Product Specialist

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Job Advert Title

Product Specialist

Locatie

Dubai, Egypte

Function/Business Area

Regulatory Affairs

Afdeling

Country Cluster Egypt +

Werkcategorie

Arbeidsovereenkomst voor onbepaalde tijd

Functiebeschrijving

About Astellas:
At Astellas we can offer an inspiring place to work and a chance to make your
mark in doing good for others. Our expertise, science and technology make us a
pharma company. Our open and progressive culture is what makes us Astellas.
It’s a culture of doing good for others and contributing to a sustainable
society. Delivering meaningful differences for patients is our driving force.
We all have a significant opportunity to make that difference, working locally
in the areas we know best, whilst drawing inspiration from the different
insights and expertise we have access to globally and from our innovative,
external partners.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of
innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient
experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding
principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a
patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our
everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
Our ethos is underpinned by the Astellas Way, comprising five core values:
patient focus; ownership; results; openness and integrity. We are proud to
offer an inclusive and respectful working environment that fosters
collaboration and ownership.
Our aspiration is to bring the best brains together, to provide them with
world-leading tools and resources and a unique structure that fosters real
agility and entrepreneurial spirit.

About This Job:
Astellas is currently hiring a Product Specialist for Nephrology to be based
in Cairo, Egypt. The role will be reporting directly into the National Sales
Manager, Egypt.

Purpose of the Position:
Responsible for the sales performance of the Astellas Nephrology portfolio in
the respected country through effective territory management, expert disease
area and product knowledge and through the building of strong relationships
with HCPs and payer organisations.
Meet the assigned targets for profitable sales growth in assigned portfolio
and geography.
Identify and close on business opportunities through active collaboration with
team members.
Continuously enhance therapy and market knowledge, sales, and personal skills.
Maintain the highest level of pharmaceutical business ethics.
Maintain compliance with all appropriate regulatory requirements, applicable
guidelines, and SOP’s.
Establish productive, professional relationships with HCP’s in assigned
customer accounts.
Conduct face to face meetings with stakeholders, detailing the patient
benefits of Astellas therapies.
Build and maintain a strong network with Key External Experts and other
external stakeholder to promote Astellas’ partnership and collaboration.
Provide customer support with training, pro-active information provision and
compliant activities.
Realize synergetic advantages and alignment within the assigned portfolio.
Support sales & marketing activities in the assigned geography.
Accurate and timely (daily) reporting of field interaction using the CRM
(Veeva).
Work closely together with the Sales Force Effectiveness department to enhance
the Astellas ability to successfully stay in tune with market needs and to
obtain optimal sales performance.
Report assigned geographic sales and portfolio results on monthly basis
(monthly report) to line manager.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:
‎3+ years successful direct field sales experience with demonstrated ability to
launch new therapies in Egypt.
Nephrology experience is essential
Should have previous experience working for a global organization and be able
to operate in a matrix team set up.
Excellent communication & presentation skills and ability to develop and
maintain good working relations with internal and external stakeholders
Fluency in English & Arabic
Education to University level (preferably Pharmacy degree)

Preferred Knowledge & Experience

Experience managing both private and government sector would be highly
preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Excel & MS PowerPoint in particular)

Additional information:
Full time, permanent position
Based in Cairo, Egypt
Field based role

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.