Pharmacy Vaccines Account Representative

Job Description

The Vaccines Account Representative Position will be based out of a major city in our Company's Southeast Region, with access to a major airport and a transportation HUB. Our Hybrid Sales team support our customers by providing clinical information about products, educational information, clinical training programs and resources. We support healthcare providers and healthcare systems in meeting the healthcare goals of the patients in their communities.

The Pharmacy Vaccine Account Representative (PVAR) is a member of the Vaccine Account Team and plays a critical role in supporting the Company's Vaccines customer engagement model. The PVAR is responsible for engaging with assigned customers (i.e., pharmacy, medical groups, physician offices) in a way that supports the local market focus on population health and centers on the highest potential business opportunities with these customers that will improve our impact on public health. They will work with the local market team to understand and identify customer needs, proactively align products and services, support pull-through activities relative to integrated strategies, and ensure that our Company is viewed as demonstrating value and better health outcomes to healthcare professionals and their patients. The PVAR is responsible for ensuring all activities adhere to the spirit and letter of all Company Policies and US Laws and Regulations.

The PVAR reports to the Customer Team Leader (CTL), Vaccine Customer Center, and works in close collaboration with broader Vaccine Field Sales team.

• This position is a hybrid sales position with 70% of the engagements with HCPs occurring remotely and 30% requiring travel for the purpose of live customer engagements, exhibits, internal/external company meetings and relevant vaccine business activities.
• Typical hours of operation are 8AM - 7PM EST, Monday - Friday, adjusting hours aligned to the geographical time zone based on residence. Our Team provides vaccine information and support to customers across time zones, as a result job hours vary depending on territory assignments.
• For all our Company employees, please initiate a discussion with your manager to review your interest in this opportunity and to determine alignment (readiness/availability) with your Employee Development Plan.

Primary Responsibilities:

Account Management & Contracting

• Understand multiple interdependencies within an account, consider customer healthcare goals and needs, and maximize account performance by building long-term relationships through collaborative business planning processes and approaches. This includes conducting customer business reviews with appropriate stakeholders discussing the financial impact of contracts and progress/ results of targeted vaccine programs and previously identified opportunities to improve customer benefits.
• Maintain complete knowledge and understanding of our company's contract terms and conditions. Apply knowledge of contracts and historical ordering patterns to optimize vaccine purchases for customers and appropriate inventory in support of office protocols, vaccination goals, and seasonality in patient origination.
• Establish and track account performance metrics to evaluate progress and performance, and to assess opportunity and need to adjust plans and associated tasks.
• Apply knowledge of full portfolio of our company's vaccines, competitive brands, immunization recommendations and protocols to support the integration of a standard of care and the development and establishment of vaccination protocols.
• Manage customer supply, product transition, and back-order challenges and communications.

Sales Acumen

• Build trust with customers and demonstrate value in selling situations to deliver high-quality engagements or interactions that deliver products/ solutions with the common goal of improving health outcomes in pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations and across diverse customer segments. Work cross functionally with each Field Sales counterpart to provide support and resources that assist customers in achieving health outcomes.
• Collaborate with customers through solid relationship management skills and leverage customer insights to provide appropriate information and solutions.
• Change customer behaviors by understanding beliefs and experiences and providing appropriate insight that creates a different experience.
• Create a compelling and logical rationale for the value of Company Vaccines (clinical) and Commercial Offers in support of patient health & wellness.
• Ask strategic, insightful questions to obtain information on customer healthcare needs, use the insights to position Company vaccines and commercial offers.

Customer Segmentation & Targeting

• Divide assigned customer population into groups of individuals who share similar characteristics and buying behaviors, and apply this information to focus on groups effectively, allocate promotional resources, and drive execution of commercial plans.
• Evaluate and prioritize business across assigned customer segments.
• Apply customer insights to effectively and differentially allocate marketing and field resources that drive execution of sales and marketing plans.
• Communicate our Company's Vaccine clinical information and Commercial Offers in a way that is meaningful and relevant to each individual customer; customize discussions and client interactions based on understanding of customer's needs.

Position Qualifications:

Education:

• S1 - Bachelor's degree with 0-3 years Sales experience OR a minimum of high school diploma with at least 4 years of relevant work experience which could include: professional sales, experience in marketing, military, or healthcare/scientific field (pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices).
• S2 - Bachelor's degree with 3 (36 months) or more years Sales experience OR a minimum of high school diploma with at least 6 years of equivalent experience which could include professional sales, experience in marketing, military or healthcare/scientific field that is not sales related (pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices).

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated aptitude to excel in current or previous educational or professional roles.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Ability to convey technical concepts accurately and clearly.
• Prior experience working in a technical/scientific field or healthcare environment.
• Previous sales, account management, consultative, or customer service experience
• Experience developing and executing a plan for engaging customers and meeting customer needs.
• Understanding of Marketing/Sales &/or Marketing/Sales Support Functions/Operations
• Ability to analyze metrics to assess progress against objectives.
• Vaccines experience

Eligible for ERP

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In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Requisition ID:R308777