Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company in Pretoria seeks a dedicated sales representative to promote healthcare products and engage with medical professionals. Candidates should have a relevant degree and skills in communication and presentation. Experience in pharmaceutical sales is preferred but not necessary. The role requires travel and relationship-building with doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals. The company offers inclusive support packages and values diversity and commitment to building families.

Benefits

Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

Extended support on the family building journey

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent.
• Background in science, biology, medicine, or pharmacy.
• Proficiency in computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Previous pharmaceutical sales experience is preferred but not required.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Own car essential.
• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.
• Proficiency in English and an African language.

Responsibilities

• Visit doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals to inform on products according to the marketing strategy.
• Assist to scientific congresses as determined by the company.
• Classify doctors and other stakeholders according to segmentation and targeting criteria.
• Gather market information on doctors’ concerns and competitors.
• Propose territory activities promoting our products.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent presentation skills

Proficiency in computer skills

Willingness to travel 25% of the time

Education

University degree or equivalent

Background in science, biology, medicine, or pharmacy

Job description

Job Description

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology, and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world. Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Ferring+You presents and informs healthcare professionals about Ferring products, obtains information from the market about the doctors’ concerns on our products, and proposes activities in his/her territory for Ferring products in compliance with ethics standards.

Your day at Ferring

• Visit doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals to inform on products according to the marketing strategy and the approved frequency and number of impacts for each segment of doctor. Build and maintain relationships with these stakeholders.
• Assist to scientific congresses as determined by the company.
• Classify doctors and other stakeholders according to segmentation and targeting criteria. Propose new doctors to add to the files, changes, or removals. Track prescription habits, check consideration of our products, assess prescription potential, and evaluate influence on other doctors.
• Communicate accurate, updated information in line with company strategy about our products: use marketing material, clarify doubts and concerns, address objections, and highlight advantages compared to competitors. Ensure other departments provide necessary information to doctors.
• Gather market information on doctors’ concerns, competitors, and test our own marketing strategy and materials. Obtain information about potential public tenders, competitor launches, cost containment measures, and health authorities’ instructions to doctors, and transmit this information.
• Propose territory activities (e.g., invitations to congresses, doctors as lecturers, clinical sessions) that promote our products while complying with ethics standards and ensuring return on investment. Organize approved proposals according to the assigned target.
• Manage the assigned target to ensure return on investment.
• Provide timely updates on daily activity, upcoming plans, and present expense reports or other requested documents on time.
• Perform specific tasks or duties as requested by management.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• University degree or equivalent.
• Background in science, biology, medicine, or pharmacy.
• Proficiency in computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Previous pharmaceutical sales experience is preferred but not required.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Own car essential.
• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.
• Proficiency in English and an African language.

People come first at Ferring

• Be inspired by our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, regardless of who you are, where you live, or who you love.
• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” – provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard irrespective of location and role.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on the family building journey.

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status. If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply! Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Location: Ferring South Africa