Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist, Primary Care, R&I - Meridian, MS

Role Summary

Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist for R&I Primary Care Team, focusing on Meridian, MS. Responsible for educating healthcare professionals on clinical evidence, approved indications, and product efficacy/safety profiles to support on-label prescribing; driving sales performance and executing local strategies within the territory.

Responsibilities

• Develop superior product and disease state knowledge and effectively educate and engage healthcare professionals in dialogue about clinical evidence, approved indications, and product efficacy/safety profiles to support on-label prescribing for appropriate patients.
• Function independently with sales proficiency to drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed therapeutic and territory expectations.
• Successfully complete training requirements, including product examinations.
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of market, demographic, and managed care information relative to your assigned sales territory.
• Partner with your District Sales Manager and Regional Sales Director to develop a local strategy and business plan to generate recognizable increases of sales in your territory.
• Capitalize on formulary approvals and other opportunities through effective implementation of the Strategic Targeting Plans by using a wide variety of promotional, personnel resources and analytical tools to enhance effectiveness in assigned sales territory, based on local assessment of customer needs.
• Provide special education to healthcare providers through appropriate programs that fall within AstraZeneca‚Äôs ethical guidelines.
• Work with Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists around common objectives to coordinate selling efforts.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree
• Required: 0-2 years of experience
• Required: A driver‚Äôs license and safe driving record
• Preferred: Knowledge of the medical, healthcare or pharmacy industry and skills in clinical; preferably within Respiratory therapeutic areas
• Preferred: Prior sales experience
• Preferred: Strong organizational and communication skills
• Preferred: Demonstrated leadership
• Preferred: Exemplified judgment and decision-making capability
• Preferred: Be results-oriented with demonstrated time management skills
• Preferred: Ability to learn, analyze, understand and convey complex information

Skills

• Sales proficiency
• Relationship building with healthcare professionals
• Strategic planning and execution
• Market and managed care knowledge
• Effective communication and training delivery

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree

Additional Requirements

• Ideal candidate will reside in the Hattiesburg, McComb or Brookhaven MS areas. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.