Healthcare Nutrition Specialist - Abu Dhabi
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Danone MENA is seeking a Healthcare Nutrition Specialist, also described as a medical representative, to be based in the UAE.
The role supports specialized nutrition brands by growing market share, building scientific healthcare professional relationships, and meeting healthcare nutrition needs.
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Role Overview
Danone MENA is seeking a Healthcare Nutrition Specialist, also described as a medical representative, to be based in the UAE.
The role supports specialized nutrition brands by growing market share, building scientific healthcare professional relationships, and meeting healthcare nutrition needs.
Healthcare Professional Engagement
- Visit healthcare professionals in hospitals, health clinics, private clinics, and private hospitals.
- Provide accurate messages, product information, clinical studies, and solution benefits to doctors, healthcare professionals, and key opinion leaders.
- Conduct scientific audio-visual meetings, seminars, nutrition education activities, and face-to-face medical detailing.
Area Management
- Identify business opportunities, evaluate learnings, and develop initiatives and tactics for the assigned area.
- Implement a weekly call cycle in coordination with the direct manager.
- Monitor competitive activities and recommend actions to protect market position.
- Maintain product knowledge, follow up on customer queries and complaints, and review the quarterly business plan.
- Compile promotional activity reports, manage databases, and follow administrative procedures.
- Meet assigned qualitative and quantitative performance indicators on daily, monthly, and yearly bases.
- Ensure business activities comply with WHO and local government codes of ethics for infant formula products.
Team and Market Intelligence
- Participate in daily or weekly meetings to discuss market conditions, problems, activities, and monthly KPIs.
- Help run seminars and events.
- Collect intelligence on the healthcare professional universe and identify new contacts.
- Monitor competitor activities, update competitor intelligence, and report findings to management.
- Map decision-making networks, maintain contact with targeted healthcare professionals, and report call progress.
Experience and Education
- Degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Dietetics, Biochemistry, Biology, Medical Laboratory, or a related scientific field.
- Two years of experience in a similar role with a pharmaceutical or nutrition company.
- Valid UAE residency and driving license are required.
- Arabic native and English language proficiency are required.
Candidate Qualities
- The role values consumer orientation, entrepreneurial behavior, rigor, transparency, sound decision-making, teamwork, and delivery of measurable results.
About Danone
Danone operates in Fresh Dairy Products, Specialized Nutrition, and Waters, with a mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible.
Danone MENA describes a culture focused on learning, empowerment, autonomy, collaboration, openness, and humanism.
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