Oncology, Therapeutic Specialist Solid Tumors, Alberta/BC

• Deliver sales performance, brand KPIs, financial targets, marketing objectives to meet or exceed business objectives.
• Create pre-call plans and execute post-call evaluation to continuously improve sales performance. Effectively handle objections, concerns with a logical and rational approach, to close on every sale call.
• Proactively and continuously support key stakeholders' needs, expectations and challenges, in order to build trusted relationships and partnerships on a continual basis.
• Execute a regional account plan that achieves set metrics and optimizes coverage of key customers, to maximize sales opportunities.
• Continuously build understanding of customer needs and expectations, territory landscape, patient journey, competitors, market segments/dynamics, accounts, diseases, products and clinical expertise. Share this market intelligence information with National Sales Manager, cross-functional colleagues and respective team members, to achieve alignment, to anticipate environmental change and to optimize brand strategy and its execution.
• Differentiate AbbVie’s value proposition with healthcare providers and identify, develop and maintain disease state experts and speakers/advocates to maximize brand performance.

• Bachelor's degree in in Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing, Business or equivalent.
• Minimum of three to five years in a Specialty Sales role with a strong clinical background within the pharmaceutical industry. Oncology experience is required, Solid Tumors experience is preferable.

• In-depth scientific and therapeutic knowledge in oncology and the Canadian Oncology sector required.
• Physician/account-based selling, CHE/educational/training, medical, managed health care or marketing experience preferred.
• Key Account management skills are important.
• Proven track record in sales and solid presentation skills.
• Strong ability to proactively identify customer style / behavior and to quickly adapt all aspects of selling approach.
• Recognized expert with in-depth scientific, oncology product and competitive knowledge.
• Strong business acumen and proficient use of business tools; possesses strategic and critical thinking capabilities.
• Operates effectively in a matrix environment.
• Offers innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities for the larger organization and anticipates and responds to changes or challenges.
• Viewed as a credible and respected role model and resource among peers. Builds collaborative partnership with colleagues and team, etc.
• Documented success in leadership and support roles of increased responsibility.
• Understands and leverages findings to develop/enhance sales strategies.

• English language proficiency (oral and written).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
• Position requires evening/ weekend work from time to time, including overnight travel.
• Range for expected overnight travel is estimated at 20-30% for ongoing territory management, air travel is expected.
• Valid driver’s license and passport.

• Ability to think strategically to support the development of a high-quality territory plan and account planning.
• Display sound business judgment (having an executive leadership mindset to assess local market and set direction). Ability to predict contingent outcomes from both a customer and competitive perspective.
• In-depth analytical skills, to enable appropriate and optimal understanding of data, to assess dedicated business outcomes in the decision-making process and achieve strategic goals.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with in-field team members, to develop and maximize the integrated account plan.

AbbVie