Job Description Summary

The Senior Early Adopter Consultant supports the Core Teams and SDS Teams by identifying success criteria for new products releases, identifying and securing the appropriate Early Adopters customers to validate the success criteria, managing customer engagements and closing out engagements at project completion .

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

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. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

The Senior Early Adopter Consultant supports the teams by identifying success criteria for new products releases, identifying and securing the appropriate Early Adopters customers to validate the success criteria, managing customer engagements and closing out engagements at project completion.

Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking: ability to think through the customer engagement arenas and advise the core team or recommended approaches

• Communication: Ensures the Core Team is informed of any customer requirements, dependencies, all customer feedback, barriers to recruitment for new projects

• Communication: Ability to interact with customers at all levels, drive recruitment, and contract negotiation, and contract close-out.

• Project Planning: Ability to act proactively and anticipate customer needs for new products including documentation, schedules, and BD staff requirements

Responsibilities:

• Partner with a Readiness Consultant to define the Early Adopter rollout strategy for a new product. This strategy includes:

  • Extended Development Environment (XDE): A specialized setup that allows early users or developers to test and provide feedback before full release.

  • Development Partner: Identifying key partners who will work closely during the early stages to define the product.

  • LCR vs. Graduated GA Release: Deciding whether to launch via a Limited Customer Release (LCR) (a small, controlled rollout) or a Graduated General Availability (GA) release (a phased broader launch).

  • Hardware vs. Software considerations: Determining whether the rollout involves physical components (hardware), software, or both, and planning accordingly.

• Facilitate Core Team alignment and approval on project success criteria, including target customer demographics, implementation, training, and service milestones.

• Track and report progress against success criteria throughout the project lifecycle.

• Manage customer contracting process as needed.

• Serve as the primary customer contact to coordinate implementation resources and gather marketing feedback.

• Identify and escalate product or process-related barriers to the Readiness Consultant and Core Team.

• Conduct regular check-ins with Early Adopter customers, ensuring appropriate Core Team/BD participation and documentation.

• Monitor contracts for expiration and extension requirements, if applicable.

• Drive project close out including assignment to customer of any earned credits

Required Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years experience in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or Life Science

• Two or more years’ experience with new product introduction

• Experience in customer service or customer account management in healthcare setting

• Understand medication management processes in hospitals and health systems within the United States and Canada

• Strong written and communication skills

• Successful collaborator in a highly matrixed global organization

• Strong project and time management skills

• Knowledge of business processes for contracting

• Experience working in an iterative fast-paced environment

• Strong MS Office skills with emphasis on PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Project

• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence

• Strong problem-solving, verbal, listening, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to travel 25-30% as required for in-person customer meetings

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Marketing, STEM

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.  

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 health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow, and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.  

To learn more about BD visit https://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 - San Diego Bldg A&B

Additional Locations

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Salary or hourly rate ranges have been implemented to reward associates fairly and competitively, as well as to support recognition of associates’ progress, ranging from entry level to experts in their field, and talent mobility. There are many factors, such as location, that contribute to the range displayed. The salary or hourly rate offered to a successful candidate is based on experience, education, skills, and any step rate pay system of the actual work location, as applicable to the role or position. Salary or hourly pay ranges may vary for Field-based and Remote roles.

Salary Range Information

$109,700.00 - $180,800.00 USD Annual