Sales Customer Representative

Our Sales team support our customers by providing clinical information about products, educational information, clinical training programs and resources. We support healthcare providers and healthcare systems meet the goals of the patients in their communities.

**Core Responsibilities**:
This position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function. To liaise with healthcare professionals and work strategically to increase the awareness and use of the company’s pharmaceutical and medical products in settings such as doctor practices and hospitals; and that the prescriptions are fulfilled at pharmacy level.

Arranging appointments with doctors, pharmacists, and other relevant stakeholders.

Making presentations to doctors, within the specific target reach for this disease entity.

Building and maintaining positive working relationships with medical staff and supporting administration staff.

Managing budgets for catering, outside speakers, conferences, hospitality.

Keeping detailed records of all contacts and reaching (and if possible exceeding) annual sales targets.

Planning work schedules and weekly and monthly timetables. This may involve working with the area sales team or discussing future targets with the area sales manager.

Regularly attending company meetings, technical data presentations and briefings.

Keeping up with the latest clinical data supplied by the company and interpreting, presenting, and discussing this data with health professionals during presentations.

Monitoring competitor activity and competitors' products.

Developing strategies for increasing opportunities to meet and talk to contacts in the medical and healthcare sector.

**Qualifications**:
BSc. degree in Pharmacy.

A minimum of 1 year experience being a Professional Medical Sales Representative, preferably in Vaccines.

Exceptional communication skills that include listening skills, presentation skills and negotiation skills.

Team player, and has the ability persuade, relate, and network.

Ability to understand customer needs and build long-term business relationships.

Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
No relocation

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**Requisition ID**: R182288