Job Description

Therapy Manager - Dermatology

Drive awareness, adoption, and sustained demand for HPV vaccination in dermatology by educating dermatologists and allied skin-care providers, integrating vaccination workflows into clinics, and meeting territory sales targets through scientific detailing and disciplined account management.

Maintain strong customer focus and industry knowledge; plan call frequency and personally visit targeted doctors per the agreed coverage list. As part of our sales team, you will provide clinical and educational information, training programs, and resources to help healthcare providers and systems achieve patient outcomes.

Your role is critical to advancing medical breakthroughs that benefit future generations, and we rely on your skills and inventiveness to make meaningful contributions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Map and segment dermatology accounts (A/B/C) across private clinics, hospital dermatology departments, cosmetology chains, dermato-surgery centers, and STD clinics; define coverage and frequency using potential data.
• Imbibe the product related features/benefits including scientific information thereto, so as to effectively communicate with the medical doctors and handle product related customer queries
• Translate clinical evidence into clear, practice-relevant messages for dermatologists, dermato-surgeons, cosmetology clinics, and allied providers; handle product-related queries and objections with approved data.
• Utilize customer focused selling techniques (CFSP), continually assessing the knowledge of the customer and strategize to maintain high customer confidence and customer knowledge of company products.                          
• Maintain current, approved protocol (CSSP) and promotional materials to be included in sales presentation/ detailing.
• Contact customers on regular basis and deliver informative sales presentations based on customers need.
• Explore opportunities to develop new business in the assigned therapy area.
• Partner with colleagues across vaccine business (pediatrics, gynecology) to enable cross-specialty referrals and harmonized messaging where appropriate.
• Achieve and exceed the sales targets on a consistent basis through effective implementation of the sales promotion strategies and scientific initiatives.
• Constantly update the knowledge of disease and product area so as to facilitate scientific discussion with stakeholders to enhance productivity levels as expected by the Company. 
• Carry out Product Visibility and such ancillary or incidental activities related to the Products of the Company or Products of any other Company as may be decided from time to time, in accordance with any arrangement or agreement entered by the Company with such other Company.
• Explore opportunities to develop new business avenues for assigned therapy area and territory.
• Tactically plans to generate tertiary demand generation.
• Plans and executes field working as per approved tour programs and reports into data management system at regular intervals as per company expectations.
• Takes follow-up initiatives on feedback and customer service requirements.
• Handle special product campaigns, new product launch campaigns as per Company’s plans.
• Covers the Nursing homes, clinics and hospitals as per agreed coverage requirements.
• Assists in the collection of receivables, as per company policy.
• Work collectively with other team colleagues in arranging speakers, displays, special programs and CMEs to meet the educational needs of customers.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

• Degree in Sciences / B Pharm
• Dermatology experience is a must.
• 2 to 7 year’s relevant sales experience
• Proven experience in articulating data-driven findings to various audience levels and translating these findings into actionable recommendations.
• Relevant experience in therapeutic segment
• Must have vaccine knowledge and selling experience at corporate hospitals with Peads,
• B. Science / B. Pharmacy

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• You will be a part of highly motivated sales team that seek to innovate in order to improve lives.
• Opportunity to pioneer HPV vaccination pathways in dermatology practices, contributing to public health impact and sustained business growth.

Required Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Account Management, Campaign Management, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Customer Experience Design, Customer Experience Management, Customer Follow-Ups, Customer Needs Assessments, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Value Proposition Development, Health Economics, Interpersonal Relationships, Lead Generation, Management Control Systems, Market Analysis, Medical Communications, New Product Development, Pharmacy Practice, Product Knowledge, Promotional Strategies, Sales Forecasting, Sales Metrics, Sales Pipeline Management, Sales Presentations {+ 4 more}

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

12/3/2025

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