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Product Specialist

Essential Pharma
Guildford
2 days ago
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Product Specialist


Essential Pharma are looking for 3 Product Specialists to join us. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Product Specialists to join our commercial team, 1 in the UK, 1 in France and 1 in Spain. These individuals will be responsible for promoting and selling pharmaceutical products to healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals. The Product Specialist will work to achieve sales targets, build relationships with healthcare providers, and increase product awareness in their territory. If you are looking to join a company that is patient centric and high growth, then Apply today!


What You Will Do


  • Product Promotion: Present and promote pharmaceutical products to healthcare professionals, ensuring they understand the product benefits, features, and usage.
  • Sales Target Achievement: Achieve or exceed sales targets and objectives set by the company.
  • Territory Management: Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the healthcare environment within your assigned region, including key healthcare providers and decision-makers.
  • Relationship Building: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists, and medical staff.
  • Market Knowledge: Stay informed about industry trends, competitor products, and advancements in medical treatments that may impact product positioning.
  • Product Training: Educate healthcare professionals on the proper use and benefits of the pharmaceutical products.
  • Sales Reporting: Track and report on sales activities, customer interactions, and market feedback to management.
  • Compliance: Ensure all promotional activities are conducted in compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and local laws.


What We Do


Essential Pharma is an international specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to maintaining access to clinically differentiated, niche medicines in small patient populations. Our high-impact portfolio includes over 300 medicines covering ten therapeutic areas, with a focus on the central nervous system (CNS), gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and rare diseases. Our products treat patients in more than 70 countries.


We are proactive in identifying low volume, difficult-to-manufacture therapeutic products, and late-stage clinical development assets that target rare diseases. Our recent acquisition of Renaissance Pharmaceuticals is a significant milestone for Essential Pharma, the groups second product for treatment of a rare disease, and the first development-stage asset in our portfolio.

In December 2024, Essential Pharma announced a €900 million recapitalisation with partners Gyrus Capital, welcoming AlpInvest and new strategic financing from Sixth Street.

Our business is comprised of around 70 people based out of our offices in Surrey UK, Malta, France, Spain and Switzerland.


What You Will Bring


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related field.


Experience

  • Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical products, therapies, and the healthcare system in the UK.
  • Experience in rare disease would be desirable.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical sales or a similar field is preferred.


Core Competencies

  • Sales Driven: A goal-oriented professional with a passion for sales and customer engagement.
  • Relationship Management: Ability to build and sustain relationships with healthcare professionals.
  • Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of pharmaceutical products, clinical studies, and patient outcomes.
  • Problem-Solving: Ability to anticipate challenges and develop solutions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Adaptability: Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new product offerings and market changes.
  • Demonstrates company values: Responsible, Collaborative, Trustworthy, Dynamic



What We Offer


  • Competitive Salary
  • Sales Incentive Bonus
  • Hybrid Working: We offer flexibility and trust from day one, with a balance of remote and office-based work. We understand that different roles have different requirements and are committed to providing additional flexibility as needed. This will be discussed during the initial interview process
  • £150 towards your home office – claim purchases back on expenses.
  • Healthcare Insurance
  • Pension – you contribute 5% and we offer 3%.
  • Life Insurance – lump sum (tax free) death benefit of 4 x basic salary.
  • Enhanced Family Leave
  • Enhanced Sick Pay
  • Discretionary Annual Performance Bonus


What To Expect


  • We wholeheartedly embrace agile working, recognizing that it enables individuals to bring their authentic selves to work. Our commitment to living by our values forms the bedrock of our inclusive culture, where everyone's voice is valued and respected.
  • Treating each other as adults fosters a sense of autonomy and responsibility, while our inherent social nature is nurtured through engaging groups and events. We understand the significance of forging connections in the workplace, and our dedication to facilitating these bonds is underscored by regular access to our CEO. Grounded in the principles of dynamism, responsibility, trustworthiness, and collaboration, our values guide our interactions. Furthermore, our unwavering dedication to employee growth and learning is evident through our commitment to personalized development plans, as we believe in fostering an environment where all individuals can thrive.
  • Right from the interview stage, we encourage candidates to ask us questions, as we understand that it's just as important for us to be the right fit for you as it is for you to be the right fit for us.

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