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Key Account Manager

Employer
Proclinical Staffing
Location
Rome, Italy
Salary
Negotiable
Start date
19 Sep 2019
Closing date
3 Oct 2019

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Discipline
Sales / Commercial, Account Management
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Management

Job Details

A biopharmaceutical company is seeking to recruit a Key Account Manager to their office in Italy. This organisation specialises in developing treatments for cancer, operating across Europe, the United States, and other international markets. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an establishment that prides itself on its extensive pipeline of products under development.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Identify and assess market opportunities and decide on tactics in collaboration with the team in order to maximize on the business opportunity. Achieve expected levels of activity across key customer groups.
  • Segment local dimensions such as potential and advocacy and to use such analysis to inform territory/account planning.
  • Prepare a robust account plan for each account to achieve business objectives, including time investment and personnel resources would be best deployed.
  • Utilize a deep level of product and therapeutic disease working knowledge to promote the appropriate use of company Oncology products to healthcare professionals in a specific geographic area.
  • Develop and maintains a high level of product and disease area knowledge, demonstrating ability to digest, interpret and share clinical data with customers (face to face or group environment) in a professional way.
  • Understand local policies relating to the adoption and funding for cancer treatments.
  • Liaises with RAM colleague to help ensures regional/local formulary product approvals and regional reimbursement activities.
  • Liaises with RAM colleague to support and ensure the development of documents for granting formulary listing product inclusion at regional and account level.
  • Monitor performance evolution, ensuring follow up of action plans, developing required qualitative and quantitative monthly sales reports.
  • Ensure accurate and prompt reporting in CRM system, completing necessary administrative tasks in a timely manner.
  • Liaises with RAM colleague to support local process in hospital tendering in line with commercial policies.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to build relationships with relevant stakeholders to positively influence appropriate prescribing for company Oncology products to eligible patients.
  • Monitor market trends, competitor products, and customer needs to identify new business objectives and support identification and ongoing development of Key Opinion Leaders (local, regional & national).
  • Identify and interact with Key Opinion Leaders and other relevant stakeholders in the territory Identify key commissioners, fund holders and partner with them to ensure availability of company Oncology brands.
  • Contribute and adhere to the brand plans to reach sales targets, based on customer insights and in accordance to set strategy; develop & manage relationships with key customers and stakeholders.
  • Gather and interpret relevant data and insights, through customer and stakeholder interaction, as well as other available sources.
  • To be a member of and contribute to internal project groups; e.g. oncology product advisory group.
  • Provide timely feedback to all relevant internal stakeholders.
  • Leverage cross-functional relationship with medical, marketing and other functions to design and execute on a Key Account Management strategy for territory and deliver required performance of the accounts.
  • Initiate and lead customer activities and defined sales/marketing projects in the territory.
  • Facilitate customer education in relevant disease areas to increase awareness of best practice and clinical advantages of products.
  • Develop therapeutic and market expertise within designated therapy areas.
  • Utilize the wider resources from Head Office, such as Medical, Outcomes models, marketing, OPAGs.
  • Share and communicate market knowledge and customer insights internally with the Specialty Care Team members.

Skills and Requirements:

  • Typically requires a BA or BS degree, preferably in the Sciences or business fields.
  • A minimum 5 years of experience in the pharma industry.
  • Prior sales experience in Oncology product launches is desirable.
  • Relevant sales training/qualification and local industry accreditation e.g., Farmindustria.
  • Knowledge of the local National Health System Administration and basic HTA/health-economics methodologies.
  • Knowledge of basic concepts of tender management including public administration's operational processes.
  • Competent in critical appraisal of data & evidence-based medicine.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to assimilate and simplify complex data, through a Key Account Management approach.
  • Demonstrable multitasking, project management, and execution skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills, including communication, presentation, persuasion, and influence.
  • Good organisational skills, including efficiency, punctuality, and collaboration in a team environment.
  • Proficiency with computer skills, such as MS Office.

To Apply:

Please click on the Apply button. Please include a short note outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you are suitable.

In case you have difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Maria Salvador Garcia at +34 911 232 071 or upload your CV on our website - www.proclinical.com.

A full job description is available on request.

Proclinical Staffing is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

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Company

At ProClinical we have one aim: to support life science companies in the many challenges they face while combatting unmet medical need worldwide.

Ageing populations, rare diseases, epidemics and the millions of patients without access to medication are just a few of the pressing issues that life science companies contend with. The industry is under increasing pressure to develop new and innovative ways to save and improve patients’ lives. 

ProClinical’s mission is to support their work by connecting life science companies with the highly skilled professionals they need to continue innovating. 

Internal recruitment and HR teams often struggle to continuously source skilled, experienced professionals to fill highly-specialised and niche roles. ProClinical combines a deep understanding of the industry with extensive candidate networks to provide both a technical and cultural fit for our life science partners.

 

Company info
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Telephone
0800 988 4437
Location
Eldon House
Eldon Street
London
EC2M 7LS
United Kingdom

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