2016-08-26



Job Description

Territory: MEA =Middle East & Africa

Home Base: Any of the following countries: UAE, Qatar, Jordan or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Continuous liaison management of MEA distributor network to ensure accurate territory sales forecasting, salesforce effectiveness and to develop, implement and execute short and long term sales strategies as well as marketing initiatives

Frequent visits to strategic markets with distributor sales team ensuring visits to multidisciplinary Key Opinion Leaders and conducting business reviews with distributor management.

Work with distributor and Sirtex regulatory personnel to achieve and maintain Sirtex product registrations

Develop and maintain key relationships with Medical Doctors and hospital personnel including technicians and purchasing department staff as well as important patient advocacy groups.

Identify hospital/physician training gaps and help organize physician and or hospital department seminars, proctoring or outside workshops.

Pricing reviews with Sirtex Pricing and Reimbursement staff to ensure pricing and reimbursement stability.

Skills

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical or medical sales.

Experience in managing and evaluating distributors.

University degree preferably in the life sciences.

Have a good understanding of Oncology and Radiology and in particular the latest treatments for GI cancers in order to facilitate effective and quality discussions and presentations to Key Opinion Leaders in Oncology, Hepatology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.

Have a good understanding of government and insurance reimbursement schemes in the strategic MEA markets.

Strong English communication skills in both written and verbal with fluency in any of Arabic, Farsi and French languages an asset.

Good computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Highly self-motivated and disciplined to work from a home environment.

Strong selling and negotiation skills.

Ability to work with others and is a strong team player.

Willingness to travel to other markets outside of MEA as required with all necessary travel documents to obtain visas internationally.

Respect cultural and religious differences throughout territory.

If you have the right skills and experience and want to work for a company making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives, Sirtex will offer the right candidate:

Diverse and flexible employment and working arrangements to achieve the optimum balance between work and personal responsibilities and objectives

A working culture of respect, diversity and performance to help facilitate an inclusive culture

Attractive compensation and benefit packages which are practical, robust, fair and equitable

A place to grow through career development and training opportunities

Challenging work to continue to develop new and better ways to improve clinical outcomes for oncology treatment around the world

This job is posted in the following Specialties:

Sales
Medical Devices
Life Sciences
Distributors
Biotechnology

Education

Life Science

Job Details

Ref.:

JB3565173

Job Location:

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company Industry:

Biotechnology; Healthcare, other; Medical/Hospital

Company Type:

Unspecified

Job Role:

Sales

Employment Status:

Full time

Employment Type:

Employee

Monthly Salary Range:

Unspecified

Number of Vacancies:

1

Preferred Candidate

Career Level:

Mid Career

Years of Experience:

Min: 5

Residence Location:

Jordan; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates

Gender:

Unspecified

Nationality:

Unspecified

Degree:

Bachelor’s degree / higher diploma

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About This Company

Sirtex is a global life-sciences company that develops and delivers effective oncology treatments using novel small particle technology.

The global Sirtex team over the past few years has grown significantly and we now have almost 300 employees located in 20 countries.

Sirtex employees are driven by a passion to help medical professionals worldwide provide real hope for patients and their families. Achieving this vision is a large and complex task requiring dedication and commitment.

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