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South Carolina's clinical specialist market is anchored by major health systems like Prisma Health, MUSC Health, and Roper St. Francis, with strong demand across Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies also maintain regional field teams here. International candidates pursuing visa sponsorship will find opportunities across both hospital-based and industry clinical roles.
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INTRODUCTION
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Job Title
Clinical Specialist I, CPT - Columbia, SC
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
Neuromodulation
Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Our team is actively recruiting for a Clinical Specialist I, CPT in Columbia, SC. As a member of the clinical support team, is responsible for providing technical clinical expertise and support of the sales process to colleagues, current customers and/or potential customers. Works under general direction with clinical and sales teammates to identify and capitalize on sales opportunities by creating competency, comfort, and expertise with all Abbott Chronic Pain Therapies among physicians, support staff and customers within assigned geography. Performs work that involves a high degree of independence. Exercises independent judgment in planning, organizing, and performing work. Seeks to continually improve territory efficiency.
What You’ll Work On
- Provides technical, clinical, and programming assistance, primarily in support of 1-2 Territory Manager(s).
- Assist Territory Managers in after-hours call support and activities.
- Integrates into all accounts, builds trust and relationships, and establishes strong rapport with customers.
- Proficient in complex programming, case support.
- Works seamlessly with Territory Manager(s) allowing them increased selling time.
- Will foster high trust relationships with customers, including the regional team members.
- Will begin to conduct PCP work and educational in services, as directed.
- As directed by sales manager, contacts, visits, and engages clients and potential clients in the Company’s products and addresses any client questions and concerns.
- Provides medical professionals with sales support, information, and training on the use of Company products and with staff education, in-services, and technical troubleshooting.
- Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of assigned accounts and customers to include competitor activity.
- Conducts evaluations and develops sales strategies for capital equipment opportunities within accounts.
- Collects and studies information about new and existing products and monitors competitor sales, prices, and products.
- Provide feedback to providers both within operating room setting and outside operating room setting on the directions for use specific to implantable devices.
- May attend trade shows where new products and technologies are showcased and conferences to meet other sales representatives and clients and discuss new product developments.
- Uses clinical expertise to identify customer training and in-service needs with the goal of increasing customer usage, comfort and understanding of all Abbott Chronic Pain Therapies product line.
- Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
- Provides sales support, clinical in-services, training, and guidance to current or potential customers.
- Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.
- Ability to travel 25% within assigned region and/or outside assigned region.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Associates Degree or technical certification; preferred Bachelor’s Degree.
- 1 - 2 years’ work experience, strong preference collaborating with patients in clinical setting.
- The ability to communicate, understand and educate clinical data in the Chronic Pain Therapies space.
- Strong clinical skills.
- Excellent organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal verbal, written and presentation skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels and to large groups within and outside the organization.
- Capable of building strong working relationships with internal/external customers.
- Capable of working unpredictable schedule that may occasionally change on short notice due to operating room schedule changes and or delays.
- Accustomed to tight deadlines and managing multiple tasks.
- Strong sense of urgency.
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
- Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
- Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
- Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner.
- Capable of engaging customers in selling conversations as needed and as directed by Territory Manager.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Patient interaction experience within health care related environment (Physical Therapy, medical product sales, RN, LPN).
- Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.
- 1-3 years’ experience with Abbott, or in similar spinal cord stimulation (SCS) setting or with another implantable medical device company.
COMPENSATION
- The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

INTRODUCTION
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Job Title
Clinical Specialist I, CPT - Columbia, SC
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
Neuromodulation
Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Our team is actively recruiting for a Clinical Specialist I, CPT in Columbia, SC. As a member of the clinical support team, is responsible for providing technical clinical expertise and support of the sales process to colleagues, current customers and/or potential customers. Works under general direction with clinical and sales teammates to identify and capitalize on sales opportunities by creating competency, comfort, and expertise with all Abbott Chronic Pain Therapies among physicians, support staff and customers within assigned geography. Performs work that involves a high degree of independence. Exercises independent judgment in planning, organizing, and performing work. Seeks to continually improve territory efficiency.
What You’ll Work On
- Provides technical, clinical, and programming assistance, primarily in support of 1-2 Territory Manager(s).
- Assist Territory Managers in after-hours call support and activities.
- Integrates into all accounts, builds trust and relationships, and establishes strong rapport with customers.
- Proficient in complex programming, case support.
