Institutional & Specialty Sales Consultant - Stroke/Thrombosis | Sterling Heights, MI

Bayer CropScience Limited; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 124,320 - 186,480; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with up to 10% company contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid parental leave

Fertility benefits

Adoption support

Job summary

Bayer CropScience Limited is looking for a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative to drive clinical demand for Asundexian, a stroke prevention therapy. The role focuses on building relationships in Northern Detroit, requiring strong communication and sales skills.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or significant relevant experience, with a background in healthcare sales. This position offers a competitive salary, additional benefits, and an exciting opportunity to innovate within the pharmaceutical field.

Qualifications

• Experience selling into hospitals or health systems.
• Ability to meet customer credentialing and safety requirements.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Drive clinical demand, education, and sales.
• Lead formulary access by navigating P&T committees.
• Build strategic relationships with priority institutions.
• Develop territory business plans based on market insights.
• Analyze competitive landscape for opportunities and risks.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of relevant sales experience

Job description

Overview

At Bayer, we’re reimagining what’s possible in healthcare—driven by our bold mission of "Health for all, Hunger for none." We’re launching a dynamic Institutional & Specialty Sales team to bring Asundexian, a next‑generation stroke prevention therapy, to market. As a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative you will shape access, accelerate clinical adoption and play a pivotal role in a high‑profile neurology launch—delivering innovation to patients when it matters most.

This role will cover the geography of Northern Detroit (Sterling Heights, north to Port Sanilac, west to Tyrone, not including Flint). Candidates must be domiciled within the territory.

Responsibilities

• Drive clinical demand, education, and sales by communicating the value of Asundexian in stroke prevention.
• Lead formulary access by navigating P&T committees and influencing protocol adoption across health systems.
• Build strategic relationships with priority institutions, including key stakeholders at the institutions (i.e., C and D Suite and Head of Pharmacy, Head of Quality), and neurologists.
• Develop territory business plans based on local market insights and collaborate with internal teams to support a successful launch.
• Demonstrate expertise and knowledge of disease state, the marketplace, competitors, industry, and cross‑functional activities/plans, as well as possessing the analytical rigor to anticipate and identify business opportunities and challenges.
• Analyze competitive landscape and proactively identify opportunities and risks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of relevant sales experience in competitive landscapes in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience selling into hospitals, health systems, or institutional accounts.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to meet customer credentialing and safety requirements.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business, or related field).
• Proven success in biotech, medical, or pharmaceutical sales in competitive environments, including experience launching new products and product indications.
• Deep understanding and significant experience working in stroke, anti‑coagulation, neurology, and cardiovascular therapeutic areas.
• Experience selling in institutional and clinical settings, and navigating the P&T committee process.
• Experience in establishing and pulling‑through in‑patient to out‑patient protocols.

Benefits

• Access top‑tier compensation, healthcare coverage, and financial security programs—including a 401(k) with up to 10% company contributions, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Retiree Medical Account.
• Exceptional family support, including paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and adoption support.
• Employee discount on all Bayer Consumer Health products.
• Robust performance‑driven quarterly incentive.
• Support for digital tools and AI to help the team work smarter.
• Recognition: Bayer named one of Fast Company magazine’s most innovative companies in Medicines and Therapeutics in 2026.

Salary & Compensation

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $124,320 - $186,480. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

Location

United States: Michigan: Detroit.

Equal Opportunity

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans. Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s)."