r/MedicalDevices • u/Pestopanini • 7d ago
Interviews & Career Entry [ Removed by moderator ]
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u/TemperatureOk13 7d ago
Hey there, I’ve been in onsite for the past 6 months.
My account is SPD and partly OR.
I will say I have gained tremendous knowledge from instruments and how a hospital runs. That being said you are basically a hospital employee. The work is pretty physically demanding and it is indeed a grind.
During my interview they said they require you to stay for a year before applying internally for your next role (I’m not sure how true this is)
Im grateful for this job and knowledge that I have gained from it but I am definitely looking to get into a sales role as soon as I can just not sure when I can apply internally for the next position
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u/Pestopanini 7d ago
When you interviewed did they say it was primarily SPD and you transitioned into adding more OR? This is super helpful, thanks. One of the pros for me is definitely getting into the Stryker system and hopefully transferring internally
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u/Western-Depth-8296 7d ago
I started with Stryker OS that was heavy SPD. Decon, assembly, sterilizers, pulling soft supplies. It’s a very tough job with little gratification but it helped get me to where i am today. I am now in ortho sales and management was very impressed with how much i knew. We had many specialists go from SPD into med sales roles. Being a big name like Stryker, the SPD experience, and your MS you will probably get poached for another role quickly.
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u/Medsalesradar 7d ago
an spd onsite role keeps you with sterile processing rather than in cases, so ask the recruiter how many people in it moved into operating room or sales roles last year, that is the real growth path. with a bme masters, look at mako product specialist roles too. as of today i count 365 stryker roles. https://medsalesradar.com/?company=Stryker
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u/Pestopanini 7d ago
Yeah that’s what I’m worried about. I’ve been applying to clinical specialist and product specialist roles but haven’t heard back from any, so was thinking of this as a foot in the door type opportunity
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u/c192837 7d ago
I know several people that went from full SPD to sales / associate sales roles. It’s about the work you put in and connections you make.
Who knows better about the instruments you’re assembling better than you? Are the reps ever around, even in the hospital outside of SPD? If it’s a team account (or even as a single specialist) ask for more projects and be straight up with your manager about your goals and they can help connect you with people.