Great Culture and Innovation, Frustrating Sales Plan and Compensation - Sales Representative Boston Scientific Employee Review

4.0
6 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Boston Scientific has a positive and collaborative culture, which is represented both top-down through our executive leadership and bottom-up. "Advancing science for life" rings true as we continuously take meaningful and innovative technology to market and invest-then reinvest- in progressing patient care. It feels great to work for a company that places routine emphasis on their overall mission and vision.

Cons

Compensation is not competitive with the current medical device sales market, and achieving plan is consistently made to be an aggressive challenge- Sales plan is laid out on a quarterly basis, which prohibits reps from celebrating their "wins" for longer than a month or two before they are baked into their following quarter. Job duties and expectations keep increasing, competition is stiffer year over year, yet compensation and T&E budget continue to be squeezed. High-performing younger employees are at a disadvantage here, as the red-tape is ever-present. The company will allow you take take on increased responsibility if you are performing, but do not expect to be compensated at the same level as your tenured peers.

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Boston Scientific Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience on Glassdoor. We appreciate your passion and dedication to delivering the most advanced medical technologies to patients in need. Boston Scientific strives to provide compensation that is competitive in today's market and include competitive core benefits while differentiating ourselves with flexible options that meet individual needs. With one of our core values being High-Performance, it's important to our organization that employees are recognized and celebrated for the work they do. Thank you for reaching out to us.

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