About The Position
Amgen is seeking a Specialty Representative or Senior Specialty Representative to serve as the primary customer contact and implement marketing strategy while promoting Amgen products as directed by the District Manager. The role connects with medical professionals by providing clinical product knowledge and helping them navigate the payer environment. The territory covers Peoria, Pekin, East Peoria, and Galesburg, Illinois. Relocation is not offered. The role level and title will be selected based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience for the geography.
Requirements
- Specialty Representative: Bachelor’s degree; or associate degree and 4 years of sales experience; or high school diploma/GED and 6 years of sales experience.
- Senior Specialty Representative: Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of sales and/or non-sales clinical experience in a healthcare or scientific field; or associate degree and 6 years of such experience; or high school diploma/GED and 8 years of such experience.
Nice To Haves
- Sales, marketing, or clinical experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics, healthcare insurance, pharmacy services, medical device, or medical supply industries.
- For Specialty Representative: some experience, pre-graduate sales training, and/or a proven record of successful leadership under pressure.
- For Senior Specialty Representative: 3 or more years of experience.
- Product or hospital sales experience in oncology, cardiology, inflammation, nephrology, dermatology, rheumatology, neurology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, bone health, respiratory, hematology, or infectious diseases, including related diseases and treatments.
- Advanced influencing and relationship-building skills focused on sales outcomes.
- Knowledge of the local market.
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration.
- Adaptability in sales planning and organizing, leveraging business, industry, and technical knowledge, communicating with impact, driving results, and cultivating internal and external relationships.
Responsibilities
- Provide current, comprehensive knowledge of Amgen products and communicate their clinical benefits to medical professionals to support appropriate product utilization.
- Achieve territory sales goals by delivering branded sales messages, conducting planned programs, scheduling and following up on medical education programs, and meeting or exceeding sales targets through in-person and virtual engagement.
- Develop and manage customer accounts by tailoring discussions to customer needs, supporting product access, resolving or triaging reimbursement issues, and maintaining product contracts.
- Provide feedback on marketing strategy, analyze sales activity and territory performance, and develop territory plans with the District Manager.
- Collaborate with colleagues, share best practices, and continue to learn and develop in the role.
- Maintain enthusiasm for Amgen products throughout the sales cycle, build the brand, and keep the company’s patient-serving mission in focus.
- Uphold Amgen’s stated values, including being science-based and ethical, ensuring quality, collaborating, communicating, and being accountable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
