Oncology Sales Representative - Minneapolis, MN

MSD; Minneota (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking an Oncology Sales Representative to join our field-based team serving the Minneapolis, Minnesota territory. You will engage with customers, educate key stakeholders about our oncology products, and drive market growth through strategic account management.

This role requires travel and in-person visits, collaboration with district leaders, and a patient-centered approach to delivering solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 6 years of sales experience.
• High school diploma with at least 8 years of equivalent experience.
• Oncology field sales or related healthcare experience preferred.
• Willing to travel 10–15% overnight.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to address needs and educate stakeholders about oncology products.
• Achieve or exceed sales goals within the Minneapolis territory.
• Collaborate with district leaders and the Oncology Customer Team to plan activities.
• Travel as required to meet customers and attend national meetings.

Skills

Oncology Sales

Account Management

CRM

Lead Generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

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 Minneapolis, Minnesota territory.

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.

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’s Oncology organization, 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’s Oncology products in their indicated uses.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 6 years of sales experience
• 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.
• Travel the amount of time the role requires, including overnight travel 10 - 15%.
• 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.

Preferred 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}

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

San Francisco Residents Only:

We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only:

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.