Pharma Sales Account Rep (Entry / Specialty)

Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Purpose & Scope

We are seeking a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative who can effectively promote and educate physicians on our pharmaceutical products. The ideal candidate will work during the day in the field, manage call plans, prepare presentations, make appointments, and report on sales activities.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Effectively promote and educate physicians on the use of our pharmaceutical products through one-on-one meetings and group presentations, company-approved promotional speaker programs, and other company-approved means.
• Work during the day in the field each week, as needed for call planning, customer follow-up, preparing presentations, making appointments, report generation, etc.
• Ensure high performance levels of call and field productivity.
• Meet Call Plan expectations and achieve territory product sales goals while adhering to all APUS-defined ethical sales practices, Compliance guidelines, and required promotional regulations.
• Execute company-approved Product Marketing plans and territory/regional business plan activities.
• Support targeted customers using company-approved resources, sales materials, and promotional activities/programs/initiatives as identified by Sales Management.
• Carefully coordinate promotional efforts with peers across franchises and co-promotion alliance partners. This includes appropriately managing/maintaining all company equipment and company-approved promotional materials (e.g., sales materials, company literature, product samples, etc.) according to defined company Compliance guidelines.
• Achieve optimum territory sales strategy execution using annual territory business plan, regional business plan, and call activity reports.
• Accurately report/submit sales call activities, territory expenses and written reports and within deadline as defined by Astellas or the Regional Sales Manager.

Qualifications (required)

• Some sales experience or sales abilities.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical products and industry knowledge.
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Proactive; can do approach; takes ownership of situations.
• Demonstrates problem solving ability; analytical; business acumen.
• Solid motivational and persuasion skills.
• Must be able to acquire all industry credentials with certifications.
• Demonstrates team orientation.
• Proven record of sustained high sales performance and achievement.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.