Oncology Sales Representative - Charleston, SC / Savannah, GA

MSD; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking an Oncology Sales Representative to join our field-based team covering Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. You will engage with customers to understand practice needs, educate stakeholders on our oncology products, and work toward meeting or exceeding sales goals within your territory.

You’ll collaborate with the local team, analyze market trends, and participate in national meetings. Travel largely based on location and may include overnight stays as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma with extensive sales/healthcare experience.
• Experience in oncology sales or clinical oncology strongly preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to travel with overnight stays as needed.
• Residence within or near the district is required.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed sales goals for the assigned geography.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to understand practice structures and needs.
• Communicate patient-centered rationale for oncology products to customers.
• Understand tumor types, treatment options, and care pathways.
• Analyze buying environment and patterns across channels.
• Collaborate with the Oncology Customer Team Leader and district manager on plans.

Skills

Account Management

Adaptability

Business Decisions

Customer Engagement

CRM

Data Analysis

Market Analysis

Oncology Sales

Lead Generation

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

CRM

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Grow and accelerate your career with our Oncology Sales organization and join a team that’s driven to make an impact on cancer patients! We take a customer‑centric approach by leveraging emerging digital technologies and data analytics to better understand our patients’ needs. Developing your career with us will allow you to join a group of passionate professionals, driven by purpose and determined to help save and improve lives.

Help us continue to grow and define the oncology market of today and tomorrow with a driven, customer‑focused, and collaborative team. As an Oncology Sales Representative, you will be a key member engaging with customers to address identified needs, educating key stakeholders about our oncology products, communicating with the broader oncology community, and actively working to achieve or exceed assigned sales goals within your territory.

• This is a field‑based sales position that is responsible for the Charleston, South Carolina / Savannah, Georgia territory.
• This territory includes Augusta, Georgia.
• Candidates must be willing to travel to visit with customers in‑person and for national sales meetings/industry conferences.
• Travel (%) and overnight requirements vary based on candidate location.

Key responsibilities include and may not be limited to:

• Working with the other team members in the territory, attain or exceed the assigned sales goals for the geography.
• In collaboration with territory counterparts, ensure customers have a seamless experience with our company Oncology, meet with key stakeholders to understand practice structure, business model, and key influencers, while building business relationships and trust to uncover and comprehend their needs.
• In customer engagements, employ approved resources and messaging to communicate a compelling, patient‑centered rationale for our company Oncology products in their indicated uses.
• Possess knowledge of the workings of the extended care team/multidisciplinary team, cancer staging, possible treatment options, pathways, and guidelines associated with different tumors/diseases, recognizing the impact of those options on patients.
• Analyze and identify trends in a complex buying environment, including multiple channels of drug distribution (Oncology group purchasing organizations, wholesalers, and specialty pharmacies).
• Review and evaluate patterns for products purchased and prescribed (outpatient vs in‑patient infusion, as part of hospital or GPO contract, etc.)
• Comprehend complex accounts and local market interdependencies to proactively develop and execute short- and long-term plans in collaboration with the local team and district manager (known as the Oncology Customer Team Leader).
• Ask insightful questions to understand customer priorities and needs to support engaging and relevant conversations about the product portfolio.
• Ensure a consistent customer experience across our Company’s division and functional areas and share key learnings to support customer needs by effectively communicating and collaborating with the in‑scope customer team: Customer Team Leader, Key Account Manager, Nurse Educator, Field Reimbursement Associate, Medicare Account Executive, and more.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 6 years of sales experience OR a minimum of high school diploma with at least 8 years of equivalent experience.
• Equivalent experience can be professional sales experience, work experience in the healthcare/scientific field with oncology experience being strongly preferred (including pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices) that is not sales related, professional marketing experience, or military experience.
• Valid driver’s license and able to drive a vehicle.
• Travel the amount of time the role requires, including overnight travel 10 - 15%.
• Reside in or within a reasonable distance to the district.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• 2+ years of oncology field‑based experience selling an oncology therapeutic to oncology customers.
• Oncology field sales or clinical oncology experience.
• Documented history of strong performance in a sales/marketing or oncology clinical role.

Candidates with less than 2 years of oncology field sales experience (selling an oncology therapeutic to oncology customers) will be considered for the S2 Oncology Sales Representative level.

Candidates with 2+ years of oncology field sales experience (selling an oncology therapeutic to oncology customers) will be considered for the S3 Oncology Sales Specialist level.

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Required Skills:

Account Management, Account Management, Adaptability, Business Decisions, Business Models, Business Sales, Client Advisory, Competency Management, Customer Communications, Customer Engagement, Customer‑Focused, Customer Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Service, Customer Support, Data Analysis, Financial Goal Setting, Interpersonal Relationships, Lead Generation, Market Analysis, Oncology Sales, Order Processing, Outside Sales, Product Knowledge, Relationship Building {+ 10 more}

Preferred Skills:

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

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