Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist R&I Primary Care - Yonkers, NY

AstraZeneca•Yonkers, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At AstraZeneca, we transform ideas into life-changing medicines. We are driven by entrepreneurship, big thinking, and collaboration to achieve the impossible. Our focus is on harnessing the potential of science to address unmet patient needs globally. We concentrate on areas where we can significantly alter the course of medicine and bring groundbreaking ideas to fruition. As a Diabetes Primary Care Sales Specialist in Yonkers, NY, you will play a crucial role in leveraging our scientific expertise to positively impact patients' lives. AstraZeneca's strategy in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease (CVMD) is centered on a patient-centric approach to treatment. We address multiple risk factors by integrating our cardiovascular (CV), metabolic, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) areas into a unified CVMD approach. This means we view the CVMD patient holistically, recognizing that cardiovascular disease is a common consequence of diabetes and CKD. Each of our focus areas aims to reduce morbidity, mortality, and organ damage by managing multiple risk factors across CV disease, diabetes, and CKD indications. This patient-centric philosophy is supported by science-led life-cycle management programs and technologies, including early research into regenerative methods.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
A valid driver’s license and safe driving record
0-2+ years sales experience

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the medical, healthcare or pharmacy industry
Skills in clinical Pharmaceutical Sales
Demonstrated effective organizational and communication skills
Leadership, self–motivation and initiative
Demonstrated judgment and decision-making capability
Be results oriented with demonstrated time management skills
Ability to learn, analyze, understand and convey complex information
Demonstrated technical aptitude and computer skills

Responsibilities

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 for appropriate patients.
Function independently with a high degree of sales proficiency to drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed therapeutic and territory expectations.
Successfully complete training requirements, including product examinations.
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of market, demographic, and managed care information relative to your assigned sales territory.
Work with your Regional Sales Director and District Sales Manager to develop a local strategy and business plan to generate recognizable increases of sales in your territory.
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 maximize effectiveness in assigned sales territory, based on local assessment of customer needs.
Provide special education to healthcare providers through appropriate programs that fall within AstraZeneca’s ethical guidelines.
Work with other Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists around common objectives to coordinate selling efforts.