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# Business Development Specialist at Penumbra

- **Company:** Penumbra
- **Location:** Colombia
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/penumbrainc/b57a0110-63d2-4bef-91c7-c339da9efc62

## Job description

As a Business Development Specialist, you will play an integral part in growing Penumbra in Latin America by supporting the Country Manager in developing downstream strategy and execution initiatives across multiple regions. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting Penumbra’s growth in their assigned regions(Colombia) by working closely with regional distributors to execute field medical visits, organize and operationalize hands-on sessions, workshops, and product training programs. This role will be 100% focused on fieldwork, ensuring that Penumbra’s technologies are effectively introduced, demonstrated, and adopted by healthcare professionals through our distributor network.

## What You’ll Work On

- Conduct field medical visits in collaboration with distributors, ensuring consistent education and awareness of Penumbra products.
- Plan, organize, and operationalize hands-on sessions, workshops, and in-hospital product training for distributors and healthcare professionals.
- Act as the primary field of support for distributor activities, ensuring alignment with Penumbra’s commercial and clinical strategies.
- Support the implementation of product launches in your assigned region by working directly with distributors to drive product adoption and penetration in key accounts.
- Gather and report market intelligence from the field to the Country Manager, identifying opportunities, challenges, and competitive movements.
- Maintain effective communication and partnership with distributors to ensure consistency in messaging, training, and execution.
- Select, manage, train, and develop staff. Establish objectives and assignments and provide ongoing feedback through performance reviews and development plans.

## What You Contribute

- A Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, or related field with 3+ years of experience in Medical Devices (Sales, Clinical Support, or Training roles), preferably with exposure to field education and product demonstrations. Additional qualifications:
- In-depth knowledge of the healthcare market and medical device industry in the region.
- Experience conducting workshops, training, or hands-on product demonstrations in hospitals and with distributors.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging physicians, nurses, and distributor teams.
- High degree of ownership, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Ability to travel extensively across your assigned region (up to 70%).
- English proficiency is preferred.

Working Conditions General office, laboratory, cleanroom, and hospital environments. Willingness and ability to work on site. May have business travel from 50% - 70%. Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials. Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds. Ability to wear 7-9 pounds of lead for extended periods of time. Occasional on-call availability required 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Must be able to move between buildings and floors. Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day. Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets. Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed. Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.

## About Penumbra

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures and markets novel medical devices that address challenging conditions with significant unmet need, focusing on stroke thrombectomy and other vascular therapies.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: PEN)
- **Headquarters**: Alameda, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2004
- **Founders**: Arani Bose, Adam Elsesser

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical equipment manufacturing / Healthcare technology
- **Target customers**: Hospitals and healthcare providers worldwide, selling through a direct sales organization in the US, Europe, Canada, and Australia, and via distributors in other international markets.
- **Mission**: “Transform patient care through innovative therapies” and “help as many people as possible” by focusing on areas with high unmet need. [penumbrainc.com](https://www.penumbrainc.com/au/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **THUNDERBOLT®**: The latest Penumbra CAVT™ (Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy) platform, the first cleared technology to use modulated aspiration for stroke thrombectomy. [penumbrainc.com](https://www.penumbrainc.com/)
- **Other medical devices**: A broad portfolio addressing challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need, including neurovascular and peripheral vascular therapies. Products are marketed under the Penumbra brand.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $8.1 billion (as of October 2024, per aggregated data) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/penumbra-inc)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $1.4 billion (latest full year data); in Q2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026) revenue was $390 million, with net income of $34.8 million. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/penumbra-inc)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Boston Scientific (listed as parent company in some data sources, though Penumbra remains an independent public company; this may be a data error). Key partners include hospitals and healthcare systems globally. Penumbra has acquired several international subsidiaries (Crossmed, Penumbra Neuro Canada, etc.). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/penumbra-inc)
- **Growth Signals**: More than 4,700 employees globally (up from ~2,089 in some reports, indicating rapid hiring); available in 100+ markets; recent FDA clearance and CE Mark for THUNDERBOLT; recognized as one of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies by Fortune in 2019. [penumbrainc.com](https://www.penumbrainc.com/au/about-us/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First‑mover in CAVT**: THUNDERBOLT is the only cleared technology using modulated aspiration for stroke thrombectomy, creating a strong technological moat.
- **Broad global presence**: Direct sales in major markets and distribution in 100+ countries, with manufacturing and R&D in the US and Europe.
- **High‑growth, high‑impact area**: Focus on acute ischemic stroke and other critical conditions with large unmet clinical needs, driving consistent revenue growth and innovation.
- **Talent density**: Attracts many talent from top medtech companies (Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Stryker) and retains engineers and scientists with a mission‑driven culture. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/penumbra-inc)

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand CAVT platform**: Continue rolling out THUNDERBOLT globally, leveraging recent FDA clearance and CE Mark.
- **International expansion**: Strengthen presence in Latin America, Asia, and other emerging markets (e.g., Penumbra Latin America Distribuidora).
- **Organic innovation & acquisitions**: Invest in R&D and pursue strategic acquisitions to broaden the product portfolio (historical acquisitions in Canada, Sweden, Singapore, Italy).
- **Operational excellence**: Enhance manufacturing capabilities (new roles in Roseville, CA, and Alameda) to scale production of complex medical devices.

## Why Work Here
- **Purpose‑driven mission**: Employees directly contribute to saving lives and improving outcomes for patients with neurological and vascular diseases.
- **Culture of innovation**: “High‑powered innovation, cooperation, and fun” as described on the careers page; emphasis on meaningful work and collaboration. [penumbrainc.com](https://www.penumbrainc.com/about-us/careers/)
- **Global but tight‑knit**: HQ in Alameda (San Francisco Bay Area) with offices in Europe and South America; employees appreciate reverse commute and public transit options. [penumbrainc.com](https://www.penumbrainc.com/about-us/careers/)
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly growing headcount (over 4,700 employees) and expanding into new markets mean internal mobility and advancement.
- **Engineering & manufacturing focus**: Large technical workforce (R&D, quality, manufacturing engineering) with on‑site roles in Roseville and Alameda; many of the 64 open positions are engineering‑related. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/penumbrainc)
- **Work policy**: Most roles appear to be on‑site (e.g., Manufacturing Engineer, R&D Engineer); no explicit remote policy disclosed, but the company provides reasonable accommodation for disabilities.

## Sources
1. [penumbrainc.com – Company Homepage](https://www.penumbrainc.com/)
2. [penumbrainc.com – About Us](https://www.penumbrainc.com/au/about-us/)
3. [penumbrainc.com – Careers](https://www.penumbrainc.com/about-us/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com – Penumbra, Inc. Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/penumbra-inc)
5. [jobs.lever.co – Open Positions at Penumbra](https://jobs.lever.co/penumbrainc)

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