Considering a Career with BIOTRONIK

Can someone please post what a typical starting salary and benefits package is for an FCS?

 

I hope you didn't take that position. It looks like BIO just let go of 3 people in Houston that were able to cover cases and make things managable there. Looks to me there isn't many people left to cover clinics and even fewer that can cover cases in many of the hospitals. And with over half of the team still on their non competes it will be a rough go for quite some time. The sharks smell blood and we will start feeding on BIO doctors. The couple they have that are willing to still implant with them. BIO makes it so easy sometimes. Crap technology, big devices, and NO COVERAGE!!!

 

Don't work for bio. You will not get any respect. You will become known as a loser. True dat!

 

Ilesto is the 2nd thinnest ICD on the US Market.

 

I have known several good reps in Houston and having to chase Sohail and others there for a piece of their business. None of them are with Bio anymore. I have to say that Houston is a circus! The place is crazy and being on call can be very demanding. Bio used to own Conroe and worked their way down with Mike Rudy and his crew. That brand has done enough business in H town that its possible to get it going again, since the internal meltdown Bio had there. I say go for it as you will learn to hate your life but may make a dollar or two. I dont understand why Bio gets H town running better then blows it all up in the name of getting better? Its Bio, not MDT so they kind of are their worst enemy quite often when they destroy in the name of desired sales growth just to be disappointed for several years after as the company pisses implanters off with their antics. The product is good but its forgetting the companies treatment of their customers that does not make sense. How much sense does it make to take away 3 people today when 2 cant fill in for over a year? The answer is it doesnt and the company just lets it happen like its normal.

 

What's the thinnest?

 

The ones with the removable headers.

 

Agree! Also, the USA co. President is a sociapath of the highest order! Real talk!

 

BIO is a joke. No real EP uses them as a top 2. Who would? Only crooks use BIO.

 

Houston is a zoo. I worked with them there years ago and the only doc's they worked with were bought with studies or hacks. Huge spoon feed service burden from Bay Town to College Station. If there is a new group there as the other posters mentioned you'll be doing all the implants and clinics because of the non competes of the new hires. Herman Memorial beat them out of about 80.000 dollars because a "T" wasn't crossed so the hospitals are all crooks to and if your not on contract you're done. Good thing Bob M is gone as a manager because he was a crook and a dick. Chris lasted about 2 years but didn't know anything about the business. Who is managing that mess now?

Since Woody came over from STJ to run things I guess all the Stj guys are being recruited. It's just a big cluster fuck down there.

Everyone there has been bought by someone. Watch your back and the rag-head EP's

 

Arin is the manager ruining the area even more all the reps are almost gone down to one that can actually work. He's probably gone soon too

 

Well you certainly are getting both sides of the coin here. I do believe it really depends on your territory and who your RSD will be. Biotronik has some of the best products out there, however with that said if you can avoid this company with a possible position with one of the others then do not hesitate. Biotronik is a privately held company and does not reward loyalty and hard work. If for whatever reason, and by that I mean the managers in your area are complete idiots, you lose out on contracts, they will not hesitate to cut you.