Are you energized by a commercial sales role that allows you to accelerate customer growth and shape short and long-term business goals?  If so, this Sales role could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

As a Sales Associate, you will develop the business sales plan for individual customers to grow the business and set appropriate short-term objectives for customer calls. You will also work to achieve long term goals and execute territory business plans for the product mix to achieve and surpass sales objectives in the selected division.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Integrate product knowledge effectively into a relevant informative dialogue which brings customers an insightful perspective

• Enhance knowledge of GSK products, strategies, positioning and Plan of Action (POA) as well as those of key competitors

• Determine how patients and health care professionals navigate the health care system and integrate these insights in the dialogue with the customer

• Build and maintain a network of health care professionals to grow sales of product mix

• Allocate budget and effectively use available resources (internal and external) to create customer value

• Ensure your work contributes to the goals of the business and use your judgment to influence decisions

• Identify the best solutions for the business by working with people both inside and outside the organization

• Collaborate with others and develop effective relationships to create new ideas together to get the best results

• Contribute to a great working environment by bringing energy and commitment

• Facilitate personal learning, adapting quickly to new ways of working and identifying opportunities for development

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Valid driver’s license

• Previous sales experience in a pharmaceutical environment preferably in respiratory or specialty division

• Experience with Word, Excel, and Power Point

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Ability to interpret scientific research studies, and in-depth knowledge of data analysis techniques

• Strong listening skills to help strategically engage and influence health care professionals

• Ability to lead sessions with large groups

• High learning agility and strong business acumen

• Bilingualism is a strong asset

• High sense of initiative with a passionate, entrepreneurial spirit

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Operating at pace and agile decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.

• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.

• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning.

• Sustaining energy and well-being

• Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations.

• Budgeting and cost-consciousness

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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