Responsible for the sales development within their assigned territory. They will support and assist in the creation and execution of market development strategies working closely with Country Manager. Working in close cooperation with the market access manager and the distribution partner to drive fast adoption of new iStent technologies for glaucoma surgery. Key responsibilities will include the recruitment, training, education and sales development with specific Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). Responsible for delivering the our clients market positioning whilst being the subject matter expert for the our clients portfolio. The surgical specialist will also be responsible for driving fast market adoption and key account penetration initiatives. The role will require facilitating and organizing masterclass, advanced surgical training courses, KOL management, supporting country manager. The role will require close cooperation with our clients distribution partner. Successful execution of these activities is required to achieve quarterly and annual business targets. Market Development Under the direction of the Country Manager, develop and execute go-to-market strategy for iStent portfolio Work closely with Country Manager and distribution partner to deliver annual sales targets within defined territory Work closely with distributors sales personnel to educate and provide surgical training expertise to a high level Work closely with market access manager to identify key opportunities for reimbursement enabling hospitals and clinicians have a clear reimbursement pathway KOL Development and Customer Engagement Build superior knowledge of customer needs through developing customer relationships, traveling with the sales team of our distribution partner and meeting with customers including healthcare and business professionals including end-users, purchaser, payers, government officials Provide regular communication, data, and education to KOLs to ensure message alignment through all media Face 2 Face, podium, peer-to-peer etc Attend key congresses to support and engage customers and KOLs Coordinate with Medical Affairs/marketing to ensure appropriate data flow and optimal podium & peer review presence Training new surgeons Recruit Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) for training and education programs Deliver clinical and technical surgical training through various platforms, including commercial dry labs, clinical dry labs, LMS modules, animations, video footage Organize and implement surgical training initiatives like master class, advanced surgical training course Responsible for providing surgical training expertise to new surgeons Distribution partner liaison Responsible for being the subject matter expert on the iStent portfolio and will be thought of as the in-market technical expert Deliver local sales training to distribution partner in partnership with Country manager Marketing & Medical Marketing support Ensure standardized our clients messaging by liaising with Country Manager Attend and perform tradeshow duties as required Utilize KOL group for informal market research and insight gathering to help Country Manager in developing new promotional materials, as per the local market