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Merck

Makes medicines, vaccines and animal treatments

Pharmaceutical Information Specialist

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; medicine, pharmacy, or a related major is preferred.
  • Two to three years of hospital medical representative experience is required; experience at a foreign-funded pharmaceutical company is preferred.
  • Knowledge of products and markets, product promotion techniques and processes, territory management, business acumen, and coaching others is required.
  • Customer focus, listening, problem solving, integrity, reliability, and action orientation are required.
  • Self-awareness, communication skills, and time management are required.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve assigned product performance, market-share, and growth targets within the assigned territory while using resources effectively and controlling expenses.
  • Plan and conduct healthcare-institution visits in accordance with company coverage and visit-frequency requirements.
  • Use appropriate promotional techniques and product materials to provide medical information, introduce products, and address questions so healthcare institutions understand and accept product features and benefits.
  • Maintain professional visits, improve healthcare-institution satisfaction, and build long-term working relationships.
  • Develop existing and potential markets to grow company product market share.
  • Execute company market-development strategies and plans, including new-product formulary-entry plans.
  • Organize academic activities to promote products in line with marketing strategies.
  • Set territory objectives and plans through territory management to achieve performance, market-share, and growth targets and develop potential markets.
  • Maintain and update accurate healthcare-institution records, use them to create action plans and schedule visits, and manage time effectively.
  • Analyze territory conditions regularly and prioritize high-potential markets for development.
  • Provide healthcare-institution medical and pharmacy staff with timely information about services, products, prices, supply channels, and market developments.
  • Monitor healthcare-institution inventory and purchasing to maintain appropriate stock and prevent shortages.
  • Ensure monthly product consumption at healthcare institutions and prevent product expiry returns.
  • Coordinate with Marketing and Commercial teams and maintain working relationships with hospital experts to support successful tenders and inclusion in medical-insurance catalogues.
  • Monitor competitor products and activities, collect competitor market information, and report findings and recommendations to the manager.
  • Complete reports accurately and on time.
  • Use company expenses and resources effectively and appropriately.
  • Maintain current product knowledge and ensure promotional information is consistent with Marketing.
  • Study product materials and apply them accurately and flexibly in promotion.
  • Study and use other materials provided by Marketing to support product promotion.
  • Read medical journals, articles, and reports related to products.
  • Understand relevant products from competitors.
  • Follow company standard operating procedures and financial policies in product promotion and daily work, and comply with company ethics and principles.
  • Maintain a professional appearance and conduct that meet company standards.
  • Participate in team activities, share and exchange information with colleagues, support one another, and contribute to individual and team development.
  • Complete ad hoc tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working for a foreign-funded pharmaceutical company.

About the Company

Merck

Makes medicines, vaccines and animal treatments

Merck develops prescription medicines, vaccines and veterinary treatments for patients, health systems and animal owners worldwide. Its vaccine portfolio includes Gardasil 9, which helps prevent cancers and other diseases caused by several types of human papillomavirus. The company takes potential treatments through laboratory research and clinical trials, then manufactures and sells approved products to drug distributors, hospitals, physicians and governments. Its animal health division sells medicines and vaccines to veterinarians, farmers and pet owners, while selected drug partnerships also earn shared profits or royalties. Founded in 1891, Merck is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rahway, NJ
Founded
1891

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