# Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist - R&I Primary Care (Austin S, TX)

**Company**: R&I Primary Care - Houston W
**Location**: Austin, Texas, United States of America
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At AstraZeneca, we're looking for a Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist to join our R&I Primary Care Team in Austin, Texas. As a key member of our team, you'll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients' lives.

As a Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist, you'll be responsible for developing superior product and disease state knowledge, educating and engaging healthcare professionals in dialogue about clinical evidence, approved indications, and product efficacy/safety profiles. You'll also function independently with sales proficiency to drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed therapeutic and territory expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

- Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of market, demographic, and managed care information relative to your assigned sales territory

- Partnering with your District Sales Manager and Regional Sales Director to develop a local strategy and business plan to generate recognizable increases of sales in your territory

- Providing special education to healthcare providers through appropriate programs that fall within AstraZeneca's ethical guidelines

- Working with Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists around common objectives to coordinate selling efforts

To be successful in this role, you'll need a Bachelor's degree, a driver's license, and a safe driving record. You'll also need 0-2+ years of sales experience, as well as knowledge of the medical, healthcare or pharmacy industry and skills in clinical, preferably within Respiratory therapeutic areas.

If you're a results-oriented individual with strong organizational and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to learn, analyze, understand and convey complex information, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

## Skills

### Required
- product knowledge
- sales skills
- communication skills
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills

### Nice to have
- knowledge of medical, healthcare or pharmacy industry
- skills in clinical
- prior sales experience

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