Hybrid Representative CardioMetabolic - Vic East Suburbs

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KEY RESPONSIBILTIES & ACCOUNTABILTIES

• Achieve sales targets by promoting products to targeted specialist customers;
• Develop strong, long-term relationships with Endocrinologists;
• Understand customer needs through proficient use of Value Based Selling and Institutional Selling;
• Understand and clearly communicate product and clinical material with credibility and confidence and ensure your clinical expertise remains current and in line with company requirements;
• Develop and successfully execute your Territory Business Plan (which will include plans for your assigned specialist accounts);
• Plan and implement programs within the territory to create awareness for your product. These will be multi-channel programs including face to face and virtual/e-interactions;
• Ensure financial and commercial analysis of the territory is effective and appropriate, and manage the territory to maintain profitability;
• Ensure KOL and TL action plan for the territory is supported in field;
• Operate with high integrity with customers at all times, including adherence to the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct and Lilly’s internal ethical processes and policies;
• Respond to customer requests in a timely and effective manner;
• Promote the image of Lilly in disease state areas;
• Be a strong team player and work collaboratively alongside all Lilly colleagues;
• Lead the organisation and running of specific education initiatives (e.g. speaker meetings, webinars, etc.) to address customer needs and promote the products.

ENVIRONMENT & POSITION CHALLENGES

• The role requires a high level of expertise of the Endocrinologist and specialist CardioMetabolic communities;
• There is an expectation that expert technical knowledge of CardioMetabolic is needed in order to be of value to decision makers to ensure patient safety is paramount.
• A high level skillset in account management is critical to ensure resources are maximized with a geographic area.
• Collaborating with colleagues across teams will be required in building the right networks and adding value to our customers.

BASIC REQUIREMENT & KEY COMPETENCIES

Basic Requirements

• Tertiary Qualifications in Science, Pharmacy, Business, Nursing or related discipline is essential.
• Demonstrated experience and strong success in a Specialty Sales role with similar complexity in the Pharmaceutical Industry is essential.
• Proven experience in the CardioMetabolic therapy area is essential.
• Candidates must be based in Victoria South.

Most Critical Skills & Attributes:

·Selling capability (strategic customer focus)

• Account & Stakeholder Management – – An ability to manage key accounts within a geographic area and to enhance relationships, to build and increase collaboration, to develop valued relationships with key influencers and teams
• Scientific knowledge and application – A demonstrated ability to understand and disseminate scientific information and related disease states – at a depth required to credibly communicate with a specialist
• Strong Professional Communication - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to share relevant and high quality information

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Business ownership

• Business Acumen - To have an understanding of business drivers for both customer and organisation, cuts through the complexity to solve business problems that creates a mutually beneficial outcome

• Planning and execution - An ability to review data; strategically plan actions that are implemented with the desired outcomes and accountability for these actions.
• High level organizational skills – The ability to prioritize and deliver on customer requirements and complete all administration tasks within the required timeframes

·
Leadership

• Learning agility - To be able to effectively deal with a wide variety of people and challenging situations and is comfortable with complexity, can examine problems carefully and deliver in first time situations.
• Emotional Intelligence – To be able to evaluate emotions of self and others in order to understand drivers of behavior and build valued relationships, to remain optimistic and positive even in ambiguity or during a setback.
• Resilience – The demonstrated ability to be determined to achieve a goal, the ability to persevere during times of trial, ability to adapt to change and move forward after disappointments and setbacks
• Compliance – the ability to understand operating principles, procedures and practices and to operate within them at all times

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