Dermatology, Therapeutic Specialist - Atlantic

AbbVie Halifax, ca Full-time Updated 2 October 2026
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Job description

About AbbVie AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at&#xa0; www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on&#xa0; LinkedIn, &#xa0; Facebook ,&#xa0; Instagram ,&#xa0; X &#xa0;and&#xa0; YouTube. Our&#xa0;Great Place to Work®&#xa0;Certification highlights our dedication to cultivating a high-trust, and inclusive culture for all.&#xa0; At AbbVie, you&#xa0;won't&#xa0;just have a&#xa0;job,&#xa0;you’ll&#xa0;have the opportunity to unlock a bright future, because&#xa0;we're&#xa0;not just a workplace;&#xa0;we're&#xa0;a world of possibilities.&#xa0;&#xa0; Difference makers wanted. Apply now!&#xa0; What’s In It for You?&#xa0;&#xa0; Innovative work culture&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0; Professional development&#xa0; Paid time off: vacation, holidays, personal days, and volunteer days&#xa0; Employee stock purchase&#xa0; Wellness spending account&#xa0; Flexible health insurance&#xa0; Retirement savings programs&#xa0; Bonus plan&#xa0; Are you looking for an exciting full-time career, where development and high-performance are valued?&#xa0;AbbVie&#xa0;Canada&#xa0;is looking to connect with&#xa0;a&#xa0;Specialty Representative&#xa0;to join our&#xa0;commercial&#xa0;sales&#xa0;team .&#xa0;This&#xa0;role&#xa0;will&#xa0;cover&#xa0;the&#xa0;Atlantic provinces.&#xa0; Our&#xa0;Specialty Representatives&#xa0;develop robust business plans to&#xa0;execute brand strategy and tactics in&#xa0;the&#xa0;field,&#xa0;deliver&#xa0;sales performance&#xa0;and&#xa0;effectively build strong customer relationships and&#xa0;support&#xa0;customer needs to maximize&#xa0;short and long-term&#xa0;sales performance,&#xa0;while&#xa0;placing the patient&#xa0;at&#xa0;the center of any efforts and operating within AbbVie’s business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations.&#xa0; Key&#xa0;Responsibilities:&#xa0;&#xa0; Deliver sales performance, brand KPIs, financial targets, marketing&#xa0;objectives&#xa0;in&#xa0;order to&#xa0;meet or exceed&#xa0;business&#xa0;objectives.&#xa0; Create pre-call plans&#xa0;and execute post-call evaluation&#xa0;in order to&#xa0;continuously improve sales performance. Effectively handle objections, misunderstandings&#xa0;and&#xa0;concerns, while&#xa0;using&#xa0;logical and&#xa0;rational&#xa0;in&#xa0;order to&#xa0;close on every sale call.&#xa0; Proactively and continuously support key stakeholders' needs, expectations and challenges,&#xa0;in order to&#xa0;build trusted relationships on a continual basis.&#xa0; Execute a call plan that achieves set metrics and optimizes coverage&#xa0;of&#xa0;key customers,&#xa0;to maximize sales opportunities.&#xa0; Continuously build understanding of&#xa0;customer needs and expectations, territory landscape, competitors, market segments/dynamics, accounts, diseases, products and&#xa0;clinical expertise. Share this market intelligence information with&#xa0;district&#xa0;manager&#xa0;and respective team members,&#xa0;in order&#xa0;to&#xa0;achieve alignment, to anticipate environmental change and to optimize brand strategy and its execution.&#xa0; Differentiate AbbVie’s value proposition with healthcare&#xa0;providers and identify, develop and maintain disease state experts and speakers/advocates&#xa0;in order to&#xa0;maximize brand performance.&#xa0; Education/Experience&#xa0;Required:&#xa0; Bachelor's degree.&#xa0;Science or Commerce preferred.&#xa0; Minimum 2 years of specialty pharmaceutical sales experience in dermatology, with direct territory experience across&#xa0;Atlantic provinces.&#xa0;Physician/account-based&#xa0;selling, training, managed health care or marketing&#xa0;experience&#xa0;preferred.&#xa0; Proven track record&#xa0;in sales&#xa0;and solid presentation skills.&#xa0; Strong ability to&#xa0;proactively&#xa0;identifies&#xa0;customer style / behavior and&#xa0;to&#xa0;adapts quickly all aspects of selling approach.&#xa0; Recognized expert with&#xa0;in-depth scientific, therapeutic, product and competitive knowledge.&#xa0; Strong business acumen and proficient use of business tools; possesses strategic and critical thinking capabilities.&#xa0; Operates effectively in a matrix environment.&#xa0;Proven record of in field team&#xa0;leadership&#xa0;an asset.&#xa0; Offers innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities for the larger&#xa0;organization and&#xa0;anticipates&#xa0;and&#xa0;responds to changes&#xa0;or challenges.&#xa0;Is&#xa0;recognized as a positive leader&#xa0;&#xa0; Viewed as a credible and respected role model and resource among peers. Builds collaborative partnerships&#xa0;with district colleagues and team, etc.&#xa0;&#xa0; Documented success in leadership and support roles&#xa0;of increased responsibility.&#xa0; Understands and leverages findings to develop/enhance&#xa0;sales strategies.&#xa0; Essential&#xa0;Skills&#xa0;&&#xa0;Abilities:&#xa0; Strong oral and written&#xa0;communication&#xa0;skills.&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0; Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)&#xa0; Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to&#xa0;perform day-to-day tasks&#xa0; Position requires&#xa0;approximately&#xa0;50% travel&#xa0;as well&#xa0;as&#xa0;some&#xa0;evening/weekend work, including overnight travel.&#xa0; Valid driver’s&#xa0;license&#xa0;and passport.&#xa0;&#xa0; Key&#xa0;in-Field&#xa0;Team&#xa0;Competencies:&#xa0; Ability to think strategically to support the development of&#xa0;a&#xa0;high-quality territory plan.&#xa0;&#xa0; Display sound business judgment (having an executive leadership mindset to assess local market and set direction). Ability to predict contingent outcomes from both a customer and competitive perspective.&#xa0; In-depth analytical skills, to&#xa0;enable appropriate&#xa0;and optimal&#xa0;understanding of&#xa0;data,&#xa0;to&#xa0;assess dedicated business outcomes in the decision-making process&#xa0;and&#xa0;achieve strategic goals.&#xa0; Effectively communicate and collaborate with&#xa0;in-field&#xa0;team&#xa0;members,&#xa0;to develop and maximize the integrated account plan.&#xa0; AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.&#xa0; US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit&#xa0; https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: <a href="https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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