Entry-Level Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
The Entry-Level Pharmaceutical Sales Representative at Confidential Client is responsible for executing sales activities to promote a new pharmaceutical product to healthcare professionals. This role involves managing customer relationships, delivering high-volume contacts daily, and collaborating with the team to support product awareness and customer service. It offers a growth opportunity into a full-time field-based sales position within a supportive and collaborative environment.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales (Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical).
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
About the Role
Confidential client is seeking motivated, customer-focused Entry-Level Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives to join a virtual sales team supporting a new product launch. This is an entry-level, performance-driven role that could transition to a full-time field-based sales position based on results. Ideal candidates have prior sales, hospitality, or customer-service experience and are comfortable working remotely while performing high-volume outreach to healthcare professionals (HCPs).
What You’ll Do
- Compliantly represent the confidential client during a new product launch and deliver accurate product information to HCPs.
- Conduct a high volume of outreach — target a minimum of 50 contacts (calls) per day to identified HCPs.
- Log and document all outreach activity and customer interactions accurately in the CRM.
- Manage and nurture relationships with HCPs via the CRM to support long-term product adoption.
- Learn product features, benefits, and competitive differentiators and communicate them persuasively.
- Address inquiries and provide professional customer support to HCPs.
- Join weekly team calls to share insights, progress, and best practices.
Qualifications
- Background in sales, customer service, or hospitality preferred; previous pharmaceutical sales experience is not required.
- Bachelor’s degree (4-year) in Business, Marketing, Science, or a related field preferred.
- Self-motivated and able to work in a virtual environment with minimal direct supervision.
- Strong verbal communication and persuasive skills.
- Highly organized with strong time-management and prioritization abilities.
- Comfortable using CRM systems and proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Office-based/virtual role with potential field transition (location: Chicago, IL).
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated compensation: $84,405 per year (estimated).
- Competitive base salary with contests and potential bonus opportunities.
- Benefits available: healthcare stipend; dental, vision, and life insurance options available after the first month.
- Career development, training, and mentorship to support growth into field sales roles.
- Supportive, collaborative team environment.
Why This Role?
- Strong opportunity to break into pharmaceutical sales with training and direct HCP engagement.
- Clear performance path that may lead to full-time field-based territory roles.
- Gain valuable CRM, outreach, and product-launch experience in the life sciences sector.
Additional Details
- Employment type: Full-time.
- Work environment: Virtual outreach with office-based administrative requirements as needed.
- Hiring organization: Confidential client (via Careertakes).
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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