Novartis
Pharmaceutical
AreaManager,Oncology
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“Area Manager, Oncology at Novartis. Skills: Sales, Commercial management, Leadership. Deliver area’s sales, market share, performance and profitability. Define, develop and oversee strategic sales plans”
What You'll Achieve.
Meet or exceed budget targets
Industry & Context.
Problem solving techniques
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
University degree in bioscience or business, At least 5 years of sales experience, Sales experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Saudi Arabia, Sales experience in Solid Tumors, Fluent in English and Arabic language
Nice to Have
Advanced degree in bioscience, medicine, business, and/or management, Experience in breast cancer, Significant people leadership experience in sales, Proven ability to manage, team with, and motivate associates
What You'll Do.
performance and profitability
develop and oversee strategic sales plans
Create and execute business plans
Develop brands’ strategic and tactical planning
Maintain existing clients
Develop new business opportunities
Monitor market trends
Monitor sales and product performance
Conduct regular reviews against plans
Take corrective action
Complete all reporting and administrative requirements
Manage relationships with key accounts’ decision makers
Manage relationships with key opinion leaders
Manage relationships with patient
Manage relationships with colleagues across business functions
Master product knowledge
Master disease area knowledge
Coach the team on product knowledge
Coach the team on disease area knowledge
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Colleagues across business functions; Key opinion leaders; Key accounts decision makers
Full Job Description
**Job Description Summary** Area Manager, Oncology Location : Riyadh #LI Hybrid As an Area Manager, you will lead and inspire a high-performing field force to deliver strong commercial outcomes and create meaningful patient impact. You will translate strategy into execution, drive customer engagement excellence, and build a culture of accountability, growth, and collaboration across your territory. **Job Description** **Major accountabilities:** * Accountable for delivering the area’s sales, market share, performance and profitability to meet or exceed budget targets * Defines, develops and oversees short and long-term strategic sales plans in line with regional & global marketing strategy * Creates and executes business plans to drive this achievement and is responsible for brands’ strategic and tactical planning in line with company strategy and standards. * Works independently to maintain existing clients and to develop new business opportunities. * Monitors market trends, sales and product performance, conducts regular reviews against plans and takes corrective action as required. * Complete all reporting and administrative requirements in a timely and accurate manner. * Manages relationships with key accounts’ decision makers, key opinion leaders, patient associations; and other colleagues across business functions to achieve desired results. * Masters product knowledge and disease area knowledge; and coach the team on the same **Requirements:** * University degree in bioscience or business. Advanced degree in bioscience, medicine, business, and/or management preferred * At least 5 years of sales experience within the pharmaceutical industry in Saudi Arabia with proved track record track-record of sales achievement and commercial management responsibility * Sales experience in Solid Tumors is a must, experience in breast cancer is added advantage * Significant people leadership experience in sales, and proven ability to manage, team with, and motivate associate
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