Multiple Sclerosis Sales Specialist

Novartis provides healthcare solutions that improve and extend people’s lives. We use science-based innovation to address some of society’s most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible. Our company is focused on industry-leading divisions with innovation power and global scale: pharmaceuticals, eye care and generic medicines.

The Multiple Sclerosis Sales Specialist will be responsible for the sales volume and share growth of the assigned product line as well as representing and promoting Novartis as a leader in the MS community and market-place.

Incumbents will be responsible for covering a large territory and will focus on the most productive and influential customers within the territory, including office and hospital-based physicians and other MS centers of influence. Another component of this role includes activities such as opinion leader development. The Sales Specialist must be able to develop relationships and maintain an active presence in the MS community, academic customers & associated organizations.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelors degree (preferably in Life Sciences, Pharmacy or Business related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of successful pharmaceutical sales experience.
• 2 years of which must be in Institutional or Specialty Sales (preferably with Neurologists)
• Demonstrated ability to work with Academic customers
• Previous MS Sales experience & familiarity with the Neuroscience/MS community is highly preferred.
• Internal candidates must be in their current position for at least two years.

Additional Information:

Candidates need to be motivated, results-oriented and have a high degree of technical expertise, exceptional selling skills, and must have outstanding skills in the areas of communication, organization, decision making and tactical execution. Must demonstrated collaboration, relationship building and customer service competencies.

Excellence in required skills: interpersonal communication, organization & prioritization, presentation skills, decision making, tactical execution & computer literacy.