Medical Representative France – Talent Pool Community

Santen; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Santen in Paris seeks a Medical Representative to enhance business growth and establish partnerships within the healthcare sector. This is a field-based position focused on achieving sales goals and building trust with healthcare professionals.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably with a background in Ophthalmology. Excellent communication and networking skills, as well as fluency in French, are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
• Experience in Ophthalmology preferred.
• Track record of meeting/surpassing sales objectives.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth and deliver commercial success.
• Achieve sales objectives and strengthen product positioning.
• Build long-term partnerships with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Sales objectives achievement

Relationship building

Fluency in French

Knowledge of healthcare system

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office (SharePoint, PowerBI, Outlook, Excel)

Job description

Job Description

As a Medical Representative, you will play a vital role in driving business growth while positioning our portfolio as a trusted choice within the healthcare community. You will be responsible for delivering commercial success across your territory by achieving sales objectives, strengthening product positioning, and building long‑term partnerships with healthcare professionals. Your impact goes beyond sales; you shape perception, trust, and value. In this position you will be field based.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of successful commercial experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
• Demonstrated experience in Ophthalmology is preferred.
• Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding sales objectives.
• Strong knowledge of the French healthcare system and regulatory/compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, relationship‑building, and influencing skills, with the ability to establish credibility with healthcare professionals.
• Proactive and customer‑focused, with strong networking and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Comfortable using digital tools and proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as SharePoint, PowerBI, Outlook and Excel.
• Fluent in French.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/ expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process, please let the recruiter from our team know.