Lindsey Cowan

Experience

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  NHS

  Feb 1989 - Sept 1998

  Midwife within a midwife-led unit providing care for ante/post natal women in ward, labour ward, high dependency and within theatre. Time spent as a midwife gained me invaluable experience in the care and monitoring of sick neonates, maternal complications and operating room procedures. Registered nurse in a care of the elderly setting following a 3 year training period. Responsibility for a number of patients with various complications, age and non age related including Alzheimer's, Schizophrenia and Cancer. Team leader for group responsible for staff training, recruitment and off duty.

  • Midwife

    Mar 1993 - Sept 1998

  • Nurse

    Feb 1989 - Mar 1993
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  GSK

  Mar 1998 - Mar 2008

  Senior Medical Representative

  I had varied and complex roles whilst with GSK both in promotional and non-promotional roles. In the non-promotional role I provided a tailored package involving education, structural care and clinical audit to target customers in Glasgow. I worked in partnership with primary and secondary care customers in Glasgow to provide optimal patient care in Type 2 diabetes, Migraine and Asthma/COPD disease areas and improved the health outcomes in many groups of patients. In my promotional role I promoted a variety of medicines to both GP's and practices nurses. Show less

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  3M

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2011

  Senior Technical Sales (Personal Safety Division)

  Senior Sales Technical & Training Specialist Managed the lower Scottish territory promoting Personal Protective Devices and Safety Services into key accounts. Customers included healthcare and safety professionals, production managers and buyers. • Proficient in delivering engaging personalized product training sessions to ensure buy in to new products, increase confidence and competence in the safe use of the often complex equipment.• Regularly attended regional trade shows to promote the brand and network with industry partners including other manufacturers, consultants and government agencies.• Exceptional relationship with team members, internal marketing & technical dept within 3M and regularly rewarded with ‘Star Awards’ in recognition of contribution to high profile projects.• Established a superb relationship with external customers which earned me a reputation as a trusted specialist which kept competitors at arms length in many cases ensuring business I’d won was maintained and growth was seen in established accounts. • High conversion of leads to sales by rapidly responding to enquiries, deployment of extensive product knowledge, excellence in customer service and providing ongoing training. Explored untapped opportunities by interrogating CRM systems (Siebel) and blueprinting new accounts. Show less

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  Response Biomedical Corp.

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2013

  Technical specialist responsible for providing guidance, sales and technical support to distributors, end users and sales team regarding the company’s range of products and tests. Performs technical qualification and training of prospects, strategic partners, and distributors to support the ongoing development of these relationships. Works collaboratively with laboratory managers to perform onsite and offsite verification and validation of new clinical installations ensuring specific compliance needs of the institution are met. Show less

  • Product Specialist

    Mar 2013 - Sept 2013

  • Account Manager

    Jan 2012 - Mar 2013
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  3M

  Sept 2013 - now

  Responsibility for hospitals within Fraser Health, Interior Health and Northern Health for the Infection Prevention Portfolio within 3M Medical Division, including Skin Antiseptics, Patient Warming and Temperature Management. Working with Vascular Access clinicians, Educators, PCC's, surgeons/anaesthetists in the Operating Room to provide product expertise, implementation support and education.

  • Regional Zone Manager for 3M Personal Safety Division-Western Canada

    Apr 2018 - now

  • Senior Account Representative-3M Healthcare Medical Markets

    Sept 2013 - Apr 2018