Senior Product Specialist - Rare Disease (Eastern Region)
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About the Role
AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Product Specialist for Rare Disease in the Eastern Region (Al Khobar, KSA). The role involves generating clinical demand, building KOL relationships, and achieving sales objectives.
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Responsibilities
- Engage HCPs to promote rare disease medicines value proposition and support on label prescribing
- Consistently achieve or exceed sales objectives in the assigned region
- Demonstrate strong clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge in relevant disease states
- Improve identification and diagnosis of patients and manage market development objectives
- Increase disease awareness with key target groups
- Work with healthcare professionals to identify and test high risk patients
- Establish a key opinion leader (KOL) network
- Identify and develop KOLs within the territory
- Liaise with cross functional teams to develop long term relationships with KOLs and HCP accounts
- Organize workshops and educational events for knowledge sharing among HCPs
- Develop and implement strategy and actions to meet promotional objectives
- Manage allocated budget
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical science
- Minimum 2 years of experience in pharma, preferably in haematology/oncology, nephrology, rare disease, or critical care
- Proven track record of delivering consistent top tier sales results
- Experience in hospital business, preferably niche markets/orphan drugs
- Strong influencing skills to engage key stakeholders in complex clinical environments
- Experience in project management
- Sales experience in rare diseases preferred
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Role Summary
- Senior Product Specialist – Rare Disease, Eastern Region (Al Khobar)
- Full time position responsible for generating clinical demand for rare disease medicines
- Reports to Sales Manager
What you’ll do
- Engage HCPs to promote rare disease medicines value proposition and support on label prescribing
- Consistently achieve or exceed sales objectives in the assigned region
- Demonstrate strong clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge in relevant disease states
- Improve identification and diagnosis of patients and manage market development objectives
- Increase disease awareness with key target groups
- Work with healthcare professionals to identify and test high risk patients
- Establish a key opinion leader (KOL) network
- Identify and develop KOLs within the territory
- Liaise with cross functional teams to develop long term relationships with KOLs and HCP accounts
- Organize workshops and educational events for knowledge sharing among HCPs
- Develop and implement strategy and actions to meet promotional objectives
- Manage allocated budget
Essential for the role
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical science
- Minimum 2 years of experience in pharma, preferably in haematology/oncology, nephrology, rare disease, or critical care
- Proven track record of delivering consistent top tier sales results
- Experience in hospital business, preferably niche markets/orphan drugs
- Experience working with an overall rare disease portfolio
- Sales experience in rare diseases preferred
- Experience in project management
- Strong influencing skills to engage key stakeholders in complex clinical environments
- Proactive and solution oriented
- Strong analytical skills
- Collaborative and inclusive
- High ethical standards
About AstraZeneca
- Global science led biopharmaceutical company focused on prescription medicines
- Committed to advancing healthcare in KSA under Saudi Vision 2030
- Inclusive culture championing diversity and collaboration
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