R&I Primary Care District Sales Manager- Chicago District

AstraZeneca•Chicago, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At AstraZeneca, we transform ideas into life-changing medicines. This role involves leading the Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists (PSS) within the Chicago District for the Respiratory and Immunology (R&I) Primary Care Team. The R&I team focuses on respiratory diseases like asthma, COPD, and IPF, as well as inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, systemic lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. The District Sales Manager will play a crucial role in leveraging scientific capabilities to positively impact patients' lives.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree
3+ years Demonstrated Sales, B2B, or Commercial experience or a combination of: pharmaceutical, healthcare, scientific, clinical, institutional, or related industry
Proven leadership capabilities and/or people management experience
A valid driver’s license and safe driving record

Nice To Haves

3+ years Pharmaceutical Sales Leadership experience
Exposure and/or experience in other functional areas of the business (e.g. Sales Training, Customer Solutions, Sales Operations, Managed Care and Marketing)

Responsibilities

Provide inspirational leadership and strategic direction to Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists (PSS) to achieve performance objectives.
Achieve field day requirements through effective coaching, mentoring, and utilization of resources aligned with interpersonal vision.
Develop people by observing PSS interactions with key customers, providing individual mentorship and feedback for current role success and future growth.
Act as a role model and liaison, encouraging dedication, trust, teamwork, and motivation for the shared vision.
Facilitate team communication, morale, and efficiency within the work unit and cross-functional teams.
Actively discover and meet the needs of internal and external customers by building relationships, identifying strategic business opportunities, and delivering innovative solutions.
Lead multiple priorities and resources related to individual and group efforts.
Take ownership for redirecting efforts as needed to deliver high efficiency and quality of work from self and others.
Demonstrate strong business ethics, understand basic business principles, and interpret available resources to make sound business decisions that achieve standards of business excellence.