Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist - Primary Care - South Philadelphia, PA

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality.We’refocused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring bignew ideasto life.

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The AstraZeneca’s US BioPharma CVRM Primary Care Team plays a fundamental roletoensuring a comprehensive view of patient care and customer engagement within our Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Disease (CVRM) therapeutic area. AstraZeneca's strategy in CVRM focuses on ways to reduce morbidity,mortalityand organ damage by addressing multiple risk factors across CV disease,diabetesand chronickidney-diseaseindications. The patient-centric approach is reinforced by science-led programs and technologies, including early research into regenerative methods. As aPharmaceutical Sales Specialist - CVRM Primary Care Team,you’llplay a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives!

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• You will 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 forappropriate patients.

• You will function independently with sales proficiency to drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed therapeutic and territory expectations.

• You will successfully complete training requirements, including product examinations.

• By developing andmaintainin-depth knowledge of market, demographic, and managed care informationrelativeto your assigned sales territory.

• You will be able to work with your District Sales Manager and Regional Sales Director to develop a local strategy and business plan to generate recognizable increasesofsales in your territory.

• You will 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.

• You will provide special education to healthcare providers throughappropriate programsthat fall within AstraZeneca’s ethical guidelines.

• Work with Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists around commonobjectivesto coordinate selling efforts.

Essential for the role

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

• A driver’s license and safe driving record

Desirable for the role

• Knowledge of the medical, healthcare or pharmacy industry and skills in clinical; preferably within Cardiovascular, Renal or Metabolic Disease therapeutic areas

• Prior sales experience

• Demonstrated organizational and communication skills

• Demonstrated leadership

• Demonstrated judgment and decision-making capability

• Be results oriented withdemonstratedtime management skills

• Ability to learn, analyze,understandand convey complex information

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