Vaccine Customer Representative - Western South Dakota / Wyoming

Job Opportunity : Vaccine Customer Representative

The Vaccine Customer Representative (VCR) supports customers by providing clinical information on our company's vaccines, as well as education and resources. They do this to support customer operational and financial needs such as reimbursement information and contract adherence in an effort to help the provider or system increase their immunization rates among appropriate patients and help protect them from vaccine preventable diseases. The Vaccine Customer Representative (VCR) is the primary point of contact for a variety of customers within their assigned geography. These customers may include health care providers such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists as well as quality directors, immunization managers, and office managers. Within their geography there are a diverse set of health care locations that they will call upon in order to execute their role including : clinics, health departments, integrated delivery systems, and hospitals. The VCR is a key member of the local Customer Team that works collaboratively with other field-based employees such as the Vaccine Key Customer Leader (VKCL), Vaccine Medical Affairs Leader (VMAL), Region Medical Director (RMD) as well as other members of the extended team. This is a field-based sales position that is responsible for the Western South Dakota / Wyoming territory. Additional areas of the territory include and may not be limited to : Western Nebraska. The ideal location to reside is within this territory in Rapid City, South Dakota. Travel (%) varies based on candidate's location within the geography.

Primary Responsibilities & Activities include and may not be limited to :

• Engaging in balanced product sales presentations with Health Care Providers and Health Care Business Professionals to align customer needs and our company's vaccine attributes in accordance with product labeling, and CDC and professional society recommendations.
• Providing company vaccine management with updates on customer needs as it relates to helping them improve patient health outcomes, customer feedback, marketplace dynamics, and progress towards quality goals.
• Providing customers with key insights by keeping apprised of professional and health care environment knowledge through self-study of company-provided scientific, product and marketplace information, attendance at product workshops and conferences, as well as consistent and ongoing review of our company's promotional materials.
• Utilizing analytical skills and tools to engage customers in quarterly business reviews regarding their vaccine contract to educate customers on the best ways to maximize their contract performance across the company portfolio.
• Assisting customers with education to improve their organization's immunization rates through adherence to quality-based programs using appropriate tools such as Vaccine IQ.
• Regularly monitoring their business performance against objectives using company provided tools.
• Developing a territory level business plan that focuses on improving immunization rates with assigned customers in accordance with our company's policies, standards, and ethics.
• Maintaining product knowledge and certification on the entire company vaccine portfolio along with knowledge of the CDC immunization schedule for both pediatric and adult vaccines.

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Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https : / / jobs.merck.com / us / en / compensation-and-benefits . You can apply for this role through https : / / jobs.merck.com / us / en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.