Product Specialist, Oncology - MSD

Job Description

We are looking for a product specialist to join our oncology team.

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.

Description:

• Responsible for the achievement of sales targets for our oncology portfolio in a defined region/geography within Egypt.
• Is accountable for accurate execution of territory sales targets planning and operational cross functional territory development plan within assigned territory
• Able to identify and communicate with relevant customers including Key Opinion Leaders, Oncology decision-making authorities in the cancer institutions and other members of the appropriate Multi-Disciplinary Team (Nurses, Pharmacists, Pathologists, etc.) who are influential in the use of our oncology products, to maximize sales in the territory.
• Works in close collaboration with line manager and members of cross functional team be responsible for creation, execution leading and coordinating the activities of other team members in the same territory (medical, MAx, CDx, policy, communications, etc.) to ensure that the impact of a cross-functional team approach is leveraged.
• Supports the marketing team to drive growth of our products, to maximize the business outcomes.
• Maintains an accurate and up to date picture of the competitive landscape and clinical perspectives within the cancer institutions in their territory.
• Territory analysis: Provide an accurate and reasonable territory potential picture as a bases for short and long term territory sales planning; should have a high level reflex in terms of competition assessment and reporting.
• Maintains an excellent understanding of various processes within the cancer institutions in their territory – e.g. MultiDisciplinary Team approaches, Hospital Treatment Protocols for Cancer, Ethics Committee processes, Pharmacy Policies, Formulary Inclusion process, etc.
• In collaboration with, and supported by our Market Access and Logistics colleagues, make sure that there is sufficient inventory at the hospital pharmacy to meet demand of Oncologists / Patients for our company's Oncology Medicines (help prevent Out-of-Stocks at any point in time, in collaboration colleagues in Logistics / MAX colleagues, who are end-responsible for sustainable supply of our medicines to oncology institutions).
• Ensure high level of ethical standards of our Oncology business in place 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree of pharmacy from a reputable institute
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a reputable multinational pharmaceutical company
• At least 1 year oncology experience is highly preferred
• Residency and experience in Egypt is a must
• The ability to interact with all levels of customers, including high level scientific leaders
• Excellent leadership skills and sound understanding of the roles of other cross-functional team members
• High level of learning agility and out of the box thinking.
• Excellent command of English language

Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Our team of forward-thinking individuals achieve this through an unwavering commitment to support accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic solutions, and collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe.

Who we are …

Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

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.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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