Role Summary
Cardiometabolic Care Specialist I in Brownsville, Texas. Responsible for achieving sales goals by implementing marketing and sales strategies to promote Novo Nordisk's cardiometabolic product portfolio to healthcare professionals and office staff.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates competencies with territory level impact.
- Understands local payer market designs and their impact on customer decisions.
- Understands territory customer groups and affiliations to identify opportunities and tailor approach.
- Analyses bidding policies/contracts to influence formulary status, as applicable.
- Assesses impact of managed care on prescribing decisions and adjusts strategies accordingly.
- Develops relationships with specialists and decision-makers who influence purchasing and formulary decisions.
- Researches and tailors account plans based on stakeholders and accountsโ practices.
- Uses market understanding to develop and execute territory business plans.
- Gains access and maintains relationships with prescribers, staff, pharmacies, and clinics to drive business impact through collaborative patient management.
- Maintains professionalism and customer-focused approach with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborates across functions to share knowledge and opportunities.
- Implements the Novo Nordisk Edge Selling Model with external customers and during company-sponsored meetings.
- Pre-Call planning, uncovering needs, providing solutions, resolving objections, and gaining commitment with impact.
- Uses analytical tools to evaluate opportunities and create territory plans to meet sales goals.
- Coordinates with internal stakeholders to implement plans and define roles.
- Manages samples and company property, and oversees discretionary budgets to support sales goals.
- Demonstrates knowledge of disease states and treatment options, including NNI and competitors.
- Engages customers with knowledge of clinical studies and proper placement within treatment continua.
- Participates in sales and marketing meetings, training, and events as appropriate.
Qualifications
- Bachelorโs or equivalent degree, and/or Pharm D required.
- Minimum one year of experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare, sales, consulting, customer service, or military preferred.
- Intermediate computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel); familiarity with sales data/call reporting software is a plus.
- Self-starter with ability to make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Aptitude for leadership and decision-making.
- Solid understanding of current therapy areas (diabetes and obesity) and Novo Nordisk products; ability to learn and communicate technical information.