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Medical Representative
Medical representatives are the key point of contact between pharmaceutical and medical companies and healthcare professionals: promoting product awareness, answering queries, providing advice and introducing new products.
Key responsibilities include:
- organising appointments/meetings with community and hospital-based healthcare staff
- identifying and establishing new business
- negotiating contracts
- demonstrating/presenting products to healthcare staff including doctors, nurses, pharmacists etc
- undertaking relevant research
- maintaining detailed records
- making presentations
- attending/organising trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings; managing budgets
- reviewing sales performance
- writing reports and other literature.
Typical Employers
- pharmaceutical and medical companies
- healthcare companies
Qualifications
A degree in any subject but a major in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, nursing or dentistry would be advantageous
Key Skills
- commercial awareness, confidence and strong negotiation skills
- self-driven and motivated
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