Senior Specialty Representative - Rheumatology - New Orleans, Louisiana

Role Summary

Senior Specialty Representative for Rheumatology in New Orleans, LA. Primary customer contact responsible for implementing marketing strategy and promoting Amgen products as led by the District Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide current and comprehensive clinical knowledge of Amgen's products and effectively communicate the clinical and economic benefits of the products to medical professionals
• Perform as a sales leader to achieve territory sales by implementing and delivering branded sales messages strategies, delivering branded sales messages, implementing planned programs, scheduling and following up with medical educational programs, and achieving or exceeding sales targets
• Utilize internal and external relationships to service and manage accounts including ensuring product access, resolving/triage reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts
• Analyze business effectiveness of sales activities and territory analysis, and develop territory plans with the District Manager
• Maintain passion for our products through the entire sales cycle while building the brand and focusing on serving patients
• Collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and pursue continuous learning to grow as a Senior Specialty Representative
• Leverage knowledge of disease state awareness, industry, regulatory and competitive changes to deliver agreed results

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare/scientific field that is not sales related, OR
  • Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare/scientific field that is not sales related, OR
  • High school diploma/GED and 8 years of sales experience and/or clinical experience in healthcare/scientific field that is not sales related
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Three or more years of sales experience within pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device industry product or hospital sales experience in oncology, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology, inflammation, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology or infectious diseases
  • Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration
  • Adaptability with core competencies: Planning and Organizing; Leveraging Business, Industry, and Technical Knowledge; Communicating with Impact; Driving for Results; Cultivating Internal and External Relationships

Skills

• Clinical knowledge of pharmaceutical products and ability to communicate benefits to medical professionals
• Sales leadership and strategic program delivery
• Relationship management and account service including access and contracts
• Analytical thinking for territory planning and performance analysis
• Collaborative and continuous learning mindset

Education

• As listed under Basic Qualifications above