Senior Oncology Product Specialist Kuwait and Qatar - MSD

Our company is looking for an experienced Senior Product Specialist to support the sales of our oncology products in Kuwait and Qatar. Position will be located in Kuwait.

Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Our team of forwardthinking 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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the achievement of sales targets for the oncology portfolio in a defined region/geography within Kuwait & Qatar.
• 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 decisionmaking authorities in the cancer institutions and other members of the appropriate MultiDisciplinary Team (Nurses Pharmacists Pathologists etc.) who are influential in the use of 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 crossfunctional team approach is leveraged.
• Supports the marketing team to drive growth of our product and inline 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 basis 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 Market Access and Logistics colleagues make sure that there is sufficient inventory at the hospital pharmacy to meet demand of Oncologists / Patients for Oncology Medicines (help prevent OutofStocks at any point in time in collaboration colleagues in Logistics / MAX colleagues who are endresponsible for sustainable supply of medicines to oncology institutions).
• Ensure high level of ethical standards of Oncology business in place

Qualifications

• University Degree with medical background
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical business with a successful track record
• Oncology experience is a plus.
• Kuwait Residency is a must.
• Excellent Presentation & communication skills
• Highly organized structured with a competitive mindset
• Excellent planning & time management skills
• High level of learning agility
• 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 crossfunctional team members

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Requisition ID:R298636