Medical Representative

AstraZeneca; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharmaceutical company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Medical Representative to promote products and engage with healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates are Saudi Nationals with experience in medical product promotion, who can build strong relationships and achieve performance targets. This role offers the chance to contribute to pivotal health initiatives in an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Saudi National required for the role.
• Experience in a multinational environment with at least two years in promotion.
• Achieved performance development of Essential Contributor with a minimum achievement of 90% in past two years.

Responsibilities

• Provide information to HCPs about AZ products.
• Achieve targets for daily interaction and coverage.
• Engage healthcare professionals in on-label prescribing.

Skills

Experience in promotion of medical products

Building relationships with HCPs

Selling skills

Self-motivation

Education

Saudi National

Medical knowledge of 90% average across past quarters

Job description

Role Summary

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Job Title: Medical Representative

Only applications based in KSA will be considered.

What you’ll do

Key / distinctive responsibilities:

• Providing information to HCPs about AZ products, including promotion in accordance with AZ code of conduct
• Acting as a champion for other functions
• Providing support to the manager on competitive intelligence and data collection for the team
• Financial management
• Improving own knowledge & skills
• Achieve targets for Content driven engagement COE: daily interaction / call rate and coverage
• Implementing team and cross-BU initiatives to improve overall performance and quality of work in Sales Force; participate/drive corporate projects (SFE, country projects on KEE development, driving mentorship across SF, etc.); initiate working groups and facilitate exchange of best practices; provide assistance for managing regional meetings, business case defense, and training SF on assigned areas of own expertise

Along with:

• Engage healthcare professionals relevant to Therapy Area in dialogue about approved indications and product efficacy/safety profiles to support on-label prescribing for appropriate patients
• Effectively promote AZ products in accordance with business strategy, ethical standards and approved TAP through: commercial visits, round tables, conferences, congresses and seminars with healthcare professionals
• Qualitatively build customers’ database on the defined territory, building and maintaining long-term relationships with key customers
• Provide regular feedback on client contacts and commercial activities to FLSM and team members
• Sustain and communicate excellent knowledge of Product, Disease and Competitors
• Actively request help from respective colleagues to achieve objectives
• Monitor, suggest and implement appropriate actions to enhance performance
• Conduct market research on the defined territory to analyse healthcare institutions’ needs for AZ products, competitors and distributors’ activities
• Work with FLSM to assess territory sales performance and market trends
• Drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed therapeutic and territory expectations
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of market, demographic, and managed markets information relative to assigned sales territory
• Comply with all regulations regarding interactions with healthcare professionals, distribution of samples, etc.
• Successfully complete all training requirements, including product examinations

Administration

• Ensure timely reporting of all activities in Veeva CRM
• Adhere to all reporting and administrative standards

Corporate Responsibility

• Maintains highest ethical standards and works in a spirit of AstraZeneca Code of Ethics, following rules & norms set by corporate policies
• Ensures that all conducted activities are done in accordance with local legislation and corporate standards
• Timely reports health/environment/wellbeing related accidents; adverse events that you become aware of; change in status of your Conflict of Interest

Essential for the role

• Saudi National
• Experience in promotion of medical products from two years in a multinational environment or equivalent
• Performance development of Essential Contributor in the previous two years with a minimum achievement of 90% in the previous two years (last year 100% if no two years)
• Product knowledge and medical knowledge of 90% average across the past 4 quarters (last score 90% if fewer than 4 exams)
• KPIs: 90% for coverage and 90% for daily interaction for the last year
• Experience of successfully built relationships with HCPs
• Professional level of knowledge of healthcare environment, customers, compliance, disease, science and therapy area
• Professional level in selling skills, business acumen, planning the business and driving the business
• Professional level in self-motivation, development and awareness as well as individual and interpersonal effectiveness
• TAP Knowledge and cross-functional collaboration
• Competitive intelligence

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

What’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted: 01-أكتوبر-2025

Closing Date: 07-أكتوبر-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.