Pharmacy Consultant

Aspire to achieve greatness.

Greatness starts with an individual dream and is realized through action and determination to be the best. At Hospira, our vision of Advancing Wellness™ through the right people and the right products is achieved each day by more than 14,000. Our sales organization makes a significant contribution to the success of our organization by educating our customers about how our products directly address key issues they face including: providing the very best patient care, enhancing patient and healthcare worker safety, improving productivity, and targeting cost containment and reduction.

We seek talented sales pros driven to be part of a team of dedicated, customer-focused individuals who aspire to excel in all that they do.

Pharmacy Consultant
You will be responsible for providing coordination and consultation for clinically-oriented cross functional client implementations for the Hospira MMS business unit. You will provide primary educational support and process consultation to the client to promote successful implementation of the Hospira MedNet Medication Management Suite and other products/solutions as assigned. Additionally, you will periodically engage with Hospira clients subsequent to the initial implementation to provide consultation on how to maximize benefits received from Hospira MMS product/solution offerings.
You will serve as a key Hospira representative to the health care community, including the hospital clinical support team and the Hospira Sales Organization. In addition, you also will provide input to Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Medical and R&D by providing customer feedback and direct use experience to support corporate customer service, technology adoption and product development goals. You must be able to follow a defined process, while at the same time be flexible enough to tailor approach to client requirements. Additionally, this position is field-based and you will be required to travel up to 70%.

Other Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct the technical/ clinical implementation of Medication Management System products, including the MedNet Suite of Products, for assigned clients
Guide hospital decision-makers and committees through process changes needed to improve IV therapy best practice and optimize the use of the Hospira MedNet System of products, especially the Hospira MedNet RxRules application and system generated data reports
Develop/update documents and tools to support the implementation of MMS products and product enhancements
Assist with coordination and provide consultation to clients conducting Trial Evaluations for all new or enhanced Hospira MMS products
Train and respond to technical or clinical customer information requests
Develop new methods and tools for providing continuously improved product support
Provide support to various integrated product development teams and the Field Sales Team as a clinical team member
Participate in the definition and conduct of outcome-based studies for Hospira to document the economic advantages of using designated products
In conjunction with appropriate Marketing Manager, bring the customer perspective to new product/feature definition by collating customer feedback to identify product concepts for the hospital marketplace, characterize user interface requirements and define product requirements
Author clinical information bulletins to customers and the Hospira organization
Perform other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS
To be successful in this position, you must possess:

Bachelors Degree is required
Pharmacist license must be current. Pharm D is preferred. Master's Degree preferred
Current knowledge as to indication and dosing of intravenous medications commonly administered in an acute care institution
5+ years hospital pharmacy management/ clinical supervisory position or Clinical Consulting
5+ years clinical practice in an acute care setting; experienced with the conduction of clinical improvement initiatives
Sales experience preferred, but not required
Familiarity with hospital market (current therapies); knowledge of IV therapy
Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening, problem solving and prioritization skills
Microsoft Office competency. Above average Word and Excel proficiencies
Lift and move up to 20-40 pounds of equipment.
Willingness to travel

Our people make Hospira an organization of stature, and we’re proud of our accomplishments. In return we offer sales training programs that includes detailed instruction about managing territories, comprehensive product education, sales and presentation skills as well as contract negotiation and implementation. We also provide courses that guide you on your path to success including computer proficiency, regulatory training, and six sigma.

What do you aspire?

Look closely at the work you do and consider the impact you can make at Hospira.

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Req #: 2399BR

As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, Hospira embraces diversity of thought and cultural perspective and fosters an environment of empowerment, fairness and respect.