Healthcare Executive

Job Description
Role: Healthcare Executives
Team: Vaccines
Company: Pfizer Limited
We are looking for experienced frontline sales professionals for taking on the biggest opportunity in Vaccines business of Pfizer India, focused on Adult Vaccination and thus making a big patient impact.
This individual will be responsible for driving sales results in Hospitals for Vaccines and build long term client relations with KOLs.
A. APPOINTMENT
The appointment of Healthcare Executive is in the Executive Cadre of the Company and reflects the importance of the incumbent’s role as an important and active link between the Company and its customers in establishing and enhancing customer relationships, territory development and optimizing business potential in the territory for the company. The incumbent is expected to carry out his role with a fair measure of independent responsibility, within the framework of Company policies.
B. ROLE PURPOSE
As Healthcare Executive the incumbent is expected to be a vital interface between the Company and the medical profession by briefing them on the scientific features and patient care benefits in respect of company’s products, consistently achieve budgeted sales of the products in the assigned territory through planned coverage and systematic implementation of promotional strategies and customer service initiatives and reporting thereof.
C. JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Qualification
- Graduation Degree in Sciences / Pharmacy with relevant experience is desirable.

2. Special Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of therapeutic segments and related medical information.
- Knowledge of regulatory aspects and issues related to the Pharmaceutical industry.
- Knowledge of applicable Pfizer policies and procedures, including those relating to promotional practices and adverse event reporting.

3. Key Competencies
- High drive for Results
- Planning & Prioritizing
- Articulate in-clinic Communication
- Customer Focus
- Integrity
- Confidence & Commitment
- Initiative
- Team work & Co-operation
- Performance Orientation

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
A. Strategic/ Policy:

- Develops a clear understanding of his role as a responsible Executive of the Company and applies the knowledge, experience and skills to achieving the defined objectives for the Position and the Team, as applicable. Keeps the organization policies and interest uppermost in mind while executing the role as per guidance of the superiors.
- Reviews and discusses his plans for the achievement of his territory’s sales budget each month. Seeks the assistance of the Healthcare District Manager and the Regional Business Manager in formulating sales strategy, delivers promotional messages tailored to each customer need.
- Jointly with the Healthcare District Manager, classifies the medical practitioners in his territory in three categories A, B and C in the descending order of importance, A being the most important and C the least.
- Schedules the frequency of his calls on the doctors depending upon their importance regarding sales of Company’s products.
- Strictly adheres to coverage plans and frequency.
- Strictly adheres to all applicable Pfizer policies and procedures.

B. Operational
- Regularly visits the Hospitals in the area to ensure the sale of Company’s major products collects information on the sales of competitor’s products and regularly updates this data.
- Keep himself updated on the competitor’s activities through personal visits to wholesalers and retailers and through systematic collection and analysis of data.
- Books orders from the retailers to ensure adequate availability at their shelves to meet the market demand. Also assists the display of Company’s products on the retailers’ shelves.
- Ensures thorough pre-call planning and asks for the assistance of the Healthcare District Manager, wherever necessary.
- Prepares and implements special schedule for doctors visits/calls at the time of new product launch or sales campaign etc. using special presentation, promotional materials and sales strategies.
- Carries meticulous one to one detailing of the product bringing to the doctor’s attention the special features/benefits of the product, its proven efficacy, new research and clinical findings etc.
- Follows his approved tour programme, prepares and sends Daily reports either in paper form or electronically on his day to day activities mentioning in detail about the calls made by him on the doctors clinics and hospitals.
- Maintains contacts with nursing homes, clinics and hospitals in his territory. Collects the data on annual budget for medicines in respect of each of the hospitals, their mode of purchase, rate contract, and drug committee members.
- Maintains regular contacts with medical practitioners, consultants, Hospital KOLs and wholesalers.
- Forwards adverse events and product complaints reported by customers and consumers in the appropriate format in a timely manner as described in the relevant SOPs.
- Conducts Taxi tours