District Sales Manager- Hematology-Oncology - UAE

Amgen Inc; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company is seeking a District Sales Manager to lead sales activities across the UAE. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years in a pharmaceutical or biotech commercial role and possess strong leadership and team management skills. Responsibilities include translating brand strategy, managing sales budgets, and developing team members. The company offers numerous opportunities for professional growth, a diverse community, and a comprehensive rewards plan.

Benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Diverse and inclusive community

Generous Total Rewards Plan

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years track record in a successful pharmaceutical/biotech commercial managerial role.
• Experience with leadership in a pharma or biotech sales team.
• Good command of English, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales activities across UAE.
• Develop territory plans to execute marketing/commercial tactics.
• Recruit and build a robust sales team.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Team management skills

English communication

Project management

Education

Relevant local legal qualification

Tools

CRM databases

MS Office

Job description

Career Category: Sales Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital sales role, you will be reporting into the Business Unit Head and will be responsible for leading our sales activities across UAE.

• Translates Amgen affiliate and brand strategy into regional plans (to deliver successful treatments)

• Analyses the sales performance of the relevant brands in the territory and identifies key levers for action

• Keeps business unit team informed of any market changes / competitor activity relevant to strategy implementation and development

• Ensures execution of the Marketing/Commercial tactics by development of territory plans with team members

• Manages approved budgets to ensure appropriate allocation of resources to meet the plan and financial control

• Plans, allocates and monitors team expenses budget to ensure budgetary control.

• Tracks progress of marketing messages and programs

• Monitors implementation of plan of actions throughout sales cycles and ensures budget spend within agreed time, costs, compliance and quality parameters

• Monitors, evaluates and acts on field force metrics and standards to improve sales force effectiveness from a quantitative and qualitative perspective

• Builds a robust sales team by recruiting and selecting candidates and optimally on-boarding new hires

• Coaches and motivates team members to achieve/exceed territory goals and optimize individual and team engagement

• Conducts annual and ongoing performance reviews and capability assessment within the framework of Amgen’s performance management process

• Develop individual team members to continuously improve overall level of performance in their role and for future (talent) development

• Supports the team members on external key customer visits as needed

• Takes leadership in customer engagement strategies & personal external stakeholder management

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The District Sales Manager we seek is a dynamic individual with these qualifications.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements

• 3 - 5 years track-record in a successful pharmaceutical / biotech commercial managerial role

• Demonstrated leadership abilities and excellent team management skills

• Experience with computer systems (CRM databases and MS Office)

• Excellent command of English, both in oral and written communication

• Relevant local legal qualification

Preferred Requirements

• 8+ years of proven experience within Biotech or Pharmaceutical organizations

• Proven experience of leading a sales team

• Relative experience in therapy areas such as Oncology and Hematology

• Experience in interacting with various cross functional teams and organizational levels

• Experience in project management

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization

• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act

• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.