Key Account Manager for Norway

About the Job

Octapharma Nordic AB, Stockholm, is seeking:

Key Account Manager for Norway

The Octapharma Group is an independent, Swiss-headquartered biopharmaceutical company with a global reach.​ Octapharma’s core business is the development, production and sale of high quality human proteins the treatment of life threatening diseases.​ See info box below.​

To strengthen its field sales operations in Norway, Octapharma is now seeking an additional Key Account Manager, who will work nationwide out of a suitable location in Norway while reporting to Scandinavian sales management in Stockholm.​

With a hands-on approach, the KAM will implement sales and promotion strate­gies primarily in the field, directed toward hospitals, medical doctors and opinion leaders, and participate in national or international biomedical conventions.​ Product & market­ing training will be provided.​

The ideal candidate will have personal knowledge of the local hospital market, bio­pharma product sales, medical opinion leaders, tenders and medical/​reimbursement authorities.​ He or she will have sales and other relevant experience from the local or international pharmaceutical or biomedical industry, and a relevant higher education, preferably including commercial study.​ We put emphasis on these personal features:

· Proven sales and innovative marketing skills

· Sales, market share and result orientation

· Ideas and enthusiasm to get things done

· Good communication and presentation skills

· A structured business conduct

Candidates should have Norwegian or another Scandinavian mother tongue, and good know­ledge of spoken and written English.​ Other languages will be an asset.​

Key facts about Octapharma: Founded in 1983, the company's mission is to work for the "Safe and Optimal use of Human Proteins".​ Main product areas are Coagulation, Immunoglobulins and Intensive Care. ​ Worldwide Group staff now exceeds 3000 persons active in 34 sales subsidiaries and five modern pro­duction plants.​ 2008 Group sales reached € 886 million.​ Corporate language worldwide is English.​

More Octapharma info at www.​octapharma.​com or www.​octapharma.​se

Please send a max.​ one-page application describing your interest and enclose your short CV to Business Strategy BSAG, Switzerland, at the following email address:

bsag-pa@​bluewin.​ch .​ - Applications are handled confidentially.​

You will be contacted quickly with regard to job description and further steps.​ If needed, questions may be dealt with on tel.​ +​41-76-265 1616 or +​41-76-320 3800.​