Oncology Sales Consultant - Prostate - Silver Spring, MD

Bayer • Silver Spring, MD

101d • $144,556 - $216,834

About The Position

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice. The Oncology Sales Consultant - Prostate is responsible for driving the clinical demand, education, and sale of Nubeqa and Xofigo to medical oncologists, urologists, radiation oncologists, including mid-level healthcare professionals (NPs/PAs) within Oncology specialty within institutions (academic and community hospitals) including cancer centers, free-standing community clinics and treatment centers. The span of coverage will be Silver Spring, MD, along with parts of Hagerstown, Fredrick, and Alexandria, among others. Travel up to 50% within the territory is required, and the candidate must be domiciled within the territory and preferably within the Silver Spring metro area as that is the center of the territory.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Relevant specialty pharmaceutical sales, biotech sales, or medical sales experience.
• Some specialty pharmaceutical sales experience in Oncology.
• Experience with selling a product in combination with a companion diagnostic.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Ability to travel as necessary or required, which may include overnight and/or weekend travel.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong cross functional collaboration skills.
• Passionate and self-motivated individual.
• Ability to comply with any customer credentialing and safety requirements (e.g., up-to-date vaccinations, trainings).

Nice To Haves

• Degree in biological science or related discipline.
• 5 or more years of relevant specialty pharmaceutical sales, biotech sales, or medical sales experience.
• Specialty experience in Oncology AND Urology strongly preferred.
• Specialty experience in Cardiovascular, Diabetes Care, Endocrinology, or Diagnostics experience.
• Strong clinical expertise in various tumor types (Prostate, CRC, Lung, GIST, Sarcoma, Niche Tumors, etc.).
• Ability to sell in pediatric and adult oncology settings.
• Experience in launching new products and/or indications.
• Diagnostic and/or experience selling diagnostic or genomic testing.
• Academic institution or large oncology account selling and relationships.
• Familiarity with immunohistochemistry or next generation sequencing.
• Scientific background and understanding of clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate competency of product clinical efficacy and articulate a strong value proposition for the customer.
• Learn and retain in-depth clinical knowledge of numerous tumor types with the goal of educating Healthcare Professionals on the important benefits of Bayer medications.
• Invest time building key office relationships & soliciting customer inputs to ensure account needs are being met.
• Positively influence accounts by meeting customer needs/preferences, understanding their goals/priorities, and tailoring messaging that addresses their needs.
• Actively strive to deliver sales goals by exploring growth opportunities, removing customer barriers, & reshaping sales strategy based upon what is working and not working.
• Review sales data, assess trends, and adjust sales strategy based upon insights.
• Leverage available resources, market data, and sales experience to prepare for account conversations, while keeping customer needs top of mind.
• Take proactive steps to address account/marketplace uncertainties by focusing on big picture themes, maintaining a flexible mindset, and leveraging peers/colleagues to gain appropriate business perspective.
• Proactively build networks and connections by involving appropriate cross functional stakeholders & listening to/building upon the ideas of others to establish best practices.
• Resourceful in adopting emerging/enabling technologies. Leverage new technologies to increase performance, while working to gain proficiency to achieve desired results.
• Commit to learning agility by reflecting on past experiences, gaining key insights from peers, and learning from previous mistakes/failures.
• Target, develop, assess, and maintain a thorough understanding of accounts and key customers while maintaining a high-level stakeholder position.
• Apply strategic thinking while developing and maintaining key customer database.
• Demonstrate competency with key account management, best practices, and selling skills.
• Liaise with other Bayer personnel to provide patient and reimbursement support while exceeding sales goal.
• Develop business plans aligned to strategic brand imperatives with resource allocations that link to strong business results.
• Be patient focused with the ability to build and foster strong positive relationships with healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders.
• Display strong collaboration and teamwork skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop a long-term plan to activate an account via the various gatekeepers/influencers.
• Adhere to company and compliance guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• Health care
• Vision
• Dental
• Retirement
• PTO
• Sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees