Medical Sales Representative - Respiratory

Are you motivated to make a difference in your career? Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and the broader team? In this position, you actively promote AstraZeneca’s Respiratory portfolio and manage relationships with both primary care providers and retail pharmacies.

Type: Regular, Full-Time

Location: Western New Brunswick, PEI

About AstraZeneca

Here you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients’ lives. With science at its heart, this is the place where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicines – for the world’s most complex diseases. Answer unmet medical needs by pioneering the next wave of science, focusing on outcomes and shaping the patient ecosystem.

With our ground-breaking pipeline, the outlook is bright. Be proud to be part of a place that has achieved so much, yet is still moving forward. There’s no better time to join our global, growing enterprise as we lead the way for healthcare and society

AstraZeneca in Canada

Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, we’ve been recognized as one of Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers for 7 straight years. Our collaborative work environment fosters knowledge-sharing, decision-making, and entrepreneurial thinking. Our employees have the opportunity to work across teams, functions, and even the globe. With a commitment to sustainability, we’re working towards making our head office and internal and external meetings green.

Business area

Taking a forward-looking approach we look at the world through a different lens. We go above and beyond to find solutions that impact patients – harnessing science with technology and connecting the entire healthcare ecosystem.

It’s our patients that come first, every decision we make and action we take is centered around how we can better serve them. It’s why we are shaping patient care for the future, working along the whole experience to give hope to billions of lives across the world.

What you’ll do

In this rewarding position:

• You will build and own your sales management plan to meet or exceed sales goals for your territory

• You will promote and provide information to our valued customers within your specified therapeutic area to improve positive outcomes for patients

• Your strong communication style will easily disseminate product information to physicians, pharmacists and hospital influencers to discover unmet needs and coordinate solutions to meet those needs

• You will act as a partner to colleagues, head office-based partners and key influencers within your District and Regional Business Unit

• You will share field insights with your team and head office partners to find new ways to work and improve our market position

• Your previous experience will enable you to analyze, plan and manage activities to drive business success in your territory such as sales events, expense management and investments in continuous education projects

• Your passion for people will naturally build strong affiliations internally and with customers ensuring reciprocal working relationships

Essential for the role

• You possess a Degree in Science, Business or equivalent

• You have previous sales experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry: completion of CCPE Accreditation is preferable

• You have knowledge of Respiratory or you can demonstrate the ability to learn this therapeutic area

• You positively impact and influence others and quickly establish credibility while building strong business relationships

• You are well-organized with strong communication and business skills

• You enjoy working in a cohesive team environment

• You are able to travel frequently

• You hold a valid driver's license (a valid driver abstract requested at time of acceptance)

Why AstraZeneca?

This is the place to make a meaningful impact – on patients’ lives and your personal growth. It’s both rewarding and inspiring, and it’s what keeps us motivated every day.

Great People want to Work with us! Find out why:

• GTAA Top Employer Award for 7 years:https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-astrazeneca-canada

• Best Workplace Culture Award at the 2018 Canadian HR Awards:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thriving-best-workplace-culture-gena-restivo/

• Browse AstraZeneca's YouTube channel to find out more about us:https://www.youtube.com/user/astrazeneca

Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.