Medical sales rep job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Medical sales rep in details. A complete job description concludes Medical sales rep key duties/responsibilities, Medical sales rep job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

                                                                  

I. List of Medical sales rep duties:

1. Exciting, entry-level Medical Device sales rep position with a growing Medical Device company. 
2. Base salary is 38K, and the target bonus is additional 12K. 
3. Excellent benefits and car allowance provided. 
4. Excellent opportunity to get into Medical Device sales. 
5. Will be selling a medical device for erectile dysfunction and calling on urologists.
6. Must have a 4yr degree.
7. Must have at least 1yr of outside sales experience (Business to Business, light pharma, medical device). 

II. List of Medical sales rep qualifications

1. Effective sales skills
2. Ability to build mutually beneficial relationships that lead to top line growth; ability to influence others and negotiate effectively
3. Able to forecast and set both business and professional goals and plan accordingly
4. Excellent presentation and public speaking skills, ability to facilitate effective presentation and sales training
5. Organizational and long-range planning skills with the ability to handle numerous details
6. Self-directed time management, project management, prioritization and organizational skills
7. High energy level, confident and optimistic demeanor and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
8. Results focus and strong management skills with the flexibility to handle multiple tasks
9. Ability to work effectively in a dispersed workforce
10. Bachelors Degree
11. Must be willing to work extended hours (including evenings and weekends), as needed, to meet business objectives
12. Must be willing to travel throughout the region

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.

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