Key Account Manager (Sweden)

Would you like to apply your expertise in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

Our AstraZeneca Nordic Marketing Company employs around 450 people and has offices located in Espoo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo. AstraZeneca Nordic is a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and aims to improve the lives of millions of people. This is an area where you are free to be more – you are encouraged to challenge traditional ways and test your curiosity. We drive innovative science, deliver key launches, build close collaboration and partnerships within health care.

Introduction to role

We are strengthening our Sales team in Sweden and as a Key Account Manager in the Primary care team, you will become part of AstraZeneca’s strong Cardiovascular – Renal – Metabolic franchise (CVRM), one of our key growth platforms. Our responsibility includes key cardiovascular brands where we have a strong heritage and new treatments and indications to be launched in the future. The role will focus on diabetes type 2, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Be part of delivering our vision to be the leader in Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolism, Respiratory, and Immunology by 2025.

You will drive sales activities towards general practitioners in the primary care sector. The role is Field based and responsible for Uppland, Västmanland, and Gävleborg.

Accountabilities

• Pro-actively identifying business opportunities, communicating value propositions aligned to customer needs and objectives, and recommending solutions to drive and develop business

• Develop robust understanding of needs and perceptions of prescribers and other key partners

• Drive cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration to fully maximize AZ's account management capabilities

• Secure account and market access by driving activities with the right customers within the right accounts

• Build, develop and manage long-term external relationships

• Drive and implement our digital and omnichannel approach towards our customers.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Relevant sales experience, preferable – but not required – from Pharma industry

• An academic degree or an equivalent healthcare or commercial background (LIF training, MGU)

• The ability to understand and communicate complex information, flexibility to adopt scientific data

• A strong commercial innovation mindset – the ability and a proven track-record of developing, shaping and completing impactful, customer/stakeholder focused activities to achieve long-term business goals

• Strong digital skills and able to drive omnichannel approach

• Good leadership skills - ability to coordinate, align and engage cross-functional team to drive activities and address needs of individual accounts

• A true teammate with high trustworthiness

• Excellent interpersonal skills and proficient in both written and spoken English and Swedish

• Ability and readiness to travel within region and according to role needs

• Driver´s license required.

We kindly ask that you submit your CV in English. Thank you!
We evaluate applications and extend offers on a rolling basis. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca is committed to making an impact – achieving our bold ambition of eliminating cancer as a cause of death. In our Oncology Business Unit, we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. To ensure no patient is left behind, no matter what stage of disease. It’s our launch excellence and commercial effectiveness that will make the difference, empowering us to deliver the true value and potential of our life-changing medicines. From shaping the cancer care environment and empowering patient care teams to transforming the patient experience.

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