Precision-Driven Incentives for Complex Market in Medical Devices Industry

Overview

The Medical Devices Industry encompasses a vast array of products vital for healthcare. It operates within a dynamic market, influenced by technological advancements, regulatory changes, and shifting consumer demands. Organizations within this sector face challenges in effectively managing incentives for their teams due to the complexity of product development cycles, intense competition, and regulatory hurdles. Balancing incentives to encourage innovation while ensuring compliance and product safety is crucial. Additionally, adapting incentive structures to retain talent in a highly competitive field poses a continual challenge.

Challenges

In the dynamic field of medical devices, your sales teams confront a landscape filled with fluctuating demands and complex regulatory landscapes. At Incentivate, we recognize the intricacies that characterize your industry:

Following stringent regulations and maintaining comprehensive, audit-ready records are critical.

Managing incomplete or disorganized data and complex territory structures requires a robust system that ensures accurate crediting and compensation.

The nature of high-value contracts and sophisticated product requirements extend sales cycles and intensify the sales process.

From initial contact to closing deals, diverse team roles must be aligned and incentivized to accurately reflect their contributions.

With multi-year deals, draws, and guarantees, managing incentives, especially with clawbacks and tiered accelerators, adds complexity to your compensation plans.

Common Data Sources Integrated

Interoperability is a crucial part of medical device companies. Their underlying principle here is the ease of access to information to reduce overheads and expedite patient care. Incentivate applies the same principles for expediting the compensation process and ensuring convenience for all the involved parties, especially; finance, sales ops, and sales reps. Incentivate has inbuilt connectors with Sales, Opportunity, and Invoicing systems like SAP Oracle, Microsoft Suite, Lotus Notes, Workday, and Salesforce. Additionally, custom integrations have been established with in-house applications wherever needed. Incentivate manages these easily by establishing a pull-push relationship with such systems. It may work on-demand or according to predefined schedules. You can experience seamless connections with these platforms and simplify your life.

Typical Components in Medical Devices
Sales Compensation Plan

Several metrics are commonly used to pay performance-based compensation to sales representatives in the medical device industry. These include:

This is the total dollar value of products sold by a sales representative. Sales volume is the most important metric for paying incentives, as it directly relates to the company’s revenue.

This is the percentage of a sales rep or sales team’s sales quota achieved. Sales representatives or teams who consistently meet or exceed their quotas may be considered high performers.

This is the difference between the cost of goods sold and the revenue generated from selling those goods. Sales representatives who generate a higher gross margin may be eligible for higher incentives.

This is the percentage of total sales in a specific market or geographic area that a company holds. Sales representatives who increase their company’s market share may be eligible for incentives.

Sales representatives who open new accounts for their company may be eligible for incentives.

This is the percentage of a specific product sold within a given market or customer segment. Sales representatives who increase the penetration of their company’s products may be eligible for incentives.

Sales representatives or teams who retain existing customers for a certain period may be considered high performers.

Sales representatives or teams that generate leads successfully for the company may be considered high performers eligible for incentives.

This is the time for a sale to be completed from initial contact to close. Sales representatives or teams with shorter sales cycle times may be considered high performers.

This is the ratio of sales to expenses. Sales representatives or teams with high sales efficiency may be considered high performers eligible for incentives.

Why Incentivate Is the Right
Choice for You

The medical device industry is constantly evolving, with new technologies and products being developed constantly. This can make it challenging, as the time to design a supporting sales compensation plan and replicate it within the legacy platform is minimal. As a result, the entire process is chaotic, leaving you with a set of dissatisfied stakeholders. You can say goodbye to these challenges with Incentivate.

Our platform seamlessly integrates with your existing ERP, CRM, and HRMS, ensuring that no data is siloed.

From advanced rule management to dealing with caps and negative balances, we make managing complex incentives straightforward.

Our dashboards provide deep insights into the effectiveness of your plans, while what-if calculators allow your sales team to forecast their potential earnings.

We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, especially in the medical devices industry. Our solutions are highly customizable to fit your company’s specific requirements.

Connect with Incentivate today to revolutionize your sales incentives.