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Oncology Sales Representative – Nashville, TN

MSD

Nashville, TNOnsitePosted 9 days ago$142,400.00 - $224,100.00
Full TimeSenior LevelCommercial & Pharma SalesPharmaceutical
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Summary

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.

Job description

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 responsible for covering the Nashville, Tennessee territory. Candidates must be willing to travel to visit with customers in-person and for national sales meetings/industry conferences.

Key Responsibilities

  • Working with 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 Oncology organization; meet with key stakeholders to understand practice structure, business model, and key influencers while building business relationships and trust.
  • Employ approved resources and messaging to communicate a compelling, patient-centered rationale for oncology products in their indicated uses.
  • Possess knowledge of the extended care team/multidisciplinary team, cancer staging, possible treatment options, pathways, and guidelines associated with different tumors/diseases.
  • 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, 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.
  • Ask insightful questions to understand customer priorities and needs to support engaging and relevant conversations about the product portfolio.
  • Ensure a consistent customer experience and share key learnings by effectively communicating and collaborating with the in-scope customer team.

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 (oncology experience 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 sales experience, which may include selling chemotherapy, immunotherapy, oral oncolytics, and/or tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
  • Documented history of strong performance in a sales/marketing or oncology clinical role.
  • Clinical oncology experience across multiple solid tumors.
  • Clinical knowledge and understanding of genitourinary (GU) cancer and advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 6 years of sales experience OR high school diploma with at least 8 years of equivalent experience
  • Equivalent experience can be professional sales, healthcare/scientific field experience, professional marketing experience, or military experience
  • Valid driver’s license and able to drive a vehicle
  • Willing to travel including overnight travel 10 - 15%
  • Reside in or within a reasonable distance to the district
  • 2+ years of oncology field sales experience preferred
  • Documented history of strong performance in sales/marketing or oncology clinical role preferred
  • Clinical oncology experience across multiple solid tumors preferred
  • Clinical knowledge of genitourinary (GU) cancer and advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) preferred

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • 401(k) Matching
  • Paid Holidays
  • Vacation
  • Compassionate & Sick Days
  • Annual Bonus
  • Long-Term Incentive

Company overview

MSD, known as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada, is a global research-intensive biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. Founded in 1891, the company has established itself as one of the world's leading pharmaceutical corporations with a rich history spanning over 130 years. MSD operates as the international division of Merck & Co., Inc., focusing on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. The company's extensive portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments in oncology, infectious diseases, cardiology, diabetes, and vaccines, with notable products such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for cancer immunotherapy, Gardasil for HPV prevention, and Januvia for diabetes management. MSD maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing significantly in scientific innovation to address unmet medical needs worldwide. With approximately 75,000 employees globally, the company operates through four main segments: pharmaceuticals, animal health, healthcare services, and strategic alliances. MSD's mission centers on using leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world, guided by the principle that medicine is for people, not profits.

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