Sr. Oncology Product Specialist Kuwait & Bahrain

Job Description
To be located in Kuwait, our company is looking for an experienced Senior
Product Specialist to support the sales of our oncology products in Kuwait and
Bahrain.
Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that
extend and improve the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Our team of
forward-thinking individuals achieve this through an unwavering commitment to
support accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic solutions, and
collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need
medicines have access to them. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution
excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that
help people with cancer across the globe.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for the achievement of sales targets for the oncology portfolio in Kuwait & Bahrain.
* Accountable for accurate execution of territory sales targets planning and operational, cross functional territory development plan within assigned territory
* Able to identify and communicate with relevant customers including Key Opinion Leaders, Oncology decision-making authorities in the cancer institutions and other members of the appropriate Multi-Disciplinary Team (Nurses, Pharmacists, Pathologists, etc.) who are influential in the use of our company oncology products, to maximize sales in the territory.
* Works in close collaboration with line manager and members of cross functional team be responsible for creation, execution leading and coordinating the activities of other team members in the same territory (medical, MAx, CDx, policy, communications, etc.) to ensure that the impact of a cross-functional team approach is
leveraged.
* Supports the marketing team to drive growth of our market-leading product and inline products, to maximize the business outcomes.
* Maintains an accurate and up to date picture of the competitive landscape and clinical perspectives within the cancer institutions in their territory.
* Territory analysis: Provide an accurate and reasonable territory potential picture as a basis for short- and long-term territory sales planning; should have a high-level reflex in terms of competition assessment and reporting.
* Maintains an excellent understanding of various processes within the cancer institutions in their territory - e.g. Multidisciplinary Team approaches, Hospital Treatment Protocols for Cancer, Ethics Committee processes, Pharmacy Policies, Formulary Inclusion process, etc.
* In collaboration with, and supported by the company Market Access and Logistics colleagues, make sure that there is sufficient inventory at the hospital pharmacy to meet demand of Oncologists / Patients for company Oncology Medicines
* Ensure high level of ethical standards of the Oncology business in place.
Qualifications:
* A bachelor's degree in pharmacy or any other relevant degree.
* A minimum of ‎2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical business with a successful track record
* Oncology experience is a plus
* Residency in Kuwait is a must
* Excellent Presentation & communication skills
* Highly organized, structured with a competitive mindset
* Excellent planning & time management skills
* High level of learning agility
* The ability to interact with all levels of customers, including high level scientific leaders
* Excellent leadership skills and sound understanding of the roles of other cross-functional team members
Our Human Health Division maintains a "patient first, profits later" ideology.
The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital
analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in
bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.
Who we are … We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a
century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and
vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company
continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health
solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten
people and animals around the world.
What we look for … Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as
important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you
have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery,
or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of
colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some
of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving,
so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us--and start making your
impact today.
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC,
Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for
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this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be
paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency
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emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
Travel Requirements:
‎50%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Shift:
Valid Driving License:
Hazardous Material(s):

Requisition ID: R230133