Medical Representative
15 April 2008
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A true sales force in the pharmaceutical industry, the Medical Representative is also the spokesperson for the employing laboratory. They act as the interface between laboratories and prescribers, informing the latter about the properties and characteristics of the medications they promote and distribute.
Missions:
- Visit healthcare professionals in a defined area and promote the products under their responsibility,
- Encourage prescribers in a defined area to prescribe the laboratory's products that the medical representative promotes,
- Inform the healthcare professionals they meet about the properties and characteristics of the products they manage,
- Ensure pharmacovigilance by reporting information obtained from doctors regarding the use of different medications (results, side effects),
- Answer questions from prescribers.
Required Skills and Qualities:
A scientific background is ideal. Laboratories now require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree (+4 years of higher education) to practice, although training on the pathology related to their work is provided by the laboratory.
Those with a marketing or sales background can also work in this role. Many private schools offer training leading to a Medical Representative diploma.
Developed commercial sense, good interpersonal skills, good knowledge of the pharmaceutical landscape, and solid basic knowledge of chemistry and biology are essential for this role.
Posted January 19, 2010
The Team ReKrute.com
Missions:
- Visit healthcare professionals in a defined area and promote the products under their responsibility,
- Encourage prescribers in a defined area to prescribe the laboratory's products that the medical representative promotes,
- Inform the healthcare professionals they meet about the properties and characteristics of the products they manage,
- Ensure pharmacovigilance by reporting information obtained from doctors regarding the use of different medications (results, side effects),
- Answer questions from prescribers.
Required Skills and Qualities:
A scientific background is ideal. Laboratories now require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree (+4 years of higher education) to practice, although training on the pathology related to their work is provided by the laboratory.
Those with a marketing or sales background can also work in this role. Many private schools offer training leading to a Medical Representative diploma.
Developed commercial sense, good interpersonal skills, good knowledge of the pharmaceutical landscape, and solid basic knowledge of chemistry and biology are essential for this role.
Posted January 19, 2010
The Team ReKrute.com
