize hands-on sessions, workshops, and in-hospital product training for distributors and healthcare professionals; Act as the primary field of support for distributor activities, ensuring alignment with Penumbra’s commercial and clinical strategies; Support the implementation of product launches in assigned region by working directly with distributors to drive product adoption and penetration in key accounts; Gather and report market intelligence from the field to the Country Manager, identifying opportunities, challenges, and competitive movements; Maintain effective communication and partnership with distributors to ensure consistency in messaging, training, and execution; Select, manage, train, and develop staff. Establish objectives and assignments and provide ongoing feedback through performance reviews and development plans.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, or related field with 3+ years of experience in Medical Devices (Sales, Clinical Support, or Training roles); In-depth knowledge of the healthcare market and medical device industry in the region; Experience conducting workshops, training, or hands-on product demonstrations in hospitals and with distributors; Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously; Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging physicians, nurses, and distributor teams; High degree of ownership, accuracy, and attention to detail; Ability to travel extensively across assigned region (up to 70%)

Nice to have

Exposure to field education and product demonstrations; English proficiency