Role Summary
The Senior Oncology Sales Specialist drives adoption and utilization of Puma’s first commercial oncology product within a defined Eastern Florida territory, delivering account-specific business plans and achieving territory sales goals. The role requires deep knowledge of oncology accounts, strategic planning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to inform physicians, nurses and other stakeholders about the product and its benefits in the applicable therapeutic area.
Responsibilities
- Develops and executes robust territory business plans
- Responsible for meeting or exceeding assigned sales goals, brand KPIs and objectives
- Develops and manages long-term relationships with physicians, nurses, office practice managers and other key stakeholders
- Conducts discussions with key physicians and health care professionals in support of the approved product indication
- Utilizes approved resources and messages to meet goals and targets
- Interacts with stakeholders and explains features and benefits of the product using persuasive sales techniques
- Collaborates with cross-functional partners including clinical nurse educators, marketers, account managers and medical science liaisons
- Plans and organizes promotional speakers programs in territory in partnership with Speakers Bureau vendor
- Communicates competitive market intelligence to brand teams and management
- Monitors operating costs and budget to ensure activities align with company policies
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience: Minimum of 6+ years in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry; oncology and/or rare disease experience; proven track record of results; driving results in a competitive market
- Preferred: Market Access or Reimbursement experience
Skills
- Self-motivated, assertive, and self-confident with urgency and passion
- Resourceful, creative, enthusiastic, and results-oriented
- Strategic approach to accessing customers in an innovative manner
- Analytical use of sales reports to build customer strategies and maximize sales
- Strong selling, presentation, influencing, listening and questioning skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset; ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small-company environment
- Strong cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Clinical acumen to excel in technically complex environments
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree Required
Additional Requirements
- Travel is primarily within the territory, requiring local and overnight travel; up to 20% travel may be required
- Significant use of a personal vehicle; reimbursements provided; motor vehicle record may be checked for eligibility to drive on company business