Neuroscience Sales Specialist – MS – Richmond/Roanoke – Remote

10 major new medicines planned for launch over the next few years creating new career opportunities for those who want to make a direct impact on patients at scale. We are Novartis. Join us and help reimagine medicine!<br><br>Job Purpose: <br>The Neuroscience Sales Specialist will be responsible for the sales volume and share growth of the assigned product line as well as representing and promoting Novartis as a leader in the Neuroscience community. The Neuroscience Sales Specialist will be responsible for covering the assigned territory and will focus on the most productive and influential customers, including office and hospital-based physicians and other Neuroscience centers of influence. Another component of this role includes activities such as opinion leader development. The Neuroscience Sales Specialist must be able to develop relationships and maintain an active presence in the Neuroscience community, academic customers & associated organizations. <br><br>This is a remote position. The territory covers: Richmond, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Roanoke, Christiansburg, Martinsville, and Danville. Candidates should live in the territory, or within reasonable driving distance.<br><br>Your Key Responsibilities: <br>• Executes business plans and drives achievement of sales targets for assigned territory, customers or therapeutic area.<br>• Develops and applies understanding of customer organizations and networks and of diverse influences that affect customer decisions (e.g. peer relationships).<br>• Executes call plans for customers, including medical specialists from customer or academic communities and calls on the right person to deliver the right message with the right frequency.<br>• Ensures that Novartis products and supporting services are broadly understood and available to more patients and customers.<br>• Deploys and uses approved Marketing and Sales promotional materials and programs and runs promotion programs and facilitates pull-through activities.<br>• Develops and implements effective customer specific territory plans. Communicates insights to internal partners. <br>• Prioritizes time and effort to ensure optimal coverage of appropriate physician specialists based on opportunity and potential. <br>• Understands fully the assigned customers’ product and business needs and works to meet those needs while adhering to all of Novartis company ethics and compliance standards.<br><br>COVID-19 Vaccine Policy (customer-facing roles only): While Novartis does not require vaccination for COVID-19 or proof of a recent negative test result for COVID-19 at this time, employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere to and comply with customers’ (such as hospitals, physician offices, etc.) credentialing guidelines, which may require vaccination. As required by applicable law, Novartis will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for those unable to be vaccinated. This requirement is subject to applicable state and local laws and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions. Please send accommodation requests to Eh.occupationalhealth@novartis.com.<br><br>[#video#https://youtu.be/ggbnzRY9z8w{#400,300#}#/video#]