Ashfield Healthcare - Graduate Medical Sales Representative

Ashfield are looking for bright and ambitious graduates who are eager to join the pharmaceutical industry.

As a graduate medical sales representative you will be highly motivated to build partnerships with healthcare professionals, demonstrating the value your products bring to them and their patients, in order to reach sales targets. Working in a specific geographical location, you will be the vital link between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals.

The position offers an excellent starting salary, company car, laptop, pension, healthcare scheme and unrivalled training.

In this role you will:

• Develop an understanding of the relevant product and diseases area to facilitate detailed discussions with medical professionals.
• Build and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals in a specific geographical location.
• Keep up to date with any changes to the NHS.
• Plan and organise your own diary to achieve sales and activity targets set by the company.
• Ensure all relative administration tasks are kept up to date within agreed timelines.
• Initiate, organise and carry out sales presentations at the frequency and attendance rate as set by the company.
• Monitor and utilise all relevant promotional literature as part of the sales process.
• Liaise with all relevant personnel within Ashfield and the client company.
• Adhere to the ABPI code of conduct at all times maintain company property to the highest standard.
• Act at all times within the terms and conditions of your Ashfield contract of employment.

You need:

• Exceptional communication skills ? written and verbal.
• Full valid UK driving licence.
• The right to work in the UK.

A science degree is desirable but not essential. If you are willing to relocate we are particularly keen to hear from you. Other desirable attributes include:

• Some work experience in a sales or customer facing environment.
• Evidence of achievement outside of your academic career.
• Good rapport, planning and organising.
• A real desire to challenge yourself and succeed.