Pharmaceutical Sales: NJ Opportunities

Pharmaceutical companies manufacture, develop• Experience in pharmaceutical/ business sales
and market products they produce. Thesefor 1 year at least.
products are essentially pharmaceutical in nature.• Proof of leadership in professional or college
Some companies are now concentrating onorganizations.
therapy related products too. Several cities offer• Expert skills relating to organization and
pharmaceutical sales job in NJ. Forestcommunication.
Pharmaceuticals in Hudson County, ECA Recruiters• Orientation that if focused on the customer.
in Northern, inVentive Health in several locations in• Work ethics highly valued.
Newark etc are some of the examples of theOther requirements may include:
companies.Some companies like one in Brunswick would
Major cities that offer such pharmaceutical saleswant the applicants to be prepared to relocate
work in NJ are – Princeton, Hoboken, Tomsthemselves according to company demands and
River, Newark, Northern, New Brunswick, Summit,would want them to be willing to travel overnight
Vineland, Parsippany, Cherry Hill etc.when required.
Pharmaceutical sales employees are allocated withSome companies at Summit, NJ expect the sales
specific territories and they have to obtain therepresentatives to meet 8 customers daily and
given target, say, dealing with 8 customers perinteract with them face to face. They also
day. They are responsible for dealing withdemand, experience with only two companies
different kinds of doctors and surgeons likepost college and strictly state that the employee
primary care physicians, pediatricians, generalshould be in the present position for a duration of
practitioners etc. and for establishing andminimum 12-18 months, unlike others.
maintaining relationships with them and developingCertain companies in Vineland prefer 2-5 years of
new contacts over time for the purpose ofparticularly pharmaceutical sales experience in
achieving the pre-set target.addition to a driver's license that is valid.
Other than this they are supposed to deliver faceA company in Parsippany, NJ wants 3-5 years of
to face demonstrations to the potentialexperience in sales.
customers and make them aware of the existingThe salary varies from company to company and
products of the companies and the products thaton the amount of job experience one can show.
are being developed and their benefits.For e.g. in New Brunswick, it is $100K/year and
Another important area that they are responsiblelocation, in Summit 50K/year is the starting.  In
for is to provide quality service of consultation.Princeton, it could range from $55K-75K with
They also need to maintain and improve theCompensation varying between $75K-$100K and
customer relations as well as manage thecommission of $20K-$40K.
resources to suit the need of the customer in theBenefits like Company car, insurance- medical,
process to getting more customers to patronizehealth, dental, accident etc, employee assistant
the company and increase its sales.plan, vacation, section 529 plan, legal plan,
What are the basic requirements to bag jobscomprehensive training etc.
related to pharmaceutical sales in NJ?Applications to vacant posts can be made over
A general over view would include:several websites on which the companies put
• 4 year BS/ BA degree from an accreditedtheir advertisements or notices.
university.