Pharmaceutical Sales Representative East

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in reproductive and women's health, gastroenterology, and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Ferring+You presents and informs healthcare professionals about Ferring products, obtains information from the market about doctors’ concerns on our products, and proposes activities in his/her territory for Ferring products in compliance with ethics standards.

• Visit doctors, pharmacists and hospitals to inform on products according to the marketing strategy and with the frequency and number of impacts approved for each segment of doctor; build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Assist at scientific congresses as determined by the company.
• Classify doctors and other stakeholders according to segmentation and targeting criteria; propose new doctors to add to the files, changes or removals; track prescription habits.
• Inform accurately about products: use marketing material, clarify doubts, oppose objections, compare advantages; ensure other departments complete this information.
• Obtain market information about doctors’ concerns on our products, competence and test our own marketing strategy and materials; obtain info about public tenders, launches, cost containment, Health authorities’ instructions; transmit this information.
• Propose activities in the territory (invite to congresses, participation as lecturers, organization of clinical sessions) that promote our products in compliance with ethics standards and ensuring ROI; organize approved proposals.
• Manage the target ensuring ROI.
• Inform in a timely manner about daily activity, next weeks planning and present expense reports.
• Perform specific tasks or duties as requested from management.

• University degree or equivalent.
• Background in Science, Biology, Medicine, Pharmacy.
• Proficiency in computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Previous Pharmaceutical Sales preferred but not required.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Own car essential.
• Willing to travel 25% of the time.
• Proficient in English and African languages.

• Get inspired by our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family.
• Inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on family building journey.

Ferring South Africa

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.