Medical sales representative

Code 2433.2

Medical sales representatives promote and sell medical devices, equipment and pharmaceutical products to healthcare professionals. They provide product information and demonstrate features to healthcare professionals. Medical representatives negotiate and close sales contracts.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • Análisis de resultados de tratamientos en la plataforma RIS PAC
  • medication classification
  • sales strategies
  • pharmacovigilance legislation
  • medical devices materials
  • medical sales industry
  • health care system
  • medical terminology
  • sales argumentation

Skills and competences

  • issue purchase orders
  • keep records on sales
  • organise retail sampling events
  • provide customers with order information
  • carry out sales analysis
  • carry out event management
  • supervise sales activities

Transversal competences

  • advise on medical device features
  • advise on medical products
  • prospect new customers
  • negotiate sales contracts
  • provide legal information on medical devices

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences