Oncology Sales Representative - Chicago North
Merck
August 31, 2026
Remote friendly (Chicago, IL)
United States
Sales
Oncology Sales Representative (Field-based) — CHICAGO NORTH territory.
Key Responsibilities:
- Attain or exceed assigned sales goals in the geography.
- Work with territory teams to ensure a seamless customer experience; meet key stakeholders to understand practice structure, business model, and key influencers; build relationships to uncover needs.
- Use approved resources/messaging to communicate patient-centered rationales for oncology products.
- Maintain knowledge of multidisciplinary care, cancer staging, treatment options/pathways/guidelines, and their impact on patients.
- Analyze trends in a complex buying environment (e.g., GPOs, wholesalers, specialty pharmacies).
- Evaluate product purchase/prescribing patterns (outpatient vs in-patient infusion; hospital/GPO contract context).
- Develop and execute short- and long-term account plans with the local team and district manager (Oncology Customer Team Leader).
- Ask insightful questions to support relevant conversations about the product portfolio.
- Coordinate with the in-scope customer team (e.g., Customer Team Leader, Key Account Manager, Nurse Educator, Field Reimbursement Associate, Medicare Account Executive, and others) to ensure consistent customer experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree + 6+ years sales experience OR high school diploma + 8+ years equivalent experience.
- Equivalent experience may include healthcare/scientific experience with oncology strongly preferred, marketing, or military experience.
- Valid driver’s license; able to drive.
- Travel as required; overnight travel 10–15% (and in-person customer visits + national meetings/conferences).
- Reside in or within a reasonable distance to the district.
Preferred:
- 2+ years oncology field-based experience selling to oncology customers.
- Oncology field sales or clinical oncology experience.
- Documented strong performance in sales/marketing or oncology clinical roles.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Medical, dental, vision, other insurance; retirement (401(k)); paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days.
Apply:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline: as stated on the posting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Attain or exceed assigned sales goals in the geography.
- Work with territory teams to ensure a seamless customer experience; meet key stakeholders to understand practice structure, business model, and key influencers; build relationships to uncover needs.
- Use approved resources/messaging to communicate patient-centered rationales for oncology products.
- Maintain knowledge of multidisciplinary care, cancer staging, treatment options/pathways/guidelines, and their impact on patients.
- Analyze trends in a complex buying environment (e.g., GPOs, wholesalers, specialty pharmacies).
- Evaluate product purchase/prescribing patterns (outpatient vs in-patient infusion; hospital/GPO contract context).
- Develop and execute short- and long-term account plans with the local team and district manager (Oncology Customer Team Leader).
- Ask insightful questions to support relevant conversations about the product portfolio.
- Coordinate with the in-scope customer team (e.g., Customer Team Leader, Key Account Manager, Nurse Educator, Field Reimbursement Associate, Medicare Account Executive, and others) to ensure consistent customer experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree + 6+ years sales experience OR high school diploma + 8+ years equivalent experience.
- Equivalent experience may include healthcare/scientific experience with oncology strongly preferred, marketing, or military experience.
- Valid driver’s license; able to drive.
- Travel as required; overnight travel 10–15% (and in-person customer visits + national meetings/conferences).
- Reside in or within a reasonable distance to the district.
Preferred:
- 2+ years oncology field-based experience selling to oncology customers.
- Oncology field sales or clinical oncology experience.
- Documented strong performance in sales/marketing or oncology clinical roles.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Medical, dental, vision, other insurance; retirement (401(k)); paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days.
Apply:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Application deadline: as stated on the posting.