Account Specialist, CVR

Bayer AG; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 84,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company is looking for an Account Specialist responsible for driving sales growth in the Ontario territory. The ideal candidate will engage with key healthcare providers to optimize patient care and build strong relationships. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years’ pharmaceutical sales experience, preferably in cardiovascular or renal. The role offers competitive compensation, collaboration within a diverse culture, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and rewards

Career development opportunities

Work-life flexibility programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years pharmaceutical sales experience.
• Experience in cardiovascular/renal a strong asset.
• Excellent knowledge of local healthcare systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth by engaging healthcare providers in patient care.
• Analyze business environment to implement business plans.
• Identify and build relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Relationship building

Critical thinking

Project management

Strong business acumen

Networking

Problem solving

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

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Account Specialist, CVR - London, ON

The Account Specialist (AS), CVR is responsible for delivering value to customers and is accountable for driving sales growth based on a sound business plan and excellent execution. In addition, the AS will develop and implement customer-focused initiatives using an account planning approach to build Bayer’s leadership across their portfolio of brands. This will be achieved through a strong entrepreneurial focus in alignment with the strategic direction of the individual brands. The individual is responsible for the promotion of the key Cardiovascular/Renal assets within their region.

The individual is responsible for ensuring full compliance with company procedure by promptly reporting within 24 hours all adverse events, product quality or technical complaints, and any other safety-related information.

Bayer is committed to a flexible hybrid working environment. This is a vacant permanent position covering the London, ON territory.

What you will do:

• Drive growth by increasing HCP (specialists and generalists) engagement in optimizing patient care. Seek to understand and then address customer issues to add value and drive them up the adoption ladder.
• Analyze business environment to develop, then execute territory and account specific business plans.
• Identify and build relationships with key stakeholders in the territory (GPs, NPs, Specialists, and other HCPs) leveraging an omnichannel approach tailored to customer interests and preferences.
• Map stakeholders within communities to identify decision makers and influencers.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Build strategic territory specific account plans, including levels of investment for maximal impact, incorporating input from sales trends and stakeholder needs.
• Create value with customers, partner with stakeholders to implement solutions that improve patient outcomes.
• Conduct learning events specific to the referral audience, to optimize patient care and grow awareness of our assets in evolving treatment guidelines.
• Collaborate & connect within Bayer, by providing input on field insights and support cross-functional collaboration.
• Adhere to all requirements and Code of Conduct as directed by Innovative Medicines Canada and Bayer policy guidelines.
• Build trust and be inclusive.
  

Who you are:

• University degree or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years pharmaceutical sales experience
• Experience in cardiovascular/renal a strong asset
• Strong key account management, project management, and critical thinking skills
• Strong business acumen
• Able to assess market, draw insights and make decisions accordingly, leveraging an entrepreneurial mindset
• Excellent knowledge of the local healthcare systems, including provincial remuneration
• Superior competencies in relationship building, networking, problem solving, impact and influence across stakeholders
• Positive and winning attitude; an active team player in a cross-functional team, with excellent collaboration and communication, demonstrating a strong learning agility
• Continually seeks feedback from peers to improve business outcomes and able to set and deliver against 90-day and long-term goals to achieve desired impact/outcome
• High level of business integrity and ethics
• Must be willing to travel throughout assigned territory and other areas as required and as business need evolves
• Must be adept and willing to learn new therapy areas and products as business need evolves.
• A valid driver’s license

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.

All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.

The base salary range for this role is between $84,800.00 and $127,200.00.This compensation includes components such as base salary, vacation pay, public holiday pay, potential estimated overtime pay and paid statutory leaves of absence. Additional benefits may include insured benefits such as health care, vision, dental, disability, and contributory retirement savings plans, etc.

This role also provides the opportunity to earn additional performance-based compensation. If performance-based compensation is earned, the total compensation package may provide an opportunity to earn a Total Direct Compensation (TDC) range of $95,800.00 to $143,700.00. This TDC would include base salary and may also include items like bonuses (short-term and long-term incentives) and sales incentives. The estimated TDC range estimates performance-based compensation earned at 100% of target; however actual amounts may fluctuate below or above the TDC range based on company and/or individual performance.

This posting will be available for application until at least January 25, 2026

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