Arranging appointments with doctors, pharmacists and hospital medical teams, which may
include pre-arranged appointments or regular 'cold' calling
Making presentations to doctors, practice staff and nurses in GP surgeries, hospital
doctors and pharmacists in the retail sector. Presentations may take place in medical
settings during the day, or may be conducted in the evenings at a local hotel or conference
venue
Organizing conferences for doctors and other medical staff; building and maintaining
positive working relationships with medical staff and supporting administrative staff
Reaching (and if possible exceeding) annual sales targets
Planning work schedules and weekly and monthly timetables. This may involve working with
the area sales team or discussing future targets with the area sales manager. Generally,
medical sales executives have their own regional area of responsibility and plan how and
when to target health professions
Regularly attending company meetings, technical data presentations and briefings
Keeping up to date with the latest clinical data supplied by the company, and
interpreting, presenting and discussing this data with health professionals during
presentations
Monitoring competitor activity and competitors' products; maintaining knowledge of new
developments in the National Health Service (NHS), anticipating potential negative and
positive impacts on the business and adapting strategy accordingly*