Senior Oncology Sales Representative

About the role

Novartis is looking for a Senior Oncology Therapy Area Partner based in Riyadh to act as a trusted partner to healthcare professionals. The role combines scientific knowledge, customer insight and commercial excellence to help patients with breast cancer and drive sustainable growth. It is an on-site position.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver or exceed territory sales and market-share objectives within agreed budgets and timelines.
• Identify and prioritise high-potential healthcare professionals and stakeholders using data and customer insight.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with key opinion leaders, medical influencers and healthcare professionals.
• Lead value-based conversations, in person and virtually, to understand customer needs, decision drivers, challenges and opportunities.
• Personalise and orchestrate customer journeys across relevant channels, using approved content and customer preferences.
• Partner with healthcare professionals to improve the patient journey and support the right patient at the right time.
• Achieve agreed contact, coverage, frequency and customer-engagement targets.

Required profile

• Degree in Pharmacy or Clinical Pharmacy.
• Minimum 1 year of successful pharmaceutical sales experience in a specialty environment.
• Experience in oncology or breast cancer is an advantage.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and its evolving environment.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals.
• High-achievement mindset with a strong ability to turn strategy and insight into action.
• Desired skills include key account management, negotiation, compliance governance, conflict management, cross-functional coordination, customer insights and influencing skills.