- Works seamlessly with Territory Manager(s) allowing them increased selling time.
- Will foster high trust relationships with customers, including the regional team members.
- Will begin to conduct PCP work and educational in services, as directed.
- As directed by sales manager, contacts, visits, and engages clients and potential clients in the Company’s products and addresses any client questions and concerns.
- Provides medical professionals with sales support, information, and training on the use of Company products and with staff education, in-services, and technical troubleshooting.
- Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of assigned accounts and customers to include competitor activity.
- Conducts evaluations and develops sales strategies for capital equipment opportunities within accounts.
- Collects and studies information about new and existing products and monitors competitor sales, prices, and products.
- Provide feedback to providers both within operating room setting and outside operating room setting on the directions for use specific to implantable devices.
- May attend trade shows where new products and technologies are showcased and conferences to meet other sales representatives and clients and discuss new product developments.
- Uses clinical expertise to identify customer training and in-service needs with the goal of increasing customer usage, comfort and understanding of all Abbott Chronic Pain Therapies product line.
- Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
- Provides sales support, clinical in-services, training, and guidance to current or potential customers.
- Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.
- Ability to travel 25% within assigned region and/or outside assigned region.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Associates Degree or technical certification; preferred Bachelor’s Degree.
- 1 - 2 years’ work experience, strong preference collaborating with patients in clinical setting.
- The ability to communicate, understand and educate clinical data in the Chronic Pain Therapies space.
- Strong clinical skills.
- Excellent organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal verbal, written and presentation skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels and to large groups within and outside the organization.
- Capable of building strong working relationships with internal/external customers.
- Capable of working unpredictable schedule that may occasionally change on short notice due to operating room schedule changes and or delays.
- Accustomed to tight deadlines and managing multiple tasks.
- Strong sense of urgency.
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
- Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
- Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
- Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner.
- Capable of engaging customers in selling conversations as needed and as directed by Territory Manager.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Patient interaction experience within health care related environment (Physical Therapy, medical product sales, RN, LPN).
- Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.
- 1-3 years’ experience with Abbott, or in similar spinal cord stimulation (SCS) setting or with another implantable medical device company.
COMPENSATION
- The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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Which companies sponsor visas for clinical specialists in South Carolina?
The most active sponsors in South Carolina tend to be large health systems such as Prisma Health, MUSC Health, and Roper St. Francis, along with medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies that maintain clinical field teams in the state. Multinational employers in these sectors have established HR infrastructure to support H-1B and other work visa petitions, though sponsorship is never guaranteed and varies by role and hiring cycle.
Which visa types are most common for clinical specialist roles in South Carolina?
The H-1B is the most common work visa for clinical specialist positions, provided the role qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Clinical specialists with advanced degrees may also explore the O-1 visa for extraordinary ability. Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying clinical roles may be eligible for TN status. Each pathway depends on the specific job duties and the employer's willingness to sponsor.
Which cities in South Carolina have the most clinical specialist sponsorship jobs?
Columbia and Charleston are the two primary hubs, driven by MUSC Health's academic medical complex in Charleston and Prisma Health's large hospital network centered in Columbia. Greenville is a growing market, supported by Prisma Health Upstate and an expanding life sciences presence in the Upstate region. Smaller markets like Spartanburg and Florence have fewer opportunities but do post clinical specialist openings tied to regional hospital systems.
How to find clinical specialist visa sponsorship jobs in South Carolina?
Migrate Mate aggregates visa sponsorship jobs specifically for international candidates, making it straightforward to filter for clinical specialist roles in South Carolina without sorting through postings from employers who don't sponsor. You can search by role and state to see active openings from health systems, medical device companies, and pharmaceutical employers operating in the region. Checking regularly is worthwhile, as clinical specialist positions in South Carolina turn over on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Are there state-specific considerations for clinical specialists pursuing sponsorship in South Carolina?
South Carolina's growing medical university pipeline through MUSC and the University of South Carolina means employers here are accustomed to hiring credentialed clinical professionals, which can support sponsorship familiarity at larger institutions. Roles tied to direct patient care may require state licensure before or alongside visa processing, so confirming South Carolina licensing board requirements for your specific clinical discipline is an important early step. Industry-based clinical specialist roles, such as those with device or pharma companies, generally involve fewer licensure barriers.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored clinical specialist jobs in South Carolina?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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