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Vaccines Customer Representative - Detroit, MI

Merck · Detroit, MI · 1 mo ago
Business Development$106k–$167k/yrFull-time
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            About the role

            ... (combined paragraphs)

            Responsibilities

            • Engaging in balanced product sales presentations with Health Care Providers and Health Care Business Professionals to align customer needs and our Company’s vaccine attributes in accordance with product labeling, and CDC and professional society recommendations.
            • Providing Company Vaccine management with updates on customer needs as it relates to helping them improve patient health outcomes, customer feedback, marketplace dynamics, and progress towards quality goals.
            • Providing customers with key insights by keeping apprised of professional and health care environment knowledge through self-study of company-provided scientific, product and marketplace information, attendance at product workshops and conferences, as well as consistent and ongoing review of our Company’s promotional materials.
            • Utilizing analytical skills and tools to engage customers in quarterly business reviews regarding their vaccine contract to educate customers on the best ways to maximize their contract performance across the Company portfolio.
            • Assisting customers with education to improve their organization’s immunization rates through adherence to quality based programs using appropriate tools such as Vaccine IQ.
            • Regularly monitoring their business performance against objectives using company provided tools.
            • Developing a territory level business plan that focuses on improving immunization rates with assigned customers in accordance with Our Company’s policies, standards, and ethics.
            • Maintaining product knowledge and certification on the entire Company vaccine portfolio along with knowledge of the CDC immunization schedule for both pediatric and adult vaccines.
            • Specifically: Within select customer accounts, acts as primary point of contact for the customer, meet with key customers/personnel to maintain understanding of their current practice structure, business model, and key influencers (Managed Care Organization/payers, employers, state policy), and their patients’ needs.
            • Identifies business opportunities and makes information available to relevant stakeholders to support the identified immunization needs.
            • For select customer accounts, coordinate with our Company’s customer team (Account Executives, Integrated Delivery System team, Solutions support teams, etc.) to outline customer strategy for interactions/relationships aimed at improving immunization rates.
            • This territory covers: Detroit, MI. The ideal location to reside is within this territory. Travel (%) varies based on candidate’s location within the geography.
            • This position reports to: Stacey Horne.
            But note: Some of these are more like responsibilities; we included the territory and reporting. Now Requirements:

            Requirements

            Education Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree with 3 (36 months) or more years Sales experience OR a minimum of high school diploma with at least 6 years of equivalent experience which could include professional sales, experience in marketing, military or healthcare/scientific field that is not sales related (pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices).

            Other Requirements: Valid Driver's license

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                  Preferred Skills/Experience:

                  • Vaccines experience
                  • Demonstrated strong understanding of Marketing/Sales &/or Marketing/Sales Support Functions/Operations
                  • Account Management
                  • ... etc list all the preferred skills items.
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